Events

Rugby Union
Events

Plans have today (Tuesday) been revealed for a new franchise-based rugby union tournament, which intends to see the world’s best male and female players compete in 12-a-side teams annually around the w…
Para Sport
Events

The president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee Seiko Hashimoto said she was “proud” of Japan for hosting the delayed Olympics and Paralympics despite the ongoing challenges around the Covid-19 pan…
Events

Breaking has gained an additional showcase at a multi-sport event ahead of its Olympic Games debut at Paris 2024 with the announcement that it has been added to the sports programme for the 2023 European…
Football
Education

The Josoor Institute was established in 2013 as the educational arm of Qatar’s World Cup 2022 organising committee, with a goal of securing a long-term dividend from that event by significantly boosting the country’s capacity to host major events. SportBusiness spoke with major stakeholders to discuss how it is working to secure that legacy, and their ambitions for Josoor’s future.
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Capgemini, the French multinational information technology services and consulting group, has become a 'Worldwide Partner' of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the second new addition to the portfolio of top-tier…
Multiple Sports
Events

Global media group Discovery has announced the rebranding of its Eurosport Events division as Discovery Sports Events
Sailing
Events

Team sailing competition SailGP has this morning unveiled a new Swiss team backed by Nordic oil and gas company Lundin Energy as an expansion franchise for its third season
Golf
Events

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.
Football
Events

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
Ice Hockey
Events

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…
Sailing
Events

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…
Multi-sport
Events

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…
Rugby Union
Events

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.
Golf
Events

Australia’s two major golfing events, the Australian PGA Championship and the Australian Open, have been postponed until 2022 due to Covid-19.
Football
Events

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…
Multiple Sports
Events

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
Mass Participation
Finance & Law

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
Football
Events

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…