Sport economics

Nearly one year on from London 2012, sports economists from Sheffield Hallam have shown for the first time that graduates who participated in sport...

Football provides Greater Manchester with the equivalent economic impact of an Olympic and Paralympic Games every four seasons according to a new Sheffield...

Ryder Cup Europe has appointed Sheffield Hallam University's Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) to undertake the economic impact and benefits...

Research commissioned by Open Championship organiser The R&A and carried out by forecasters from Sheffield Hallam University has highlighted...

Rule changes to Olympic Games events are likely to result in more nations than ever before winning medals at London 2012, according to experts who...

A leading sports industry researcher who was just two golds out in his forecast for Team GB medals at London 2012 says his formula shows the UK can...

The Olympic factor will help the UK's £20.7bn sporting economy expand over the next three years, despite the gloomy national economic picture.The...

Horse racing contributes nearly £230m annually to the Yorkshire economy, according to a new report by the respected Centre for Regional Economic...

The Delhi Commonwealth Games could be India's most successful to date, according to a UK sports economist.Girish Ramchandani, a research fellow...

The government's decision to defer a full review of the "crown jewels" sports list - the sporting events considered of such national...