Adam Nelson

Athletics
Events

World Athletics has begun using a bespoke technology to generate artificial crowd noise and event atmosphere at its Diamond League meets
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has announced that it will select the next two hosts for both its men’s and women’s World Cups at the same time, running a joint bidding process for the four events.
Esports
Esports

Guild Esports, the global esports company co-owned by David Beckham, has appointed MediaCom Sport & Entertainment to work as a consultant across its global partnerships strategy
Football
Media

Simon Green, head of broadcaster BT Sport, talks about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on media rights values and consumer habits and says closed-door sport is not the product the broadcaster paid for. Adam Nelson reports.
Horse Racing
Industry Moves

Julie Harrington, the head of British Cycling, has been announced as the new chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority
Road Cycling
Events

Tour de France operator Amaury Sports Organisation has announced the town of Brest, Brittany as the official starting point for next year’s race, replacing the Danish capital of Copenhagen.
Rugby Union
Media

BT Sport has struck a deal with Premiership Rugby that will see it air every game that is played behind closed doors for the rest of the season after the league’s resumption. 
Football
Industry Moves

Mark Jenkins has announced his decision to retire from his role as chief executive of Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, after a combined 18 years of service at the club over two spells
Tennis
Events

This year’s Madrid Open, an event on men’s tennis’ ATP Tour and women’s tennis’ WTA Tour, has been cancelled amid rising concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic. The e
Cricket
Events

Plans to allow fans into a number of sporting events across the UK as a pilot for re-opening venues have been cancelled at the last minute, after the country experienced a spike in Covid-19 infection rates