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Ukraine underlines winter Olympics bid intentions
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has said his country is committed to bidding for a future edition of the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Conmebol: Biennial World Cup ‘highly unviable’
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has joined the opposition to Fifa’s plan to transform the World Cup into a biennial event, despite admitting it was previously in favour of the idea.
Lancashire Cricket weighs up losses from cancelled England-India Test
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has said it has offered to reschedule the Test match between England and India that was cancelled shortly before play was due to begin earlier today (Friday),…
Uefa president warns of boycott threat to Fifa’s World Cup plans
Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin has warned that European and South American nations may boycott any move by Fifa to push forward with switching the World Cup to a biennial hosting model.
Fifa unveils plans to visit East Coast-based USA 2026 World Cup candidate cities
World governing soccer body Fifa has announced it will visit nine United States-based candidate host cities for the 2026 World Cup from September 15-23, starting in Boston and concluding in Miami
Fencing returns to European Games programme for Krakow-Malopolska 2023
The European Olympic Committees has announced the sport of fencing will return to the programme of the European Games for its next edition in Krakow-Malopolska in 2023
Lars Haue-Pedersen | Should ‘together’ also include a merger of the Olympics and Paralympics?
Lars Haue-Pedersen, head of BCW Sports, looks at whether the IOC and IPC should consider the radical step of merging the Olympic and Paralympics Games to fully embrace the meaning of the new, expanded Olympic motto of: "Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together"
Asian Youth Games in China postponed
The Asian Youth Games, due to take place in Shantou, China, in November, has been postponed by a year due to the pandemic
MLS to go head-to-head with NFL on Thanksgiving Day
Major League Soccer has decided to go head-to-head with the National Football League by broadcasting a postseason game on the main Fox broadcast network on Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 25
Infront to operate and distribute hospitality packages for RWC 2023
The Infront agency has been named as an 'Official Hospitality Partner' for 15 games at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
NBC Sports virtually sold out of Super Bowl LVI ads
Network reaches record pricing for recent sales of inventory
World Leagues Forum opposes biennial World Cup plans
The World Leagues Forum has become the latest football body to hit out at Fifa’s plans to transform the World Cup into a biennial competition, stating the tournament shouldn’t become a “commonplace event…
NWSL players criticize decision to stage championship game at 9am local time
A number of National Women's Soccer League players have criticized the league's decision to stage its November 20 championship game at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, at 9am local time
Abu Dhabi to host ‘Aquatics Festival’ alongside Fina Short Course Worlds
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has announced the addition of an ‘Aquatics Festival’ to this year’s postponed World Swimming Championships (25m), with a number of other disciplines set t…
Japan ‘to give up’ Club World Cup amid Covid-19 concerns
The Japan Football Association has elected to drop its hosting rights to this year’s Fifa Club World Cup amid the ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the country, according to Kyodo News.
Brisbane to stage NRL Grand Final for the first time
Brisbane will host the National Rugby League’s Premiership Grand Final for the first time after this year’s game was moved from Sydney due to escalating Covid-19 cases in the city.
South Korean, US bids entered for 2027 World University Games
South Korea and the United States have become the first two bidders for the 2027 World University Games under the International University Sports Federation’s (FISU’s) revamped bidding process for its…
European Cricket Championship unveils Dream Sports deal, broadcaster line-up
Indian digital sports media group Dream Sports has agreed a title sponsorship and media rights deal covering this month's European Cricket Championship, a new T10 tournament