Financial challenges, coaching changes, and courtroom victories—here’s a quick preview of today’s biggest stories.
The RFU faces tough decisions on its Twickenham redevelopment plans worth over £663m, with projected losses over the next eight years threatening the project.
Emma Raducanu is once again on the hunt for a new coach—who will step in to guide the former US Open champion?
And West Ham has secured a court victory over a £3.6m dispute with their stadium owners.
Taking a deeper look into the details of these stories, is Charles Hague-Jones.
The RFU faces tough decisions on its Twickenham redevelopment plans worth over £663m, with projected losses over the next eight years threatening the project.
Emma Raducanu is once again on the hunt for a new coach—who will step in to guide the former US Open champion?
And West Ham has secured a court victory over a £3.6m dispute with their stadium owners.
Taking a deeper look into the details of these stories, is Charles Hague-Jones.
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00:00The Rugby Football Union may be forced to scale back its ambitious twicken and redevelopment
00:07plans due to projected financial losses of £46 million over the next eight years.
00:13Sweeney however remains confident describing the RFU's financial status as his greatest
00:18achievement.
00:20With £663 million earmarked for the stadium upgrades, these financial struggles could
00:25force the RFU to rethink its long-term strategy.
00:31In tennis, Emma Raducanu is once again in search of a new coach after Nick Cavaday
00:35stepped down due to illness.
00:37The world number 56 is now evaluating her options for her seventh coach since winning
00:42the 2021 US Open.
00:44Potential candidates include Great Britain's Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne-Kia Favong.
00:50Stability remains a priority for Raducanu as she looks to rebuild her career.
00:55Meanwhile West Ham United has won a court battle against its stadium owners.
01:00E20 Stadium over a disputed £3.6 million payment.
01:05The High Court ruled that the club's parent company WH Holding was overcharged as part
01:10of the lease agreement which enabled West Ham to move into the stadium built for the
01:14London Olympics in 2016 and was described as the deal of the century by one London Assembly
01:21member because it was so favourable to the club.
01:25The High Court ruled that the club's parent company WH Holding was overcharged as part
01:30of the lease agreement.
01:32It contained a 10-year clause which expired in 2023 that meant the London Legacy Development
01:38Corporation was entitled to a fee for the sale of any stake in the club.