Shorts: Davis Cup, Esl, Reading FC
Manchester has been announced as one of the four host cities for the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals.
Taking place from 10th to 15th September, the event will take place at Manchester’s AO Arena as well as in Bologna in Italy, Valencia in Spain and Zhuhai in China.
Great Britain pulled off a thrilling group-stage win over France in Manchester last year as Dan Evans and Neal Skupski saved four match points before winning the deciding tie.
GB were knocked out in the quarterfinals by Serbia.
The European Super League has lost the case to register its name after the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ruled that the trademark rights belong to the Danish Super Liga.
A statement from Denmark’s top-flight football league following the decision said, ‘We are very happy that the EU’s trademark authority has agreed that the trademark ‘The Super League’ in the EU will violate the value that the Danish clubs have invested in 3F Superliga.’
The proposed breakaway league does have the right to appeal the EUIPO’s ruling, which stated that the league names were ‘conceptionally identical.’
Reading owner Dai Yongge has agreed to sell the EFL League One’s club’s Bearwood Park training ground to local rivals Wycombe Wanderers.
The deal has been confirmed less than five years after the state-of-the-art facility was opened.
The 2019 move to the £50m site, which happened two years into Yongge’s tenure as owner, has been followed by relegation from the Championship to League One, and docked points for missed payments.
Financially stricken Reading now face the prospect of renting its own training ground.
The Scottish Rugby Limited Board (SRL) has appointed property investor, developer, and hotelier Chris Stewart as an Independent Non-Executive Director.
Chris brings 30 years’ experience in the development and property management sector to Scottish Rugby. His group of companies – Chris Stewart Group (CSG) – has ownership and operational interests across the residential, office, hotel, and hospitality sectors.
Stewart, commented, “I’m acutely aware of the impact the sport plays in our society and its potential to widen that impact. Rugby has always been a part of my life and continues to be as a regular at Scottish Gas Murrayfield and in support of Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium.
“Scottish Rugby has progressed into a fantastic position in recent years, and there is so much potential to go even further, from grassroots to the professional men’s and women’s teams, and a wealth of commercial opportunity available – much of which is yet untapped.
“It’s an exciting time to join the organisation, and I’m looking forward to getting started. I hope to bring another dimension to the Board as SRL looks to set out a vision for the future.”
Extreme E has launched a student ambassador scheme to encourage and support the next generation of female leaders in STEM for the 2024 season.
The programme will see two female STEM student ambassadors, recruited via the McLaren Racing 60 Scholars Programme, taken to all five races on it season 4 calendar.
Ali Russell, Managing Director of Extreme E, said, “Supporting the next generation is a key part of Extreme E’s ethos and we are delighted to welcome Jessica Brito and Santhiya Chandrakumar to the championship, who were both extremely impressive in their first event in Saudi Arabia.
“Supporting educational development is incredibly important to Extreme E and we’re excited to have identified individuals from the McLaren 60 Scholars Programme to help give females in STEM the invaluable hands on experience of working in motorsport.
Badminton England has partnered with ADI.
As per the agreement, the sports presentation contract includes the delivery of ‘innovative presentation, audience interactivity and live entertainment’ at this week’s YONEX All England 2024 Open Badmintons Championships.
Chris Miller, Head of Major Events at Badminton England, said, “In ADI we’ve found a supplier who can support us in evolving and future-proofing key parts of event delivery, fan experience and broadcast output. They can help us achieve far greater levels of audience interactivity and entertainment, which is important as we continue to drive the popularity of the sport and grow new global audiences.”
