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Roma turns to Saudi for front-of-shirt sponsor
Italian Serie A club AS Roma has turned to Saudi Arabia to end its quest for a main shirt sponsor, agreeing a two-year deal with the Gulf state's winter entertainment festival, Riyadh Season
UK and Ireland set to host Euro 2028 as Turkey focuses on joint 2032 bid
The UK and Ireland’s bid to host Euro 2028 will be unopposed after Uefa confirmed Turkey’s withdrawal from the bidding race to pursue a joint application with Italy to stage Euro 2032.
Relevent begins European expansion on the back of US success
Soccer tours to the US were once the butt of a joke
Poland to explore bid for 2036 Olympics
Polish President Andrzej Duda has announced that the country will pursue a bid to host the 2036 edition of the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Endeavor loses appeal over Covid-19 ‘commercial property’ insurance coverage
Endeavor has lost an appeal lodged in a Californian court against HDI Global Insurance over “commercial property” losses related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Morocco to stage 2025 AFCON as CAF opts for 2027 East Africa option
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco will stage the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament while a joint bid from the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda…
Matchroom breaks into Japanese boxing with live events pledge
Matchroom Boxing is making a move into Japan, after signing an agreement with Rakuten Ticket, Inc and Never Say Never (NSN), a sports entertainment and marketing company
SPORTEL confirms position as industry leader with 2023 flagship event and international expansion in 2024
SPORTEL’s annual flagship event, SPORTEL Monaco, will be back from 23 - 25 October, at the state-of-the-art Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, with an exhibition hall already almost fully booked.
Asian F1 team hopeful LKYSUNZ secures $1bn in funding
A prospective new southeast Asian Formula 1 motor racing team has moved a step closer to fruition, with $1bn (€940m) in funding having been secured.
Flanders Classics brings Amstel Gold Race into portfolio
Flanders Classics, the Belgian cycling event organiser, is to assume management of the Amstel Gold Race, the biggest cycling classic in the Netherlands, from the 2025 edition, it was announced today (Thursday)
Spring Media to distribute rights to table tennis’ new ‘Ryder Cup’
A new global table tennis event featuring some of the sport's leading male and female players, and based loosely on golf's Ryder Cup, is to debut later this year
Football Australia chief calls for venue upgrades ahead of Brisbane Olympics
James Johnson, chief executive of Football Australia, has called for a review of the venues chosen to host football matches at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games amid an anticipated spike in interest following the recent Fifa Women’s World Cup, which the country co-hosted alongside New Zealand.
Sunderland owners breathe life into WSX with promoter acquisition
The co-owners of Sunderland AFC, the second-tier English football club, have acquired SX Global, the Australia-based firm that has a 10-year contract in place to promote and manage the FIM Supercross World…
World Athletics appoints Budapest 2023 chief to ‘dial up’ competition innovation
World Athletics has today (Monday) appointed Marton Gyulai as its director of competition and events, fresh off the back of the official helping to deliver a widely acclaimed 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
NZR review delivers scathing attack on Super Rugby’s commercial appeal
A review of the governance of New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has warned that the Super Rugby competition must be overhauled in order to become a viable commercial proposition
Extreme H set for 2025 launch, targeting elite FIA World Championship status
Extreme E, the electric off-road motor racing series, has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) which will see the launch of a hydrogen-fuelled championship in 2025.
Greenpeace calls out TotalEnergies’ France 2023 RWC sponsorship as ‘greenwashing’
Environmental group Greenpeace has condemned TotalEnergies’ sponsorship of the upcoming Rugby World Cup in France with the release of an animated video that depicts oil flooding the pitch at the Stade de France, the venue for the opening match of the tournament on September 8.
Kasten: Investors’ PWHL business plan exceeds 10 years
The ownership group behind North America’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has a business plan that covers at least a decade, according to Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten who is …