Events
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 …
PFL targets UFC parity in five years after $100m Saudi investment
SRJ Sports Investments, the new vehicle created by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), has made its first move, a $100m (€92m) investment into US-based mixed martial arts promotion the Professional Fig…
Globe Soccer Awards enters landmark agreement with LaLiga and launches first European event
Globe Soccer, the organisation behind Dubai's prestigious Globe Soccer Awards, has signed a landmark five-year agreement with Spain’s LALIGA.
Ex-World Rugby CCO Hill to lead GVS-Propel event services venture
Tom Hill, former chief commercial officer at World Rugby, is to head up a new venture set up by Global Venue Services (GVS) and the Propel collective of sports and health specialists to develop shared…
CAF strikes deal to stage African Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has strengthened its ties to African football with the announcement that the 2023 African Super Cup will be played in the Saudi city of Taif next month
Ahead of Wembley megashow, AEW’s Khan believes profit could be one deal away
This Sunday, yet another of Tony Khan’s dreams will come true.
New market and record prize money lures Next Gen ATP Finals to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has made its first significant move into tennis, today (Thursday), winning the bid to host the Next Gen ATP Finals, the end-of-season tournament for the best eight men's singles players aged…