Wales

Football
Media

All of the UK home nations qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World Cup will be shown live on free-to-air television after the BBC concluded an agreement for the matches of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Cricket
Finance & Law

GMR Group has today (Wednesday) assumed full control of Southern Brave, taking the total value of the eight teams in The Hundred to more than £950m (€1.14bn/$1.18bn).
Football
Industry Moves

Wrexham, the League One side owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, has further developed its commercial and communications structure with the hire of Rob Faulkner from the European…
Cricket
Governance

Middlesex amongst the notable absentees amid an effort to evolve the women’s professional game
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

UK-based life, pensions and investments mutual Royal London has been named as founding partner and front-of-shirt sponsor for the British & Irish Lions women’s team’s first-ever overseas tour.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Vodafone has secured the front-of-shirt and back-of-short sponsorship rights to the Welsh men’s national rugby union team to add to its existing investment in the top tier of the sport through a shirt d…
Football
Media

Welsh public-service broadcaster S4C has agreed a deal with subscription streaming service Viaplay to show Wales’ qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World Cup and Uefa Euro 2028, as well as the Uefa Nations L…
Cricket
Industry Moves

The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that Sanjay Patel, managing director of The Hundred, will leave the governing body following the conclusion of this year’s competition.
Rugby Union
Industry Moves

Steve Phillips has resigned from his position as chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) in the wake of the fallout from a report into an alleged toxic workplace environment at the governing body
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) top-tier sponsors Principality, Admiral and Vodafone have publicly called out allegations of bullying and discrimination within the governing body and demanded that immediate action…
Cricket
Industry Moves

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed Richard Gould as its new chief executive
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Welsh Rugby Union has signed a sponsorship deal with UK telecoms company Vodafone, with the wide-ranging agreement to focus on growing the game for women and girls
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

International foreign exchange company OFX has launched a new sponsorship deal with the United Rugby Championship (URC)
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The United Rugby Championship (URC) has agreed a deal for Indian tyre manufacturer BKT to become its title sponsor in the northern hemisphere
Hockey
Events

England Hockey and Hockey Wales have laid out plans to take the sport to new fans and new cities through the unveiling of a bid concept for the 2026 Men’s Hockey World Cup that includes Tottenham Hotspur S…
Sponsorship & Marketing

FAW targets annual revenues of £30m by 2028, double current levels Sponsorship income currently ‘undervalued’ by £3m per year Ass
Football
Media

Welsh public-service broadcaster S4C has agreed a four-year extension to its rights deal with the Football Association of Wales for domestic club competitions
Football
Media

Welsh public-service broadcaster S4C has extended its deal with Uefa, European football’s governing body, for free-to-air rights to the national team’s matches.