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USTA to make US Open scheduling decision in June
The United States Tennis Association will wait until June before deciding whether the US Open can go ahead as planned amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, the organization's chief executive Mike Dowse revealed
DAZN acquires live rights to PDC Home Tour in nine markets
Sports streaming service DAZN has acquired rights in each of its active markets to the recently-announced Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Home Tour series
PGA Tour targets June return without spectators
The PGA Tour has announced it is planning to return to action in mid-June, with the initial four events in an ambitious revised schedule due to be played without spectators
DraftKings gets SEC clearance for merger
Deal set for shareholder vote on April 23
MLS could lose billions over Covid-19, says Sounders owner
Major League Soccer teams could potentially lose billions of dollars as a result of the sports competition shutdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Seattle Sounders majority owner Adrian…
NFL considering shortened season, playing in empty stadiums
The National Football League is reportedly considering playing a shortened season and holding games in empty or partially-filled stadiums as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
College sports unlikely to start until university campuses reopen
The commissioners of the major college football conferences in the United States have told US vice president Mike Pence that college sports cannot return from the global Covid-19 pandemic sports shutdown u…
WWE announces furloughs, pay cuts as Covid-19 continues to hit McMahon’s operations
World Wrestling Entertainment has announced it is furloughing a portion of its workforce, cutting executives' pay, and releasing on-screen talent as a result of the effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Fauci: Empty stadiums, quarantined players needed for summer sports return
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert in the United States, has offered a possible solution to professional and college sports returning this summer
UFC planning May 9 return with UFC 250
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White is continuing his plan to quickly resume the mixed martial arts property by ramping up efforts to stage UFC 250 on May 9 at an unconfirmed location
ESPN shows interest in Korean baseball rights
US sports broadcaster ESPN is reported to have approached the Korea Baseball Organisation (KBO) about the possibility of acquiring media rights in the US
NBA H-O-R-S-E competition proves mixed success due to “unique” logistical challenges
Individual shooting competition was a bold and innovative attempt to stage a rare non-esports competition to keep fans engaged amid the hiatus but various weather and WiFi issues prove problematic. Bob Williams reports.
Fanatics’ Rubin creates large-scale fundraising effort
Executive creating $100m campaign for Covid-19 relief
MLB cuts senior staff pay by average of 35 per cent
League pay cuts to follow similar measures elsewhere in the US sports industry
Trump names group of US sports executives to government committee
US President follows up on conference call with leading sports commissioners earlier this month
MLS admits completing full season will be “difficult”
Major League Soccer has admitted that time is running out for the league to complete a full season due to the global Covid-19 pandemic
NWHL poised to establish expansion team in Toronto
The National Women's Hockey League is reportedly looking to set up an expansion team in the Toronto area
NFL, TV networks prep complex Draft production
Production to cover three separate networks, roughly 180 different video feeds