INDIANAPOLIS — The narrative arc of the WNBA’s explosive growth can be traced in many ways: a positive slope of rising ticket sales and prices, merchandise booms, brand partnerships, sportsbook markets, salary conversations and expansion teams. The league’s cultural impact, though, can be felt perhaps nowhere more tangibly than along the seam where fashion and…
THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Morgan Riddle used to sit on Wimbledon’s “Henman Hill,” sipping Pimm’s and watching tennis on the big screens in peace. Now she can’t take a step at the All England Club without being recognized. “I wasn’t on social media, so nobody knew who I was,” Riddle says during an…
Last year, Chelsea entered into a hefty deal with two days of their 2023-24 accounting period remaining. For £200million ($274m), Chelsea FC Holdings, the company which houses the club’s operations, sold Chelsea Football Club Women Limited (CFCW) to Blueco 22 Midco Limited, a fellow subsidiary of Blueco 22 Limited, the club’s parent company. In doing…
The family of the late Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to sell soccer club AC Monza to U.S.-based investment firm Beckett Layne Ventures (BLV). A statement on Tuesday confirmed 80 per cent of the club’s shares will be transferred to BLV this summer, with the remaining 20 per cent to be processed by…
The NBA Draft has long been a signature moment of the year in sports fashion, with two dozen players dressed for the occasion and already making a statement about their new career. As former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden told a small media gathering earlier on Wednesday, “The work starts now. It’s not just…
The contemporary NBA Draft broadcast is so many things. It’s a coronation of new talent and a hinge point for each franchise. It’s a festival of “what if” and a convention for trade-making. It’s also basketball’s closest thing to a red carpet. The draft has been televised since 1980, and players’ styles have been molded…
Arsene Wenger had a lot to get off his chest in the autumn of 2015. His Arsenal side were in danger of exiting the Champions League at the group stages and their 2-1 loss away to Dinamo Zagreb had become an acute source of irritation. Not because Arsenal had stumbled against their weakest opponents, but…
On the Old Trafford forecourt, crowds emerge from the Manchester United megastore weighed down by bags of merchandise, while other fans look for the perfect spot for a photograph. You can tell the first-time visitors a mile off — all smiles and wide-eyed amazement — but among other United supporters there is a palpable air…
The Chicago Blackhawks are offering full season-ticket holders complimentary subscriptions to Chicago Sports Network’s soon-to-be-released direct-to-consumer app for the remainder of the team’s season. The Blackhawks sent an email from team chairman and CEO Danny Wirtz to season-ticket holders Wednesday afternoon offering a subscription to the app, which will launch via web browsers and mobile…