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The State of Victoria has agreed to pay Commonwealth Games stakeholders A$380m (€223.3m/$243.1m) in compensation following last month’s decision to drop hosting rights to the 2026 edition of the multi-sport event.
Events

Ticketing records have been smashed at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Now, as viagogo global managing director Cris Miller argues, women’s sport has a prime opportunity to capitalise by taking an innovative approach to ticketing strategies enhance distribution and satisfy demand.
Football
Governance

Women’s soccer is surfing a wave of fresh popularity during the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, but the US’s early exit from the tournament marks the start of a complex rebuild for America's top-tier domestic game as it prepares to run two concurrent division-one leagues from 2024.
Golf
Events

The DP World Tour has unveiled a substantially revamped schedule for its 2024 season, including a record prize purse of $148.5m (€135.8m), stating its plans reinforce the former European Tour’s claim to be “golf’s global Tour”.
Football
Governance

The German Football League (DFL) has been urged to take a more hands-on approach to organising pre-season tours for top-flight clubs as part of wider internationalisation plans to enhance the commercial…
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sponsorship revenue for the Ryder Cup has risen by 153 per cent during the current cycle after the additions made to the premium Worldwide Partner tier, SportBusiness understands
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today (Monday) signed off on an overhaul of its men’s club competitions, along with announcing the introduction of a Women’s Champions League.
Rugby League
Events

The National Rugby League (NRL) has detailed plans to start its 2024 campaign in Las Vegas, in what will mark the first regular-season games held outside of Australia and New Zealand.
Multiple Sports
Media

Continued strong results at the Ultimate Fighting Championship, betting growth and recent broadcast production contract wins at IMG helped Endeavor to post a 9.5-per-cent increase in quarterly revenues
Multi-sport
Events

Alberta is the latest Commonwealth Games bidder to pull out of possibly hosting the games, withdrawing from a 2030 bid involving the cities of Calgary and Edmonton because of estimated costs of up to C$2
Rugby League
Events

International Rugby League (IRL) has announced that the next edition of the Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) will take place in the Southern Hemisphere in 2026, with wide-ranging reforms detailed, including the sport’s first formal international calendar, in the wake of France dropping hosting rights to the 2025 RLWC.
Volleyball
Events

The search has begun for hosts for both the men’s and women’s FIVB World Championships in 2025 and 2027.
Football
Governance

The Confederation of African Football opted for a slimmed-down, eight-team version of its proposed African Football League after expected funding from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation failed to materialise.
Football
Events

The UK and Ireland’s bid to host the European Championship in 2028 is set to be rubber-stamped later this year after Turkey, the only other bidder, submitted a request to European governing body Uefa t…
Boxing
Governance

The International Boxing Association (IBA) is refusing to back down in its battle to govern the sport, announcing today (Wednesday) that two major competitions will launch in 2024
Rugby League
Events

The Australian Rugby League Commission and New South Wales Government have agreed a fresh one-year deal for this season’s NRL and NRLW Premiership Grand Finals to remain at Sydney’s Accor Stadium, with the long-term home of the events remaining uncertain.
Mixed Martial Arts
Events

Martial arts organisation ONE Championship is continuing its assault on the United States, announcing that it will stage four events in the country in 2024
Multi-sport
Events

The Queensland state government is at loggerheads with the mayor of Gold Coast over the latter’s pursuit of a ‘rescue plan’ to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the country. G