Olympic Games
Hong Kong NOC signs up Nissin Foods despite Tokyo 2020 postponement
The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, (SF&OC) has added Japanese instant noodle company Nissin Foods to its sponsorship portfolio
Tokyo Olympics officially rescheduled for summer 2021
Summer Games now set for July 23-August 8, 2021
Visa commits to Olympic athletes for 2021 Games
Global payments specialists Visa has provided the Olympic athletes it sponsors with assurance that contracts can be extended in line with the delay of Tokyo 2020
Globo ‘to renegotiate ad deals worth $114m’ after Tokyo 2020 postponement
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo is facing up to the prospect of having to renegotiate advertising deals worth a reported R$580m (€103.6m/$113.7
Coronavirus update: “Massive” Tokyo costs, Olympic qualifications to stand, Tour de France options, and more
The costs of rescheduling the Olympics next year will be "massive", Tokyo 2020 organising committee chief executive Toshiro Muto has said
Discovery taps into $500m credit facility amid ‘unknown’ Covid-19 impact
US-based media group Discovery has borrowed $500m (€456.9m) under its credit facility as it seeks to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
IOC ‘targeting’ July-August 2021 window for Tokyo’s Olympics
The International Olympic Committee is working with sports bodies to secure a July-August 2021 slot for this year’s rescheduled summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to John Coates, chair of t…
Coronavirus update: LaLiga runs music festival, ONE fights on, AFL pay dispute, and more
Spanish football's LaLiga is running an online global music concert to raise funds for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus update: Tokyo torch relay postponed, KBO postponed again, and more
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay has been postponed, in the wake of the postponement of the Games themselves
Sponsors restate commitment to ‘safe’ Tokyo Olympic Games
Olympic sponsors are stressing the importance of continuity and a "safe" Tokyo Olympic Games following the IOC’s postponement of the Tokyo Games.
Bach: Sacrifices and compromises needed for Olympics rescheduling
Task force created to reschedule Olympics as soon as possible.
Tokyo 2021 move will crowd sports calendar
The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics until 2021 will crowd the sports calendar and have a knock-on impact on a large number of other events next year
Payne: Tokyo postponement ‘mind-boggling in its complexity’ but no Winter Olympics knock-on effect
Olympic marketing expert Michael Payne believes that the postponing of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will not have a knock-on effect on the subsequent Winter Olympics, but acknowledges that the complications…
Abe, Bach agree to delay Tokyo 2020 Games
The Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics will be delayed following an agreement reached early on March 24 between Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach
ISA postpones World Surfing Games
The International Surfing Association and the government of El Salvador have jointly agreed to postpone the World Surfing Games in light of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic
Stakeholders open to rescheduling of 2021 World Athletics Championships
World Athletics and the local organising committee of the 2021 World Athletics Championships, Oregon21, have said they are open to rescheduling their event to accommodate any possible postponement of the…
Coronavirus latest: Champions and Europa League finals postponed, Olympics decisions imminent, and more
Uefa has postponed this year's Champions League and Europa League finals due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The women's Champions League final has also been postponed