Tribunal finds that officials’ ability to turn down assignments helped to justify self-employed status
Repurposing agricultural barns as courts for the UK’s fastest growing sport is becoming a popular revenue stream
This series features insights from some of the most influential figures in sports ownership and leadership. In this instalment, Mark Darbon, chief executive of the R&A, says the governing body must balance golf player rewards with reinvestment in the sport
Mark Darbon says golf must heed lessons of English rugby, where clubs raised wages beyond what revenues could support
Mark Darbon warns on player prize money in the sport
New Jersey to charge $150 for round trip to MetLife stadium, up from usual fare of $12.90
Optimism comes as a result of early bookings despite the sector enduring tepid sales growth in March
Also in today’s newsletter: LIV’s dim prospects and the NBA’s proposed ‘tanking’ fix
Upstart league unable to build a sustainable business so it could wean itself off a total reliance on the PIF’s wealth
Lossmaking tour confirms it is seeking backers as PIF prepares to cut losses at end of season
Sculpture presides over Cadillac Championship’s return to president’s Miami resort after decade-long absence
Growth in selling directly to consumers lifts German sportswear group’s performance
New £80mn arena represents a major vote of confidence in growth potential of WSL
Sabastian Sawe broke 2-hour barrier wearing German brand’s $500 trainers
Live events offer marketers the sort of high value audience that other channels struggle to match
Kenyan athlete in ‘supershoes’ breaks world record in perfect conditions in London race
And I should know — as Mexican ambassador to the US, I helped to craft the original bid
Also in today’s newsletter, Premier League managerial churn and a brutal NY Mets losing streak
A look at how the priorities of golf lovers are influencing the global housing market — from the Algarve to Arizona. Plus how Tiger Woods is impacting home design; and putt-perfect properties for sale
With the changing of the golden visa schemes, the regions are looking to attract home owners by refining golf offerings and upping the luxury lifestyle ante
Democratic cities hosting Fifa matches in the state reverse policing rules in order to receive public security funds
Often underused green spaces are being targeted as a creative solution for sclerotic housebuilding rates in the capital. But environmentalists are calling the plan a duff
Italian executive launches investment firm five years after his failed attempt to reconfigure European football
From a whitewashed adobe-style house to modern designs by local architects — in a landscape with more than 200 golf clubs
LVMH-backed group will seek to harness influence of sports personalities to enhance portfolio companies
