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Bringing a fresh perspective to game changing developments within the sports and esports world, from the commercial to the regulatory - across all sports. We combine blog style updates with articles for leading publications, always with a twist.

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Sports Ticker #132 - Owl's not well at Sheffield Wednesday and Wimbledon swaps one court for another

Topic: Sports 17.07.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #131 - Ascot plays a Royal Flush, county cricket shakes it up and Spurs take on INEOS - a speed read of commercial updates from the sports world

Topic: Sports 04.07.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #130: Netflix's big-hitter, F1's 2026 calendar and the controversial Enhanced Games - a speed read of commercial updates from the sports world

Topic: Sports 25.06.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #129 - Commonwealth Games lives on, DAZN's star-studded ad and cheese rolling galore - a speed read of commercial updates from the sports world

Topic: Sports 10.06.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #128: Goodison's new tenants, Fnatic's Happy Deal and Barclays' latest sponsorships - a speed read of commercial updates from the sports world

Topic: Sports 23.05.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #127: Becks buys Salford, Sadiq seeks Olympic repeat and Hamilton signs autograph deal - a speed read of commercial updates from the sports world

Topic: Sports 09.05.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #126 - Cricket’s Olympic revival, Euro-Soccer and Mbappé’s pay war - a speed read of commercial updates from the sports world

Topic: Sports 25.04.2025 Read more
Blog

Sports injuries: the concussion pandemic

Topic: Sports

Published by Fiona Hahlo, Partner

The inherent risk of injury to participants in many sports is well known – you only need to watch a game of rugby or American football, or spectate a boxing match, to appreciate this. Participants must accept this risk to some extent, but, the acceptance is conditional. They rely on governing bodies to control and regulate the sport to minimise injury risk; clubs to enforce the rules; referees to ensure compliance; players to follow the rules; organisers to provide appropriate facilities; and clinicians, especially in professional sport, to administer appropriate treatment.

22.04.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #125: All Blacks settle sponsor spat, WDC ups top prize and UK Baller League kicks off – a speed read of commercial updates from the sports world

Topic: Sports 10.04.2025 Read more
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Sports Ticker #124: IOC's marathon month, London Lions stadium and Six Nations free-to-air deal

Topic: Sports

Published by Jeremy Drew, Partner and more.

In a fortnight which saw Kirsty Coventry elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, Newcastle United win its first major domestic trophy since 1955, and a reported eightfold increase in Ferrari-branded merchandise sales for Puma following Lewis Hamilton's arrival, we bring you updates on the launch of Arsenal Women's first lifestyle range, a major complaint (and PR campaign) commenced by a professional tennis players’ association against the ATP, WTA, ITF and ITIA, and details of the Six Nations' extended free-to-air deal with the BBC and ITV.

28.03.2025 Read more

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