Events
Track Champions League returns to Paris with CIC as title sponsor
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that the Vélodrome National de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Paris will host the third round of this year’s Track Champions League, with French bank an…
Australia, New Zealand consider joint bid for Club World Cup
The national football federations of Australia and New Zealand have expressed interest in exploring a joint bid to host the 2029 Fifa Club World Cup (CWC)
IMG adds Macau tournament to Asian tennis offering
The IMG agency has agreed to work with MGM China Holdings Limited to launch a new invitational tennis tournament in Macau
Premier 15s to relaunch as Premiership Women’s Rugby
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has today (Tuesday) announced that its Premier 15s club competition will be rebranded as Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) as part of a 10-year strategy to enhance the women’s gam…
ICC, BCCI finally set out Cricket World Cup schedule
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have confirmed the schedule for this year’s World Cup, with Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament o…
Ryder Cup seeks to boost appeal with Roc Nation tie-up
The Ryder Cup has agreed a consultancy partnership with the Roc Nation Sports International (RNSI) talent agency as it seeks to broaden the appeal of the biennial golf tournament between Europe and the…
Dubai joins hosting plan for World Rugby’s WXV
World Rugby has announced that Dubai will be the destination for one of the three legs of its new women’s competition concept, WXV.
Paris 2024 signs Air Liquide deal, alcohol ‘absent’ from venues
The Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (COJOP) has signed Air Liquide as its latest official supporter, while organisers have reportedly decided against applying for an…
First 32-team Club World Cup heads to US in 2025
The United States has been chosen by world governing body Fifa as the first host of the expanded 32-team Club World Cup in 2025
Mets, Phillies to contest MLB London Series in 2024
Major League Baseball will return to London next year for a two-game series between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, it was announced today (Friday)
FIVB World Championships go biennial as part of reworked calendar
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has approved its calendar from 2025 to 2028, with its Volleyball World Championships to now be held biennially in alignment with pre-Olympic years
Gosper: Hosting demand exceeds supply for NFL European games
The National Football League is building a network of stadia and cities across western Europe that would facilitate a substantial increase in the number of regular-season games played on the continent…
USGA makes further Californian commitment with award of 2031 US Open
The Riviera Country Club, in Pacific Palisades, California, has been selected to host the 2031 US Open on the back of the golf major’s successful return to the Los Angeles market after 75 years.
IBA expelled by IOC, Bach calls out Ukrainian government
International Olympic Committee members today (Thursday) voted overwhelmingly in favour of excluding the International Boxing Association (IBA) from the Olympic Movement, following four years of governance…
Agency founded by Paris 2024 CEO raided, court lays out budget concerns
The headquarters of Keneo, the sports consultancy set up by Paris 2024 chief executive Étienne Thobois, has also been the subject of police raids into alleged corruption surrounding the Olympic and Paralympic …
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Draw completed in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Singapore) - The draw for the FIBA Intercontinental Cup 2023 was completed on Tuesday, June 20, and the six participating clubs now know the path to winning the trophy in Singapore where the t…
ANOC ‘has Indonesia’s assurances’ over Israeli participation in World Beach Games
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has insisted it has the necessary guarantees in place that athletes from all countries will be permitted to enter Indonesia to compete in the forthcoming…
IOC approves changes to Milan-Cortina 2026 sports programme
Four events on the programme for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo will feature new formats and names following approval by the executive board of the International O…