<p>The owners of F1, Liberty Media, will now control the two biggest global motorsport properties after agreeing to pay €3.5bn for 86% of MotoGP's commercial rightsholder, Dorna Sports. The BlackBook Motorsport team of Cian Brittle, Alice Evans and Tom Brown discuss the deal as the SportsPro Podcast taps into the knowledge of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3rOlbQh95rVJ16ZtqGkVsG?si=4a92445e2c44410b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Mics Out</a> (1:18). Then, regularly scheduled programming resumes with Tom Bassam, Sam Carp and Arif Islam hitting a few of the biggest stories in the sports industry, right now.</p>
<p>Talking points:</p>
<p>- Liberty Media's MotoGP takeover (1:18)</p>
<p>- The German FA splits up with Adidas (16:19)</p>
<p>- Ipswich Town valued at £260m as it gets investment injection (23:15)</p>
<p>- A-Rod's deal to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves collapses (30:56)</p>
<p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3rOlbQh95rVJ16ZtqGkVsG?si=4a92445e2c44410b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Find all episodes of Mics Out here.</a> </p>
