Events

Around 9,000 runners took part in the Shanghai International Marathon on Sunday - RTHK

The Tokyo Games organising committee believes the postponement of the Olympics and Paralympics will push up costs by around ¥200bn ($1.9bn/€1.6bn), according to Japanese news reports.

The organising committee for the 2023 Courchevel-Méribel World Alpine Skiing Championships has appointed Céline Prévost as marketing and commercial director.

Global modern pentathlon federation, UIPM, has submitted proposals to introduce new more broadcast-friendly formats for the Paris 2024 summer Olympics

Chinese officials have poured cold water on reports last week that the cities of Chengdu and Chongqing were lining up a bid for the 2032 edition of the summer Olympic Games

The inaugural Asean Football Federation Club Championship has been rescheduled to 2022 due to the congested calendar of competitions next year, the Asean Football Federation said

Chinese streaming platform Migu announced a three-year partnership with digital sports platform China Sports Zhibo.tv to produce content around domestic and international sports events - SportsMoney

The new Valorant Champions Tour esports series from games publisher Riot Games has named energy drink Red Bull and gaming chairs brand SecretLab as founding partners

The organising committee of the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris has presented a new venue masterplan as it continues efforts to achieve savings of around €400m ($476.4m).

Indianapolis will now host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2024, after the league confirmed it is formally rescheduling the city’s plans to stage the 2021 edition as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

New ICC chairman Greg Barclay said the global cricket calendar was unsustainable and indicated he would lead a major review of it - ESPNcricinfo

The Sports Consultancy, the London-based sports events and rights consultancy, has been appointed by Liverpool City Council to develop the commercial strategy for the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships

The National Women’s Hockey League is planning to stage its entire 2021 season as a shortened bubble tournament at Lake Placid, New York, from January 23-February 5.

A new co-operation agreement has been signed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) that ensures Para sport’s continued involvement at the Commonwealth G…

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has confirmed plans for an Arab Cup tournament, which will feature 22 national teams from the region and take place in Qatar in December 2021 ahead of the country’s sta…

The Atlantic Coast Conference has announced it is relocating its men's basketball tournament to Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic

World Rugby is changing the way it awards the men’s and women’s Rugby World Cups in an attempt to make the process more transparent and bring it in line with host selection best-practice.

World Athletics has revealed its provisional calendar for the 2021 Diamond League, which will see the competition return to a full schedule of 14 meets and includes a brand new event in China