Events
European Tour adds Portuguese, Spanish tournaments to calendar
Golf’s European Tour has made further alterations to its calendar during Covid-19, with events in Portugal and Spain replacing tournaments in China and Morocco, respectively.
Uefa, European clubs ‘to oppose’ Fifa’s biennial World Cup plan
Uefa and Europe's top football clubs are set to oppose a plan by Fifa to run the World Cup every two years, according to news reports
NHL secures deal to allow players to participate in 2022 Winter Olympics
National Hockey League players will take part in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after a deal was finally struck between the league, NHL Players Association, International Ice Hockey Federation, and International…
Coutts: Pandemic a lesson in thinking outside the box for SailGP
The impact of Covid-19 forced SailGP to “think outside the box” in terms of handling aspects of the team sailing competition remotely in order to trim costs and operate in a more sustainable fashion, chi…
Putin reveals Vladivostok may bid for 2036 Olympic Games
The list of Russian cities proposed to become host venues for the 2036 Olympic Games has expanded further, with the country’s President, Vladimir Putin, suggesting that the far eastern city of Vladivostok m…
World Rugby Sevens calendar altered as four events cancelled
World Rugby has cancelled its Sevens Series events in Cape Town and Singapore this year due to “ongoing and variable impacts” of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Australia’s golfing majors postponed until 2022
Australia’s two major golfing events, the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Open, have been postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19.
Australia to have combined, men’s and women’s football title
A combined champion of Australia's men's and women's professional football leagues will be crowned from next season as part of an expansion of the women's club game by league organiser Australian Professional…
Seth I. Kirby | The sustainability crisis of the Olympic Games
Seth I. Kirby, lecturer in sport and leisure management in the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University, discusses the impact of climate change and the blistering summer heat on Tokyo 2020, and asks whether there is any hope that future Games organisers will take the crisis seriously
Infront-owned Threshold Sports acquires Endure24 mass participation events series
Threshold Sports, the Infront-owned agency and events organiser, has announced the acquisition of Endure24, a 24-hour relay race series based in the UK
Four Asian football federations back holding a biennial Fifa World Cup
The football federations of Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka have come out in support of Fifa, world football's governing body, holding the men's and women's World Cups every two years rather…
US Open disrupted by historic New York-area rain
Louis Armstrong Stadium, even with a roof, is no match for storm
Budapest and Hungarian government in dispute over World Athletics Championships
Budapest’s Mayor, Gergely Karácsony, has found himself at loggerheads with the Hungarian government over the staging of the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the city amid the proposed development of…
Spain ups capacity limits for sporting venues
The Spanish Government has enhanced capacity limits for sports venues in the country, boosted by the success of the Covid-19 vaccination programme
Saints’ opener moved to Jacksonville in wake of Hurricane Ida
The New Orleans Saints' regular season opener against the Green Bay Packers on September 12 will be held at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, while the city of New Orleans continues to recover …
Kremlev: Debt-free Aiba has hit $50m commercial rights, hosting fee target
International Boxing Association (Aiba) president Umar Kremlev has said that the sport’s world governing body has cleared its debts and hit his specified $50m (€42m) target from sponsorship, broadcast and…
European Tour research flags up potential $7.5m economic boost to event hosts
Golf’s European Tour has unveiled new research into the economic impact of its events on host venues, with analysis suggesting that local businesses stand to benefit from a boost of up to $7.5m (€6.3m).
IMG steps up golf commitment with long-term European Solheim Cup deal
The IMG agency has been appointed as the delivery partner for the European editions of golf’s Solheim Cup in a long-term deal that will initially run until the end of 2038.