Investment & Strategy

News and analysis relating to sports investment and the strategy employed by sports teams globally, including financial results.

Sao Paulo GP suspended over public funds legal dispute

A Brazilian judge has temporarily suspended the contract for the Formula One Sao Paulo Grand Prix due to a legal challenge regarding transparency and...

MLS steps in to manage sale of Real Salt Lake franchise

Major League Soccer (MLS) has stepped in to take over the sales process of Utah Soccer Holdings (USH), Real Salt Lake’s parent company, according...

Horse racing’s financial concerns laid bare in template letter to MPs

The financial implications of potential betting reforms for horse racing were the subject of a template letter to MPs, which called on lawmakers to...

BHA launches investigation into weighing-room treatment of Bryony Frost

The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) has opened an investigation into the weighing-room treatment of female jockey Bryony Frost.Frost became the first woman to win...

Indonesian badminton players banned for life for betting breaches

Eight badminton players from Indonesia have been handed severe penalties by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for betting offences.The players, who primarily competed in...

Australian government forms advisory council to safeguard sports

The Australian government has formed a new body, the Sport Australia Advisory Council, consisting of nine counsellors, to provide oversight and guidance on integrity...

End of Gulf Crisis raises fresh hopes of Newcastle Utd takeover

Saudi Arabia’s three-and-a-half year blockade of neighbouring Qatar has come to an end, alongside its far reaching political consequences there are also significant implications...

‘Lump on’: The messages that saw Kieran Trippier hit with ten...

Kieran Trippier told friends ‘it’s happening’ and encouraged them to ‘lump on’ shortly before the full-back joined Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019...

Santos Laguna takes legal action against Disney after rights deal collapse

Liga MX club Santos Laguna is taking legal action against entertainment giant The Walt Disney Company over alleged contractual breaches following Disney’s acquisition of...

TIU bans Slovakian tennis player for match fixing

Slovakian tennis player Dagmara Baskova has been handed a lengthy ban as well as a fine for five match fixing offences.Baskova, who held a...