Dortmund reports €73m loss as CEO appeals to politicians to reopen venues
Borussia Dortmund has announced its financial results for the 2020-21 financial year, revealing losses of €72.8m ($85.6m) in the first 12-month fiscal period to be wholly affected by the pandemic.
Fina announces 50-per-cent increase for Short Course Worlds prizes
The International Swimming Federation (Fina) has announced a total prize pool for this year’s World Swimming Championships (25m) of over $2.8m (€2.4m).
LaLiga Delegate Commission approves CVC’s €2.7bn investment into league
The LaLiga Delegate Commission has ratified the agreement which will see private equity firm CVC Capital Partners acquire a 10-per-cent stake in LaLiga, the governing body for the top two divisions of…
Fifa adjudicatory chamber sanctions former CAF president Hayatou
Fifa has announced that the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee appointed to investigate Issa Hayatou has found the former Confederation of African Football president responsible for…
Paris 2024 and Milan-Cortina 2026 sign collaboration agreement
The organising committees of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games have announced the signing of a collaboration agreement, which will see the two bodies come…
Extreme E to take race to Sardinia, replacing Brazil
The Extreme E electric SUV racing series will stage an event in Sardinia this October, replacing the cancelled contest in Brazil
Fiorentina launches Viola 9.5 NFT collection with Genuino
Italian Serie A club ACF Fiorentina has today announced the launch of Viola 9.5, its own non-fungible token (NFT) collection, in an agreement with blockchain technologies provider Genuino
Nielsen research suggests EuroLeague interest has grown 22 per cent in last three years
New research conducted by Nielsen Sports has shown growing levels of interest in the EuroLeague basketball tournament in its major markets over the last three years
How the Euro 2020 retail programme adapted to multi-host format and crowd restrictions
Adam Nelson speaks to Astrid Thams, director of retail, events and licensing at Fanatics, about the challenges of navigating a successful retail operation through the Covid-19-hit Euro 2020 tournament.
Team GB becomes first Olympic team to launch NFTs with Tokns collaboration
Team GB is set to become the first Olympic team to launch its own series of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)