Spain

Motorsport
Events

The MotoGP motorcycling series has announced the cancellation of this year’s British and Australian grands prix as its calendar continues to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Esports
Events

Australian commentators hailed rule changes in the National Rugby League that led to an exciting game as the 2020 season got back underway yesterday with the Parramatta Eels beating the Brisbane Broncos…
Football
Events

LaLiga is planning the resumption of the top division of Spanish club football with the Seville derby between Sevilla and Real Betis on June 11 after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the league would …
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish football club Atlético Madrid has renewed its sponsorship agreement with health brand Herbalife Nutrition, the main sponsor of its women's team.
Football
Media

Japanese media platform SportsNavi has rekindled its connection to LaLiga by becoming the first official media partner of the Spanish football competition in Japan
Tennis
Media

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the newly-created Mapfre League tennis tournament in Spain
Basketball
Events

The Basketball Champions League has announced that Turkish club Darüssafaka, Spanish team RETAbet Bilbao and Lithuanian outfit Rytas Vilnius will join the competition for the 2020-21 season.
Motorsport
Media

Spanish telco Telefónica remains interested in renewing its role as the incumbent broadcast rights-holder of Formula 1 motor racing in its domestic market.
Football
Media

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has continued its original content drive through its new Barça Studios division by announcing the launch of its first animated series.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Top-flight Spanish football club Sevilla is in advanced negotiations over a shirt sponsorship deal with online betting operator Betway, it has been claimed
Esports
Esports

Dentsu is to extend its reach in esports, establishing its own division through its subsidiary MKTG, part of the Dentsu Aegis Network, the Japanese conglomerate’s media and digital marketing communications a…
Football
Business

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has formed a joint venture with Spanish rights and production agency Mediapro and Super Sports Media, a subsidiary of Chinese…
Media

Mediaset’s operating profit fell by 47 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 as the Italy-based commercial broadcasting group was hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis.
Athletics
Events

Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has secured a $260m loan to help it through the Covid-19 downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The loan supplements an existing $2
Football
Governance

Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga , is appealing to the English Premier League to judiciously examine the planned £300m ($378m/€345m) takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabian investors.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish football club FC Barcelona has launched its own official e-commerce channel for the first time
Motorsport
Events

Dorna Sports, commercial rights-holder of MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), has reached an agreement in principle to commence the former’s 2020 season and resume the latter’s cam…
Football
Events

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has agreed to a request from Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad to ensure the 2019-20 Copa del Rey final is played in front of fans, meaning the two clubs are likely…