New Premier League champions Manchester City earned a record income from Premier League broadcast payments this season, after claiming £60.6m, with bottom club Wolves, the first side to be relegated from the League this year, even earning £39m from the deal. read more
Charles Green, the former chief executive of Sheffield United, has agreed an £8.5m deal to buy Rangers with the backing of a global consortium made up of 20 individuals. read more
The Jockey Club, the largest commercial group in British horseracing, has reported double-digit growth in underlying turnover and operating profits for 2011, allowing the Group to increase its investment into horse racing - including a record contribution to prize money of £16.4m. read more
Rory McIlroy, the 23-year-old Northern Ireland golfer who won the 2011 US Open, has already amassed a fortune worth £11m, according to the third annual Sunday Times Sport Rich List. read more
Liverpool FC has reported a loss of nearly £50m for the last financial year, with the financial implications of a failed stadium plan and former manager Roy Hodgson’s compensation package revealed. read more
Barcelona and Real Madrid remain the best paid teams in global sport but new Premier League leaders Manchester City have jumped into the top three and are closing the gap, with the top four clubs are all from football, according to the Global Sports Salaries Survey 2012. read more
1.4 million tickets for the Olympic football competition go back on sale on Monday morning at 11am on a first come, first served basis, with seats still available for all but five games. read more
The Football League is set to introduce its own Financial Fair Play regulations across all three divisions, after Championship clubs voted in favour of a breakeven approach based on UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations. read more
Chelsea Football Club has guaranteed themselves the largest-ever TV money windfall from the Champions League after beating Barcelona on Tuesday night to make the final in Munich. The club will earn at least £45m - with a further £2.8m to come if they win the trophy - from UEFA's payments of Television money alone. read more
Prize money for this year’s Wimbledon tournament is set to swell by 10% this year, the largest increase since 1993, with the majority directed to help lower-ranked players. read more
Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy has made an improved offer for Scottish Premier League giants Rangers and says he is waiting to hear from the Ibrox club's administrators. read more
UK Sport, the nation’s high performance sports agency, has announced a £750,000 cash injection, funded by the Team 2012 presented by Visa programme, to be invested in the final 100 days of Olympic preparation and 133 of Paralympic preparation, and boost Britain’s medal hopes for London 2012. read more
The combined value of English Premier League kit deals has hit €109.7m (£90.4m) this season, making it the most lucrative market in European football in that area. read more
A report published by administrators PKF has revealed that struggling Championship football side Portsmouth owe £58m in outstanding debts - £20m more than when the club came out of administration in October 2010. read more
Duff & Phelps, the administrators of Rangers Football Club, have revealed that four best and final bids for the club were made by its 5pm Wednesday deadline. read more
Sport England has announced six-figure cuts to the Lawn Tennis Association budget, following disappointing participation figures, while the British Judo Association has also been hit. read more
UK charity SportsAid has confirmed funding for 1,432 of Britain’s best young athletes in 2012, with around 500 more expected to receive SportsAid Awards as the year progresses and additional sponsors are secured. read more
A survey by administrators Begbies Traynor has reported that one in five Football League clubs are in 'poor financial health', with 13 of 68 teams surveyed across the Championship, League One and League Two reporting problems including winding-up petitions and late filings of accounts. read more
The ongoing financial struggles in the Scottish Premier League (SPL) have seen Rangers fans step in to pay £22,000 owed to Dunfermline by the Ibrox club for ticket sales, while Hearts this week paid players their latest round of delayed wages. read more
The Bradford Bulls have been 'inundated' with pledges of cash support after revealing they need £1 million to stay in business. read more
Everton have signed a new partnership designed to reduce costs and improve efficiency, agreeing a deal with Optimum Procurement that will run to the end of 2015. read more
England fans following the Test team in Sri Lanka have been forced to buy tickets for the opening game in Galle at ten times the price of the recent Australia series. read more
The International Rugby Board has revealed that last year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand is set to be the second most commercially successful edition of all time. In a statement issued from its Dublin headquarters, the IRB said the tournament was on course to achieve a net surplus of more than £90m. read more
Epsom Downs Racecourse has announced an increase in prize money for the Investec Oaks, Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup (sponsored by Investec) and Investec Derby Trial, with the classic trial being further bolstered by a wild-card into the Investec Derby. read more
Adidas and Adams Golf have announced that TaylorMade-adidas Golf has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Adams Golf for $10.80 per share in cash - more than R500 million overall. read more
Just Marketing International (JMI) has formed a new strategy and consulting division as it aims to cater to growing demand for such services from its motorsport client-base. read more
England will claim the ICC bonus of £111,666 as the world number one Test team, after weather intervened in South Africa’s bid, with rain halting the charge in the first test in New Zealand. read more
Newcastle United FC has revealed the club came close to breaking even for the financial year ending 30th June 2011, after announcing an operational loss of £3.9m. read more
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. has acquired London-based strategic and creative music and entertainment agencies Frukt Communications to work with its sports and entertainment agency, Octagon. read more
Administrators at Rangers Football Club have delayed a decision on player redundancies until Friday while it attempts to speed up the sale of the Scottish champions, following another day of failed negotiations with playing staff to agree cuts. read more
McKenzie Clark has been acquired by Chime Communications PLC, and will become part of their sports marketing division working in conjunction with event branding and production specialist Icon. read more
Adidas has released its full year financial results for 2011, revealing a Group revenue increase of 13% on a currency-neutral basis, as a result of double-digit sales increases in Wholesale, Retail and Other Businesses at the sports brand. read more
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