Events
Glasgow weighs up bid for athletics’ 2024 World Indoors
The Scottish city of Glasgow is investigating the possibility of bidding to host the 2024 edition of World Athletics’ Indoor Championships and has given the go-ahead for a feasibility study into the e…
Insurance policies and corporate health focus help to mitigate Infront mass participation losses
Hans-Peter Zurbruegg, senior vice-president of Infront's personal & corporate fitness unit describes how the agency responded to a year in which the Covid-19 pandemic laid waste to the mass participation sector and expresses his confidence that a new focus on health and wellbeing will help to chart a path out of the crisis. Ben Cronin reports.
Xi Jinping pledges to deliver 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on schedule
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reassured International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach that despite disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic China will present the 2022 winter Games in line…
AFC club competition groups set for centralised hubs
The group stages of the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup will be played in centralised 'hubs' this year due to due to ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions
Round-Up: Tokyo test events in May, NRL to request vaccine priority, Osaka signs with Workday, and more
Tokyo Olympics news: Test events for marathon and track and field competitions will take place in Japan in May; The WHO is providing risk management advice to the IOC regarding the Tokyo Olympics, and …
Southern Hills to host 2022 PGA Championship
The PGA of America has announced that Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will become the new host of the 2022 PGA Championship
Women’s World Team Squash Championship cancelled due to Covid upsurge in Malaysia
The 2020 Women’s World Team Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur has been cancelled after the city was placed in lockdown to control the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Super Bowl LV ticket market reaches record levels
Buccaneers' presence in title game, attendance restrictions fuel unprecedented pricing
UIPM World Championships removed from Minsk, IIHF readies hosting decision
Belarus has lost its latest major sporting event with the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) announcing that its 2021 Pentathlon and Laser Run World Championships will not take place in Minsk
Super Bowl LV organizers celebrate Buccaneers reaching historic “home” NFL showpiece game
The Tampa Bay Super Bowl LV Host Committee has hailed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for becoming the first National Football League team to secure a Super Bowl berth in their home stadium
Thai football leagues to resume next month
The 2020-21 Toyota Thai League 1 and 2 seasons, which are currently paused due to the pandemic, will resume on February 6 and end on March 28
NFL caps Super Bowl LV attendance at 22,000 fans
Super Bowl LV at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on February 7 will officially have a capacity of 22,000 fans including 14,500 ticket buyers and 7,500 vaccinated health care workers who will be guests of…
International Women’s Cup unveils plan to become direct rival to Relevent’s Women’s ICC
SportBusiness speaks to John Reynal, the founder of Onside and FXE Futbol, about the strategy behind the IWC and the potential threat of legal action from Relevent Sports.
Lithuania makes IIHF Worlds proposal, UIPM under pressure over Belarus event
Lithuanian officials have announced the country would be open to co-hosting ice hockey’s 2021 IIHF World Championship alongside Latvia after Belarus was stripped of its hosting rights for the tournament e…
Former 49ers executive Herman named LA28 CFO
Veteran business executive Cipora Herman has been named the chief financial officer of LA28, the organizing committee of the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Japanese government, Tokyo 2020 counter report of Olympics cancellation
The Japanese government and Tokyo Olympics organisers have denied a report earlier today that the government wants to cancel this year's Games and instead host it in the next available slot, in 2032
Round-Up: Impey to leave NZR, ‘no plan B’ for Tokyo, India tour beats Fox records, and more
New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey said he will leave his role "in the coming months"
Fifa threatens World Cup ban for players taking part in ‘European Super League’
Fifa and world football’s six confederations have reacted to renewed reports about the creation of breakaway ‘European Super League’, issuing a joint statement warning that any player or club involved in su…