Kroenke closes in on League of Legends team slot
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) is closing in on a deal to acquire a slot in esports’ League of Legends Championship Series (LCS), according to ESPN.
Netflix and F1 to return for second series
The operators of the Formula One World Championship have extended a deal with online streaming service Netflix for a second series of ‘F1: Drive to Survive’.
Espai Barça completion date pushed back
Jordi Moix, the Barcelona vice-president responsible for the Espai Barça redevelopment, has confirmed that the project is set to be completed by 2024 – some two years later than initially planned.
Rangers suffers Sports Direct legal blow
Rangers has pledged to “meet any financial award” after a judge ruled that retailer Sports Direct should have been given the opportunity to submit a counter offer to a commercial agreement struck by the…
Gillette teams up with Uefa in Champions League licensing deal
Male grooming brand Gillette has signed a multi-year global licensing partnership with Uefa centering on the Champions League, the showpiece club competition of European football’s governing body.
Plan unveiled for new Calgary Flames arena
Terms have been agreed on a deal that could potentially lead to the development of a new C$550m (€374.5m/$418.6
CAF ExCo member to take Fifa agreement to CAS
Fifa’s reform roadmap for the Confederation of African Football is set to be challenged after the latter body’s executive committee member, Musa Bility, said he will take his opposition to the plan to …
Fina warns Horton after podium protest
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has today (Monday) warned Swimming Australia and its athlete, Mack Horton, after the Australian staged a protest against Chinese rival Sun Yang
Tokyo 2020 lifts lid on robot tech ahead of one-year countdown
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has unveiled four new robots which will be deployed to assist spectators, athletes and officials at competition venues, stating…
Fina returns World Championships to Kazan, Budapest
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has opted to return its 2025 and 2027 World Championships and World Masters Championships to Kazan and Budapest, a decade on from when the events were…