Athletes ‘pleased’ after BOA agrees to further Rule 40 relaxation
The British Olympic Association has announced that it will further relax its Rule 40 marketing guidelines, marking the end of a legal conflict between the BOA and a group of British athletes led by sprinter…
French football clubs generate €2.8bn in revenues as net losses hit €160m
The French Professional League (LFP), the governing body for the top two tiers of football in France, has reported that its clubs generated record revenues of almost €3bn ($3.3bn) in the 2018-19 season.
Cancelling Grand Tours would be ‘disaster’ for cycling, says UCI’s Lappartient
David Lappartient, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has said that enforced cancellations of the Giro d’Italia or the Tour de France due to the coronavirus outbreak would be a “disaster” for t…
France instigates closed-door policy; postpones Six Nations clash
The French government has announced a decree which will ban all public gatherings of over 1,000 people until April 15 in an attempt to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country
ICC claims £350m economic impact for Cricket World Cup
The International Cricket Council has announced the results of an economic impact survey carried out after last year’s World Cup in England, finding that the tournament helped to boost the UK’s economy by …
Uefa reveals €3.86bn in revenues as Čeferin prioritises ‘purpose over profit’
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has announced total revenues of €3.86bn ($4.25bn) for the 2018-19 season, up 38 per cent on the figure of €2.79bn a year earlier.
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IOC insists Games to go ahead as planned, despite postponement clause
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has today released a statement expressing its “full commitment” to ensuring this year’s Summer Games in Tokyo go ahead as planned between July 24 and …
SailGP in discussions to stage race in Spain
The organisers behind the international team sailing competition SailGP are in negotiations to host a race in Spain, according to reports in the Spanish press
BHA sanctions new Racing League
Championship Horse Racing has announced that it will launch a new flat horse racing series this summer, with the event to be sanctioned by the British Horseracing Authority