Londoner’s bid for rugby league’s Salford Red Devils has six-figure backing December 9, 2025 A Londoner who played for Salford Red Devils has said he has six-figure backing for a bid to rescue his fallen former club. Mason Caton-Brown has submitted an offer to buy the former Super League team after they were liquidated with debts of around £4m, ending a 152-year history in rugby league. His Salford Red [...]
New British Cycling firm seeking equity and investment partners December 9, 2025 Key Hundred team adviser Oakwell Sports Advisory has been engaged by British Cycling as a new firm actively seeks “strategic equity and investment partners”. British Cycling Ventures has been formed to “supercharge commercial growth and target long term strategic investment” in the two-wheeled sport. Oakwell, who advised on The Sun Group’s acquisition of Hundred team [...]
Rugby league club Salford Red Devils liquidated after 150 years December 3, 2025 Super League club Salford Red Devils have been liquidated, ending the club’s 152-year existence, amid debts of £4m. The club was wound up at a hearing at the Insolvency and Companies Court of the Royal Court of Justice in London on Wednesday morning after four adjournments at previous hearings. Salford Red Devils were taken over [...]
Magic Weekend 2026: Ashes sell-out lures Super League to Hill Dickinson Stadium November 25, 2025 Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium will stage rugby league’s Magic Weekend for the first time next summer following the success of its hosting of an Ashes clash. The Merseyside venue will be the third different venue for the two-day Super League festival in as many seasons, after St James’ Park in Newcastle this year and Elland [...]
745 Game for MND raises £110,000 as rugby union and league come together November 10, 2025 Legends of rugby union and league clashed on Sunday as the 745 Game raised £110,000 to help fight motor neurone disease. The match, played at Prem Rugby club Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium, saw the likes of Mike Tindall run out while figures including Jonny Wilkinson watched from the sidelines. It was won 43-45 by Team Burrow. [...]
International rugby player charged over alleged £70,000 crypto theft November 5, 2025 An international rugby player has been charged with fraud over an alleged crypto theft worth £70,000. Former NRL rugby league star Trent Merrin was arrested this week and charged with dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception. The seven-time Australia international and former Dragons and State of Origin forward, 36, stands accused of stealing from [...]
Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium to host first non-football match October 30, 2025 Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium is gearing up to host its first non-football sporting event as the rugby league Ashes arrives on Merseyside. The 52,000 capacity Bramley-Moore Dock venue is the newest in the Premier League, hosting its first trial match in February, and will this weekend add a new sport to its roster. England head [...]
Exclusive: Budweiser to challenge Heineken for Uefa Champions League deal October 29, 2025 Uefa’s long-standing Champions League beer partners, Heineken, are facing competition from Budweiser for the contract to be the competition’s official suppliers from 2027 onwards. CityAM has learned that Budweiser’s parent company, AB InBev, are willing to pay Uefa €200m per season, a significant increase on the €120m-a-year they are currently getting from Heineken. Budweiser [...]
Exclusive: Wembley interested in hosting NRL rugby league match in 2027 October 28, 2025 The FA has expressed interest in staging an NRL game at Wembley in 2027 after attracting a crowd of over 60,000 for last Saturday’s Test match between England and Australia, the highest ever crowd in the UK for a rugby league Ashes clash. The NRL is planning to launch its 2027 season with a so-called [...]
London Broncos signs multi-year kit deal with Reebok amid rebrand October 23, 2025 Rugby league side London Broncos have announced a kit partnership with Reebok as the new ownership looks to make its mark on the Championship team. Purchased by a consortium including Brisbane Broncos legend Darren Lockyer and Grant Wechsel of MWG Mining, London Broncos have plans to get promoted to the Super League in 2026 after [...]