Hearn: Joshua and Fury to fight in Saudi Arabia in August
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight title fight will take place in Saudi Arabia, according to Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn.
Hong Kong government buys Tokyo 2020 rights, five channels to show coverage
The Hong Kong government has acquired the broadcast rights to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and will allow five local broadcasters to air the rescheduled Games
Sportradar boosts cricket business with InteractSport acquisition
Sports data and betting company Sportradar is aiming to increase its presence in cricket with the acquisition of InteractSport, a sports data and technology company based in Melbourne, Australia
BCCI’s Ganguly: IPL cannot resume in India
Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has stressed that the suspended Indian Premier League will not be resumed in India
AFC Cup matches in Maldives postponed ‘until further notice’
The Asian Football Confederation has indefinitely postponed AFC Cup group matches set to take place in the Maldives after a new wave of Covid-19 cases in the region
Empty Tokyo Olympic stadium hosts track and field test event
A track and field test event for Tokyo 2020 on Sunday (May 9) saw hundreds of athletes take part inside an empty National Stadium as organisers tested Covid-19 countermeasures
Singapore to lead Asia pack in ‘twin-track world’ of events, says medical expert
Singapore will have an advantage over other Asian markets in safely hosting sporting events as disparities in Covid-19 vaccination rollouts lead to a “twin-track world”, a leading medical expert has sai…
BCCI president says hosting IPL was ‘not a mistake’
Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has defended the board’s decision to host the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament while the country faced a Covid-19 c…
Pfizer to donate vaccines for Tokyo 2020 athletes after IOC deal
The International Olympic Committee has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Covid-19 vaccine producers Pfizer and BioNTech to donate vaccines to Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic participants
Sportradar agrees data deal with Kyodo News
Sports data and content company Sportradar has extended a multi-year data agreement with Japanese news agency Kyodo News