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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said she will not attend a four-party meeting involving IOC chief Thomas Bach this month following controversial remarks about women by Tokyo Games organising committee chief…
Gymnastics
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The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has announced that this year’s All-Around World Cup series has been cancelled due to the knock-on effect of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Winter Sports
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The 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships have been moved from Zhangjiakou in China to Aspen in the state of Colorado due to travel restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic
Cricket
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The United Arab Emirates cricket board plans to launch a six-team T20 cricket league in December this year, to be played through to January 2021
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Indian Premier League title sponsor Vivo, the Chinese mobile phone maker, is reported to be looking to end its deal early
American Football
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New event mark set for food and beverage sales, as well as for merchandise
Cricket
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has contacted the International Cricket Council (ICC) requesting that it consider introducing compensation for less wealthy nations when tours are postponed or cancelled
Football
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The United States Soccer Federation is planning to stage an abbreviated US Open Cup in 2021, which will contain just 24 teams
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China will "seriously sanction" any country that boycotts the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the editor of state-backed news service Global Times said, speaking after a report that some British MPs voiced…
Curling
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Next month’s World Women’s Curling Championship, which was scheduled to take place in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen, has been cancelled.
American Football
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Hannah Robertson, senior group marketing manager at CSM Sport and Entertainment, looks at the NFL's decision to invite 7,500 vaccinated healthcare workers to Super Bowl LV and examines other sports organisations that have taken an altruistic stance during the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
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The European Leagues organisation has given a cautious welcome to the proposed ‘Swiss Model’ for reform of football’s Uefa Champions League, but has expressed misgivings over how extra games could be ac…
American Football
Governance

Amid pandemic, league plays its entire 2020 season schedule
Wrestling
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United World Wrestling (UWW) has moved to switch the hosting rights to its 2022 and 2023 Senior World Championships in order to fall in-line with the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ruling on t…
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Tokyo 2020 organising committee head Yoshiro Mori is under heavy pressure following his sexist comments last week about women talking too much at meetings
Tennis
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The first tennis Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open in Melbourne, has got underway after weeks of speculation and scrutiny over whether the organisers could pull it off successfully
Licensing & Merchandising

The organising committee for Birmingham’s 2022 Commonwealth Games and CGF Partnerships, the commercial vehicle set up by the Commonwealth Games Federation and the Sportfive agency, has appointed the U…
Cycling
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The Union Cycliste Internationale has announced that the Australian city of Brisbane will host the 2026 BMX World Championships, while also awarding the title of ‘Bike City’ to four new cities and reg…