ITF

Tennis
Governance

The International Tennis Federation has announced it will put approximately half of its staff on furlough and cut other employees’ salaries because of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Events

The International Tennis Federation’s Fed Cup and the International Skating Union’s imminent World Figure Skating Championships have become the latest sporting events to be postponed because of the cor…
Tennis
Industry Moves

FC Barcelona’s former head of brand, Marc Carrión Puig, has left the club to become the director of marketing and digital at Kosmos Tennis, the Davis Cup organiser founded and chaired by Barcelona footballer Ge…
Mixed Martial Arts
Other

China has forfeited its away Davis Cup tennis match against Romania next month as its team cannot travel due to the coronavirus epidemic. The match was scheduled for March 6-7
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has postponed 12 Champions League matches involving Chinese clubs, following a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak
Basketball
Events

The coronavirus has begun to impact the sports industry with Olympic qualifying tournaments in football, boxing and basketball, as well as cycling and tennis events, among the competitions either rescheduled …
Tennis
Events

Tennis stars Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have suggested that the sport's two national team competitions, the ATP Cup and the Davis Cup, should be merged
Tennis
Sports Betting

The Tennis Integrity Unit’s Supervisory Board and the International Tennis Federation have agreed to a major new investment project to create a comprehensive integrity infrastructure for the ITF World T…
Tennis
Events

David Haggerty, the International Tennis Federation president, has hailed the revamped Davis Cup, but admits that some scheduling changes need to be made next year.
Tennis
Events

Gerard Piqué, founder and chairman of Kosmos, has floated the prospect of a “super event” in association with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), reflecting on the first edition of the new-…
Tennis
Events

The Pakistan Tennis Federation's appeal for its upcoming Davis Cup tennis fixture against India to remain in Islamabad has failed, with the International Tennis Federation choosing to hold the fixture…
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Spanish department store group El Corte Inglés has signed with Kosmos Tennis as a sponsor of the Davis Cup finals.
Tennis
Media

DAZN, the OTT subscription streaming service, has acquired rights in Brazil to the Davis Cup tennis tournament
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has signed Spanish transportation network company Cabify as a sponsor for the forthcoming 2019 Davis Cup finals
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has added French cosmetics company Sothys and Australian property developer AVJennings as International Sponsors for the upcoming Fed Cup final
Tennis
Media

International sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a two-year deal with the International Tennis Federation for rights to the Davis Cup finals in six of its markets
Tennis
Sports Betting

Risk expert Jonny Gray has been appointed the first chief executive of the newly-empowered Tennis Integrity Unit, as the sport looks to step up the fight against match-fixing and corruption
Industry Moves

Spring Media, the Stockholm-based agency, has strengthened its commercial team with the appointments of Slaven Paunovic, formerly of the MP & Silva and The Sportsman Media Group agencies, and Carly O’Hara, c…