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Queensland to restart Olympic Games bid project
The Australian state of Queensland is set to restart work on a Brisbane-centred bid for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games after the project went into a six-month hiatus due to Covid-19
India’s Premier Handball League set for December 24 launch
The inaugural edition of the Premier Handball League in India is to launch later this month.
The first season of the PHL will take place in Jaipur with 33 matches to be played in 18 days
Round-Up: Nine ‘to ask for Aus Open discount’, Microsoft and Adobe CEOs ‘to invest in Major League Cricket’, and more
Australian broadcaster Nine is expected to ask Tennis Australia for a discount on its media-rights fee for this year's Australian Open due to the delay in hosting this year's tournament - The Age
WTA planning full calendar for 2021, including China
The Women's Tennis Association is preparing to launch its 2021 season in the first week of January and plans a full calendar of more than 50 tournaments, including events in China
Fifa Club World Cup to be held in Japan, female players to receive maternity leave
Fifa has announced that it will delay expanding the Club World Cup and that the 2021 edition of the competition will now be held in Japan
Beijing 2022 skiing test events cancelled, including World Championships
The International Ski Federation (FIS) and the Beijing 2022 organising committee have announced that all Olympic test events for skiing during in the 2020-21 season have been cancelled due to the ongoing…
European League of Football announces Barcelona as eighth franchise
The European League of Football, a new competition aiming to bring gridiron football to European audiences, has announced Barcelona as the eighth and final city to sign up as a host for the first season
WST announces new tournament for 2021 with £300k prize fund
World Snooker Tour has unveiled the WST Pro Series, a new tournament which will join the sport’s calendar for the 2020-21 season.
Postponed Olympics to ‘total ¥294bn’, local and central governments to share costs
The cost of the postponed Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is now reported to be around ¥294bn (€2.3bn/$2.8b
Victoria government to help cover Australian Open costs
Tennis Australia is in negotiations with state officials in Victoria on plans to cover the cost of the delayed Australian Open
Round-Up: CSL fans baulk at team name changes, Barcelona delays wage payments, and more
Fans have reacted angrily to an order by the Chinese Super League that clubs change their names to remove references to parent companies and investors
Refund requests made for 18 per cent of Tokyo Olympics tickets
Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organisers have received refund requests from about 18 per cent of the people in Japan who bought tickets for the Games.
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Snoop Dogg, Triller partner to create The Fight Club boxing league
US rapper and entertainment personality Snoop Dogg is partnering with media platform Triller to create a new boxing league called "The Fight Club".
Peacock streams PTO event at Daytona as IMG distributes rights in over 100 countries
The PTO 2020 Championship at Challenge Daytona, a triathlon event to be held at the Daytona International Speedway, is to be broadcast domestically by Comcast and NBCUniversal’s Peacock subscription s…
Tirana hosts first Europa Conference League final, Italy nets Nations League Finals
Tirana in Albania will host the first-ever final of the new Uefa Europa Conference League following a decision made at Uefa’s Executive Committee today (Thursday).
2021 Daytona 500 to feature limited fan attendance
Key event on Nascar calendar adjusts due to ongoing pandemic
Absolute Racing targets Asian F3 push in 2021
Shanghai-based racing team Absolute Racing is planning a multi-car assault for the team’s fourth consecutive season in the F3 Asian Championship.
NBA sets schedule to start 2020-21 season
High-profile matchups featured to begin rescheduled season