http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/business_of_sport/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Business of Sport section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Fri, 17 May 2013 13:43:34 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/business_of_sport/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The Jockey Club hits its £15m Racecourse Bond target and extends the application window until 28 May. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22568496#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22568496 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 GMT India batsman Rahul Dravid is shocked after three of his Rajasthan Royals IPL stars are arrested over spot-fixing claims. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564470#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564470 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:33 GMT Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22551204 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22551204 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:17:34 GMT More than 4,500 jobs are to be created as the final venue to be permanently based in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has its future secured. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22552588#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22552588 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:30:25 GMT Fifa president Sepp Blatter believes it is "not rational" to play the 2022 World Cup in the summer heat of Qatar. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22551872 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22551872 Thu, 16 May 2013 14:41:29 GMT Rangers' board is asked to call an extraordinary meeting to remove chairman Malcolm Murray and Philip Cartmell. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22548473 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22548473 Wed, 15 May 2013 21:29:15 GMT Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners calls off its attempt to buy online betting group Betfair after the two companies fail to reach a deal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22521654#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22521654 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:18:06 GMT A multi-million-dollar golf project gets the go-ahead in Cuba, where the game was dismissed as "bourgeois" after the communist revolution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22507776#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22507776 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:38:20 GMT Ticket prices are announced for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22496538#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22496538 Mon, 13 May 2013 10:53:56 GMT A judge suspends a deal giving control of Brazil's biggest stadium to a private consortium, saying there were irregularities in the bidding process. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22490783#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22490783 Fri, 10 May 2013 22:45:46 GMT BT is to offer free Premier League football coverage to its broadband customers, the telecoms company announces, in a direct challenge to BSkyB. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22462525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22462525 Thu, 09 May 2013 14:57:05 GMT Manchester United shares fall in New York amid concerns over the impact Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement will have. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22455508#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22455508 Wed, 08 May 2013 21:20:48 GMT The Women's Tennis Association names Singapore as the host for its annual end-of-season tour championships for five years from 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22433512#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22433512 Wed, 08 May 2013 08:06:48 GMT Scottish Premier League clubs unanimously agree on a package of measures that would deliver a merged league body for next season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22438732 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22438732 Tue, 07 May 2013 13:46:44 GMT Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer is suspended for 90 days after claims his conduct was "fraudulent". http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22428381 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22428381 Mon, 06 May 2013 18:21:47 GMT New regulations are being brought in to ban unauthorised street trading, advertising, marketing and busking around Commonwealth Games venues. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22553376#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22553376 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:46:37 GMT Legendary footballer George Best features on a new set of stamps which go on sale on Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22455873#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-22455873 Thu, 09 May 2013 04:52:03 GMT Manchester United reports record sales of £91.7m for the third quarter, but also sees its wage bill jump by a quarter. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22383525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22383525 Thu, 02 May 2013 12:56:58 GMT Corporate financier Anthony Fry is to take over as chairman of the Premier League in June, replacing Dave Richards. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22310331 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22310331 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:01:40 GMT BT Sport signs Manchester United's Robin van Persie to be the publicity face of its advertising campaign for its live Premier League broadcasts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22307237#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22307237 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:05:41 GMT Coventry City put contingency plans in place to play elsewhere next season after being "locked out" of the Ricoh Arena. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/england/22396786 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/england/22396786 Fri, 03 May 2013 17:05:10 GMT Fifa honorary president Joao Havelange resigns after being named in a report as having received bribes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22351630 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22351630 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:09:31 GMT Aldershot Town chairman Shahid Azeem confirms the League Two club have not paid players their wages for April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22368957 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22368957 Wed, 01 May 2013 14:19:27 GMT There will be no prize money for the last-placed team in F1 next season, boss Bernie Ecclestone has revealed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22343838 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22343838 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:39:56 GMT The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and secondary ticketing site Stubhub sign a three-year deal covering three English tournaments. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22291397#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22291397 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:17:43 GMT The prize money at Wimbledon is increasing by 40% while the All-England Club is planning a roof for Number One Court by 2019. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22266581 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/22266581 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:00:23 GMT Rio de Janeiro politicians launch a bill to rename the city's Joao Havelange stadium, saying corruption allegations mean the ex-Fifa boss is "unworthy" of the honour. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22459237#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22459237 Thu, 09 May 2013 05:30:45 GMT The Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro reopens after nearly three years of renovation, but Brazilian media highlight problems with the venue. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22320825#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22320825 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:42:18 GMT A stadium in Rio de Janeiro, due to be used for the 2016 Olympics, is closed indefinitely because of problems with its roof. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21949831#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21949831 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 02:19:57 GMT Sao Paulo may lose the right to stage any World Cup matches next year because of delays in building work, football's governing body Fifa has warned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22536215#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22536215 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:41:53 GMT BT is to offer free Premier League football coverage to its broadband customers, the telecoms company has said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22477588#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22477588 Fri, 10 May 2013 11:14:04 GMT SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster talks to BBC Scotland's David Currie after the SPL unanimously agree on reform proposals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22435557 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/22435557 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:19:52 GMT Described as the biggest crisis to hit horse racing for years, the revelation that 11 horses from the Godolphin stable had been given banned anabolic steroids has rocked the sport. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22417912#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22417912 Sun, 05 May 2013 10:32:50 GMT Christian Purslow, former managing director of Liverpool Football Club, says German football clubs are "financially well run" as a result of being part-owned by fans. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22305905#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22305905 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:58:41 GMT British-based firm Hawk-Eye has been chosen as the provider of goal-line technology for the Premier League. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22104312 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22104312 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:46:05 GMT Global icon who remained the genuine article http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22563083 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22563083 Thu, 16 May 2013 22:18:37 GMT Do ticket exchanges give fans a good deal? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22433513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22433513 Sun, 12 May 2013 23:10:32 GMT Sir Alex Ferguson's role in Man Utd success http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22445807#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22445807 Wed, 08 May 2013 11:17:16 GMT WTA serves up 40 years of women's tennis business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22166977#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22166977 Mon, 06 May 2013 23:03:30 GMT Giro team revives Colombia's passion for pedalling http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22397265#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22397265 Fri, 03 May 2013 23:37:31 GMT Football legend Kevin Keegan hopes to score with new business venture http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22150925#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22150925 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:13:04 GMT How using statistics could give Premier League teams the edge http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22299503#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22299503 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:18:47 GMT Financial pedigree gets Anthony Fry the Premier League chairmanship http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22311418 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22311418 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:36:28 GMT