Sky Italia retains Serie C rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has acquired domestic rights to the Italian Serie C this season
Tokyo 2020 bribery investigation ‘widens’, Sapporo 2030 officials cancel IOC meeting
Japanese prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising firm Daiko as part of the investigation into alleged bribery within the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, according to reports
World Skate cancels World Championships due to organising committee concerns
World Skate has cancelled its 2022 Park and Street World Championships, which were due to be held in Rio de Janeiro next month, because of “organisational and financial” concerns about the local organising com…
LNJ Bhilwara Group scores fourth Legends League Cricket franchise
LNJ Bhilwara Group has acquired a team in the Legends League Cricket (LLC) competition
Chaubey elected AIFF president, rival alleges political interference
Kalyan Chaubey has been elected president of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), promising to end a long-running governance dispute that saw the federation briefly suspended by Fifa, football’s w…
Asia League Ice Hockey launches streaming service ahead of long-awaited return
Asia League Ice Hockey (ALH) has launched a streaming service ahead of its return this weekend
Hong Kong expects pandemic disruption to be ‘short-term’ despite threat of more cancellations
Hong Kong believes the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its ability to host major sports events will be “short-term” despite restrictions continuing to see events cancelled, its sports commissioner has…
Football Australia withdraws from 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights race
Football Australia has withdrawn from the bidding process for the hosting rights to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but maintains an interest in staging the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, the federation has announced.
WWE lands expanded Caribbean rights deal with Flow Sports
World Wrestling Entertainment and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) have announced an expansion of their media rights deal that will see pay-television broadcaster Flow Sports become the home of the…
Sydney Swans strike five-year extension to QBE tie-up
Australian Football League (AFL) club Sydney Swans has extended its long-running sponsorship agreement with QBE Insurance for a further five years as part of a new deal with the New South Wales-based firm