sports business

Oxford study says Tokyo’s bill has already hit $15.84bn and will be the most expensive ever

Football and rugby clubs among those fearing for their future

According to Forbes the American boxing icon earned $915m during the decade

US investment firm Silver Lake has concluded a deal worth $500m for 10% of Manchester City’s parent company

From connected courses and capturing data to crowd analytics and pace of play, the sport is looking to the future

Top 100 highest-paid athletes earn a combined £3.14bn in the past 12 months

Agents received £260m from the 20 EPL clubs from February 2018 to January 2019

Mercedes star has earned nearly $500m from his Formula 1 career since 2007

The multi-year sponsorship is believed to be worth more than £10m

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is also set to add cycling’s Team Sky to his portfolio

Olympic host cities dominate the top five of the 2019 rankings

It’s a La Liga one-two as Manchester United slip to third place

UK Government welcomes the ‘whistle-to-whistle’ broadcast proposals

She will replace Richard Scudamore when he steps down next month

City Football Group already has six clubs in its portfolio and is aiming for more

Agreement is thought to be worth £300m over five seasons

Premier League winner launched his own esports team in June

Arsenal Supporters’ Trust says the offer marks a ‘dreadful day’ for the Gunners

There will be two deadline days this summer - one in England and one international

New report from UK Sport reveals economic impact of 25 National Lottery and taxpayer-funded events as well as spectator numbers

KPMG’s Football Benchmark looks at the exciting numbers following CR7’s move from Madrid to Turin

If England make the World Cup final it could generate £2.7bn through sales of beer, crisps and televisions as well as going out

Big brands stay clear of Fifa and Russia 2018, but Chinese firms help weather the storm

American boxing icon returns to the No.1 spot after his $275m payday against Conor McGregor last August

Arsene Wenger predicts a rival to the Premier League while Fifa holds secret talks with Europe’s biggest clubs

Ricciardo eyes title bid while Todt talks up future races in Argentina and Vietnam

What are the 2019-2022 packages and when will the Premier League’s live matches kick off in the new deal?

Forbes reveals that the New York Knicks are again the highest valued NBA team

United beat Real Madrid to top spot in the Deloitte Football Money League

Manchester City captain calls for Premier League ticket prices to be cut

US President has the sports industry ‘on the back foot’ thanks to his Twitter rants

In Depth: a look at some of football’s most bizarre commercial tie-ins