Features

Former Eurosport managing director and Infostrada CEO Danny Menken reveals why he became group managing director of Eleven Sports Network – the up-and-coming sports broadcaster launched by MP & Silva cofounder Andrea Radrizzani.

Roller sports lay claim to the IOC’s sought-after youth appeal trump card, but can disciplines like skateboarding and inline skating really be converted into serious Olympic sports?

Having only just been through an Olympic bid campaign, you could forgive squash if they decided to sit out this race. World Squash Federation president N Ramachandran tells us why they are coming back for more.

With four other strong bids already on the table, Elisha Chauhan asks whether Budapest’s campaign is strong enough to host the 2024 Olympics.

Major league glamour and gender-equality appeal is a compelling argument for the Olympic Movement. World Baseball Softball Confederation is hoping it will be enough to convince Tokyo of its worth.

Some sports properties will travel miles away from home in order to benefit from non-sports revenues, as recently seen with Wasps, the Aviva Premiership Rugby Union club, which last year made the move to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England, 90 miles from its previous base.

Many stadiums can lay claim to have a special place in the heart of a community, but few are as inextricably linked with the history, culture and identity of an entire nation as Dublin’s Croke Park.

Few sports have such a pressing need to maximise the non-event day use of assets as British racing, and few have been as active.

Has the Olympic Movement sold its own public short by signing up with Eurosport?

Whether it be weddings on the hallowed turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, or afternoon tea in Lord’s Long Room, venue operators are looking for ever more creative ways to turn their sporting structures into fully operational commercial venues, open for business 365 days a year. Kevin Roberts provides a definitive guide to turning your white elephant into a home-for-all-occasions, as he finds out the most effective methods and common pitfalls of making your sports stadia about more than just sport.

Future Olympic stars could find themselves promoting a lot more than their natural talents, as the Olympic Movement considers loosening its commercial grip on athlete endorsement. 

Rio and PyeongChang have recently shown that repeat bidding is one of the most successful ways of gaining Olympic favour, Can karate use the same tactic as their passport to Tokyo?

International Surfing Association president Fernando Aguerre tells us why his sport can make the transition from lifestyle pursuit to a surprise package at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

Owen Evans spoke to Stacey Allaster, CEO of the WTA, about her $525m blueprint for how fans will watch women’s tennis over the next five years.

Owen Evans travelled to Holland to speak to FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) president Ary Graca about how they are planning to solve a stadia legacy dilemma through an innovative multi-venue strategy.

Owen Evans looked at what recently re-elected president Jordi Bartomeu needs to do to improve Brand Barca in the next six years.