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Extreme E to take race to Sardinia, replacing Brazil
The Extreme E electric SUV racing series will stage an event in Sardinia this October, replacing the cancelled contest in Brazil
Alexandra Palace to continue as PDC World Darts Championship host
The Professional Darts Corporation has agreed a new four-year deal to continue staging its World Championship at Alexandra Palace
USTA, Elevate Sports partner for US Open premium ticket sales
The United States Tennis Association and Elevate Sports Ventures have announced a strategic relationship to support premium sales and service for the 2021 US Open.
RLWC2021 has ’50-50′ chance of proceeding as planned after NZ and Australia exits
Rugby League World Cup 2021 organisers have said the chances of the tournament proceeding as planned in England this year are “50-50” as they address the “significant challenges” presented by Australia and New…
Spectators appear at Olympics in small numbers
Modest numbers of fans have been attending events at the Tokyo Olympics, taking advantage of official and unofficial gaps in the broader spectator ban
Cork among ’35 expressions of interest’ to host 37th America’s Cup
The Irish city of Cork has been included on a shortlist of candidates selected by Emirates Team New Zealand for hosting rights to the 37th edition of the America’s Cup sailing event.
Nielsen research suggests EuroLeague interest has grown 22 per cent in last three years
New research conducted by Nielsen Sports has shown growing levels of interest in the EuroLeague basketball tournament in its major markets over the last three years
Riga and Guangzhou to host 2023 World Athletics events, Minsk replaced by Muscat
World Athletics has awarded the 2023 Road Running Championships to the Latvian city of Riga and announced that Guangzhou, China, will host the World Relays in May of the same year
US politicians attack Beijing 2022 sponsors
American politicians opposed to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have criticised the event's US corporate sponsors during a congressional hearing
New Zealand cancels Pumas Tests, Bledisloe Cup to go ahead
New Zealand Rugby has been forced to scrap plans to host two Rugby Championship Test matches against Argentina in September after the trans-Tasman travel bubble – between Australia and New Zealand – was…
How the Euro 2020 retail programme adapted to multi-host format and crowd restrictions
Adam Nelson speaks to Astrid Thams, director of retail, events and licensing at Fanatics, about the challenges of navigating a successful retail operation through the Covid-19-hit Euro 2020 tournament.
BCCI confirms September restart for Indian Premier League
The suspended 2021 season of the Indian Premier League will restart in the United Arab Emirates on September 19, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has said
USA Rugby looks to boost Rugby World Cup hopes with All Blacks match at FedEx Field
The United States men's national rugby union team will play the New Zealand All Blacks in a high-profile Test match at FedEx Field on October 23, an event which could significantly bolster USA Rugby's…
Thai League 1 postponed again, slated for September
Football's 2021-22 Thai League 1 season has been delayed again due to the coronavirus pandemic and is now scheduled to kick off on September 3
Fiba Asia Cup 2021 postponed until July 2022
Basketball's Fiba Asia Cup 2021 in Jakarta, Indonesia, has been delayed until next year due to the Covid-19 pandemic
PCB sets out plans for 2022 Pakistan Super League, debates commercial rights
The Pakistan Cricket Board has agreed on an earlier calendar slot of January-February for the 2022 Pakistan Super League, along with discussing what will be a new commercial rights cycle for the Twenty20…
Simon Chadwick | Tokyo 2020 is not the first ‘geopolitical Olympics’, and it won’t be the last
The Olympics has always been a stage for nations to set out grand political ambitions, for better or worse. Tokyo 2020 will be no different, says Professor Simon Chadwick.
US lawmakers call on IOC to ‘delay or move’ Beijing 2022 Olympic Games
A cross-party group of US lawmakers has urged the International Olympic Committee to postpone and relocate the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, unless China ends what the US perceives as an ongoing genocide …