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Football Australia withdraws teams from AFC Champions League
Football Australia has withdrawn Sydney FC, Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar from the AFC Champions League, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed
Indonesian Liga 1 to start in July, Emtek and MNC have media rights
The Indonesian Liga 1 2021 football season will start on July 9 with Liga 2 set to start a few weeks later, governing body PT Liga Indonesia Baru has said
Birmingham 2022 ‘fully on track’, says Coordination Commission
The Commonwealth Games Federation Coordination Commission (CoCom) has completed its latest assessment of Birmingham, the host of the 2022 edition, concluding that the city is “fully on track to host a…
Orlando to host 2021 Florida Cup
Central Florida market seeks to boost bid for 2026 Fifa World Cup
Calgary to host rescheduled IIHF Women’s World Championship
Calgary will host the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Women’s World Championship from August 20 to 31 after the original event in Nova Scotia was cancelled.
LFP votes in favour of reducing Ligue 1 to 18 teams from 2023-24 season
The general assembly of France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has voted in favour of reducing the size of Ligue 1, the top division of French football, from 20 teams to 18 from the start of the 2…
Oman to host inaugural Hockey5s World Cup in 2024
Oman’s capital city Muscat has been chosen to host the inaugural International Hockey Federation (FIH) Hockey5s World Cup in January 2024.
Asia Rugby revamps event calendar, Asia Championships set for November
Asia Rugby has revealed an updated event calendar for 2021 which sees the Asia Championships moved to November and the introduction of a new sevens competition
AFF considers centralised venue for Suzuki Cup
The Asean Football Federation is considering playing this year's Suzuki Cup at a centralised venue, instead of the usual series of home and away matches, due to the pandemic
WTT opens bidding process to host 2022 Series events
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has opened the bidding process to host the top-tier events of the 2022 WTT Series
Newbury Racecourse appoints Levy as catering and hospitality supplier
Newbury Racecourse has appointed Levy UK and Ireland to provide catering and hospitality solutions to the venue on a ten-year contract
Paris 2024 ‘on track’ to hit two-thirds of €1.1bn sponsorship target by year end
The Paris 2024 organising committee says it is “on track” to hit two-thirds of its €1.1bn ($1.3bn) sponsorship target by the end of 2021, despite the ongoing difficulty of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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MLB, MLBPA hit with lawsuit over ASG relocation
Conservative advocacy group seeks $1.1bn in compensatory, punitive damages
IOC to introduce new global hospitality model from Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee has teamed up with the International Paralympic Committee and the organising committees of the 2024, 2026 and 2028 Olympics to introduce a new global hospitality model,…
Host cities confirmed for Brazil’s Copa América
The Brazilian cities of Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Cuiabá and Goiania have been selected to host matches at the relocated Copa América, which is scheduled to begin on June 13.
ICC expands men’s World Cups, prepares for T20WC in UAE
The International Cricket Council is increasing the numbers of teams in both its 50-over and T20 Men's World Cup tournaments, and increasing the frequency of the latter competition
Grand Slam officials seek more conciliatory tone with Osaka
Tournament executives seek to "advance mental health and wellbeing"
Saudi Arabia ‘drawing up’ plans for 2030 World Cup bid
Saudi Arabia is reportedly exploring a bid for the 2030 edition of football's Fifa World Cup