Events
Allegiant Stadium to host 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup final
Concacaf has announced that Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, the home of the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders, will host the 2021 Gold Cup final
IPC follows IOC in scaling back Tokyo 2020 guest accreditations
The International Paralympic Committee has followed the International Olympic Committee in announcing substantial cuts to the number of people it will accredit as guests for Tokyo’s postponed summer Ol…
Australian PGA looks to coax Masters winner Matsuyama down under
The PGA of Australia is hoping to entice Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama to play its flagship event in December as it looks to bolster its golfing profile
Cisco signs as domestic sponsor of Paris 2024 in expanded role
The Paris 2024 organising committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has signed technology company Cisco as a second-tier domestic sponsor to provide secure connectivity infrastructure
FIGC calls on Prime Minister to secure Rome’s Euro 2020 status
Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina has called on the country’s Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, to help ensure Rome keeps its hosting rights to Uefa Euro 2020.
Cause for optimism in event sector as hosts begin planning for spectators
A new survey says a large proportion of event hosts are planning for spectators to return to stadiums and have not postponed any events beyond September 2021. But will the event bidding sector be the same after the pandemic?
Beijing 2022 completes 10-day Covid prevention testing event
China has completed a 10-day testing programme for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics in a bid to gauge how it can prevent the spread of Covid-19 during the event
PWHPA postpones St. Louis stop due to Covid-19 outbreak
The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association postponed its Dream Gap Tour stop in St. Louis, Missouri, over the weekend after one of its teams suffered a Covid-19 exposure
Innsbruck and Turin join Madrid as Davis Cup Finals hosts
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has today (Monday) revealed changes for the staging of the 2021 Davis Cup Finals, with Innsbruck and Turin joining Madrid as host cities
PCB outsources Covid protocols ahead of Pakistan Super League resumption
The Pakistan Cricket Board is outsourcing the management of its Covid-19 safety protocols after an outbreak brought the Pakistan Super League to a halt last month
Indonesia’s MotoGP return moved to 2022
Indonesia's return to MotoGP hosting has been postponed due to the pandemic and is now scheduled for March 2022
Tokyo Olympics diving qualifying event rescheduled
An Olympics diving qualifier in Tokyo that looked to have been cancelled last week will now go ahead following an agreement between the international aquatics federation and Japanese authorities
Delayed Men’s Asian Hockey Championships moved to October
The delayed Hero Men’s Asian Hockey Champions Trophy will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh later this year after being put on hold following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Bilbao, Dublin, Munich and Rome remain at risk of losing Euro 2020 matches
The cities of Bilbao, Dublin, Munich and Rome have been given an extended deadline of April 19 to provide information on allowing fans to attend matches at the Uefa European Championship
Pandemic drives 2021 Global T20 Canada event to Malaysia
This year’s Global T20 Canada cricket tournament will be moved to Malaysia because of Covid-19-induced travel and health restrictions.
Mayor of London claims talks initiated with BCCI over hosting IPL matches
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said that talks have been opened with the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Indian Premier League cricket tournament and its clubs over the prospect of hosting…
SailGP keeps its fizz with exclusive champagne deal
International sailing championship SailGP has agreed a deal with Champagne Barons de Rothschild to supply its Season 2 events
UK sports bodies back Covid certification as ‘credible option’ for full stadia
A group of the UK’s leading sports rights-holders have written an open letter to the country’s politicians in support of Covid-19 certification as a ‘credible option’ to enable full capacity stadiums from Ju…