Investment & Strategy

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

BT, IMG, ITV and Sky undergo CMA investigation for sports broadcasts

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation on BT, IMG Media, (including Premier League Productions), ITV and Sky.The investigation relates to...

Football replaces tennis as most suspicious in IBIA Q2 integrity report

Football and tennis have continued as the main sources of suspicious betting alerts in the International Betting Integrity Association’s (IBIA) Q2 update. However, football replaced...

Fake IPL tournament used ‘crowd sound effects’ to scam Russian bettors

It has been revealed that a fake Indian Premier League competition took place, set up by a gang who used farm labourers acting as...

SLFA launches investigation following 95-0 and 91-1 defeats

The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is investigating two ‘suspicious’ second-tier matches which had a combined total of 187 goals.The recent matches saw Kahula...

British Gymnastics respond to ‘abusive behaviour’ found in Whyte review

The Whyte Review has released a report on British Gymnastics (BG) which revealed that many young people have been faced with abusive coaches.Focusing on...

Indoor Football League battles betting fraud with US Integrity

The Indoor Football League (IFL) has signed a comprehensive partnership with US Integrity as it continues to protect against betting-related fraud.Under provisions of the...

CMA investigates Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Group sports venture

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it is investigating the anticipated joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and BT Group.The companies'...

UEFA reviews Champions League final chaos after Hogan ‘horrified’

UEFA has announced that it has commissioned an independent report into what is being described as ‘chaos’ during the UEFA Champions League final in...

Premier League pushed for quicker removal of gambling sponsors

The UK government has been in discussions with the Premier League to put forward an early end to clubs’ gambling/betting sponsorships, according to BBC...

ITIA suspends Mick Lescure and Jules Okala following appeal

French tennis players Mick Lescure and Jules Okala have been provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).With the decision being made by...