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Basketball
Events

LeBron James, arguably the National Basketball Association's most high-profile and influential player, has criticized the league's plan to hold an All-Star Game amid the Covid-19 pandemic
American Football
Governance

Commissioner praises league's enhanced flexibility, improved labor relations
American Football
Events

Due to the pandemic and the presence of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers playing in their home venue, the ticket resale market for Super Bowl LV is experiencing a series of unprecedented anomalies. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.
Events

The president of the Tokyo Olympic organising committee Yoshiro Mori apologised for sexist comments about women board members talking too much, but he is not thinking of resigning – CNA/Reuters A
Multi-sport
Events

IOC president Thomas Bach said the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics would "transform the global scene for winter sports", in an address marking one year to go until the start of the Games
Football
Events

Concacaf has announced it will give its flagship men's club competition, the Concacaf Champions League, a widespread revamp from the 2023-24 season, which will include a significantly expanded regionalized …
American Football
Media

Despite significant disruptions to out-of-home viewership, network remains bullish about broad appeal of Brady-Mahomes matchup
Tennis
Technology

This year’s Australian Open will set a first for grand slam tennis tournaments with the introduction of live electronic line calls, as organisers today (Thursday) maintained the event will proceed as p…
American Football
Events

Rob Higgins, the Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee president and CEO, tells SportBusiness about the challenges and opportunities of hosting the NFL championship game amid the pandemic.
Triathlon
Events

The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO), the not-for-profit entity that represents the body of professional triathletes, has pushed the Collins Cup, its flagship event, back to August amid the…
Winter Sports
Events

Guy Horne, founder of specialist consultancy H&A Media and his colleague and former Olympian Ana Jelusic examine China’s readiness to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and look at the commercial opportunities in the country’s emerging winter sports market
Events

New York has been named the world’s leading sports city for the second consecutive year in a global ranking of event hosts.
Golf
Events

Saudi Arabia has further enhanced its backing of women’s golf by agreeing a deal with the Ladies European Tour (LET) to establish a new series of four tournaments, title sponsored by state-owned energy c…
Tennis
Governance

Tennis Australia has cancelled play in the preparation tournaments for the Australian Open after a worker at one of the quarantine hotels hosting competitors tested positive for Covid-19
Events

US president Joe Biden's administration signalled it has no plans to boycott the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, following pressure over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang
Ice Hockey
Events

The National Women's Hockey League has abruptly suspended its shortened 2021 season ahead of its historic nationally-televised playoffs due to further positive Covid-19 tests
Events

Olympic athletes and officials will not be required to have received a Covid-19 vaccine to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics according to a new ‘playbook’ outlining safety measures participants and…
Ice Hockey
Events

The UK’s Elite Ice Hockey League has cancelled its 2020-21 season with teams still starved of much-needed ticketing revenue due to Covid-19 restrictions.