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Peter Sharkey
Peter Sharkey is the author of the Birmingham Post's Business of Sport column.
Wasps chief causes buzz with £35m funds-raiser
Opinion
Premiership rugby giants become the first sports club in Britain to issue a retail bond on London Stock Exchange
Personal finance changes are more revolution than evolution
Banking & Finance
Peter Sharkey assess some of the key issues affecting the sector in 2015 ahead of the Birmingham Post's first 'Quarterly Personal Finance Report' supplement
Business as usual for Premier League as big guns snap up TV rights
Opinion
Despite attempts by 'wildcards' Eurosport and beIN Sports, the status quo was maintained as BT Sport and Sky maintain their coverage of England's top flight
Will BT rip Six Nations away from BBC's grasp?
Opinion
The new four-year contract, worth £40 million a year, runs until 2017, but since the BBC and Home Nations agreed this deal, BT Sport has emerged as a serious, cash-rich player in the sports rights field.
Accepting childhood inactivity comes at a great cost
Opinion
Action needed as report highlights too many kids not fit for purpose.
Sky announces extension to broadcast deal
Opinion
As Sky announces extension to broadcast deal, some counties are crying out for new schedule which will help boost their profile.
Fitness gizmos fuelling the technology market
Opinion
Sales of 'wearable technology' are expected to triple over the next couple of weeks, to £105 million, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
Surfing rides on crest of a wave as the influence of crowdfunding grows
Opinion
Water sport leads the way as appeal-based funding gathers momentum.
Fair game to probe Premier League's TV deals
Opinion
Bid to get more football on the box at lower cost to supporters.
Super-rich Norway has pulled plug on Winter Olympics 2022 bid
Opinion
Oslo was the prospective venue for the Winter Olympics in 2022, before the Norwegian government decided against the £2billion investment.
Peter Sharkey: Ashes Test match special for city with a fortune forecasted
Opinion
Edgbaston Stadium and Marketing Birmingham announced that next year's Third Ashes Test could provide a boost in excess of £26 million to the local economy.
Peter Sharkey: Bid to give football fans a greater say in how clubs are run
Opinion
Politicians want supporters involved in ownership and decision-making
Peter Sharkey: Football is the market mover in a changing industry
Opinion
Millions of viewers watching this week's European contests consider it an invitation to have a flutter before the second half kicks off.
Peter Sharkey: Scottish sport could face funding challenge in longer term
Opinion
South of the border, Englishmen are torn by the apparent desire of large numbers of Scots to break away and go it alone.
Peter Sharkey: Our likeable Games stars deserve TV spotlight in longer term
Opinion
Every Team GB athlete benefits from a Lottery-underwritten structure which actively promotes professionalism.
Peter Sharkey: The economic benefits of a permanent NFL franchise based in London
Opinion
The NFL returns to London next month for the first of three regular season autumn duels when Miami face Oakland on September 28.
Peter Sharkey: 'Yes' vote would give Scotland's games stars a dilemma
Opinion
Should the people vote 'yes', in March 2016 it will become an independent nation, an outcome that might cause some serious soul-searching amongst Scottish athletes.
Big bad bookies and Premier League prove easy targets for vote-chasers
Opinion
Election fever turns grassroot sport funding into a political football.
Firms ride on upward cycle of demand for nutrition
Opinion
The rising popularity of competitive and leisure cycling has seen doors open for the sports nutrition market.
Karting beginning to build up speed in the race to hit on its own winning formula
Opinion
Small-engine racing where it all began for Hamilton and Rosberg.
No quick fix in global bid to beat the game's cheats
Opinion
Match-fixing usually manifests itself in instances where sportsmen are 'underpaid', or their level of remuneration is considered 'unjust'.
Money talks as England look set for more misery
Opinion
Although England has "the best facilities", we remain unable to produce a sufficient volume of talented footballers capable of competing at the very highest level
'Motorsport Valley' still attracting Formula one business to the Midlands
Opinion
This concentration of high-performance engineering firms, located primarily in the Midlands, had emerged relatively unscathed from the recession.
It's time for one venue to play host to all future World Cups
Opinion
If the footballing public is less bullish about England's chances than at any point during the last thirty years, the Brazilian hosts face an almost impossible quandary.
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