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Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Tom Hill, former chief commercial officer at World Rugby, is to head up a new venture set up by Global Venue Services (GVS) and the Propel collective of sports and health specialists to develop shared…
Professional Wrestling
Events

This Sunday, yet another of Tony Khan’s dreams will come true.
Rugby Union
Media

World Rugby has moved to plug gaps in the sport's global reach through the launch of free streaming platform RugbyPass TV in time for next month's Rugby World Cup
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

IMG has made two high-profile production hires with the appointment of Sally Brown and Steve Rudge to the newly created roles of vice-presidents and co-heads of the agency’s multi-sport content.H
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

German motor oil manufacturer Liqui Moly has extended its central sponsorship deal with Formula One – the pinnacle of the brand’s sponsorship activities across multiple sports.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Ben Bradley, a former global partnerships director at Manchester United, has taken on a new role as international director in the global partnerships team at live entertainment and sports group AEG Europe
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Mastercard has been announced as a sponsor of the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, which will be held in India between October 5 and November 19 this year
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Visa and Qatar Airways have renewed their top-tier Fifa Partner deals, covering all of the global football federation's major men’s, women’s and youth events, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.
Football
Media

The new Serie A season kicks-off this weekend with broadcast agreements in place with more than 65 media outlets worldwide, the league and its rights agency partner Infront have announced
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group has appointed Deutsche Bank as advisers on a potential sale of the Infront sports marketing agency
Athletics
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Athletics has announced a new global sponsorship deal with UK management consulting firm Deloitte on the eve of the 2023 world championships in Budapest.
Athletics
Governance

Sebastian Coe has been re-elected president of World Athletics, the sport's governing body, for a third and final term and despite his time in office having been dominated by reform and displays of strong…
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Qatar Airways has appointed global sports marketing agency Right Formula as its retained agency for the airline’s Formula 1 activation programme.
Triathlon
Governance

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced a new agreement with World Triathlon that will recognise the PTO Tour as the official World Championship tour of long-distance triathlon.
Football
Media

DAZN has acquired women’s football-focused media platform Ata Football, which it will use to establish a “women’s sports vertical” within the group. Ata
Golf
Events

The DP World Tour has unveiled a substantially revamped schedule for its 2024 season, including a record prize purse of $148.5m (€135.8m), stating its plans reinforce the former European Tour’s claim to be “golf’s global Tour”.
Cycling
Finance & Law

The International Cycling Union (UCI) expects to receive $26m (€23.7m) from its share of revenues from the Paris 2024 Olympics, up from the $24.4m received after Tokyo 2020.
Football
Media

Saudi Pro League rights deals with Fox Sports in the US, Canal Plus in France and sub-Saharan Africa, Sport TV in Portugal and a multi-territory agreement with DAZN are the standout agreements secured…