Events

Basketball
Attendance

There were contrasting fortunes in the last 24 hours for the reopening of two major Asia-Pacific sports markets, with Australia reported to be expecting the world's biggest crowd since the pandemic began…
Cricket
Events

The first Test cricket match in India's upcoming tour of Australia, set to begin at the Adelaide Oval on December 17, is under threat due to a fresh Covid-19 outbreak in the South Australian city
Sponsorship & Marketing

Athletes will not be forced to get Covid-19 vaccinations ahead of next year's Olympics, but they should do so as a "demonstration of solidarity" with the Japanese people, IOC president Thomas Bach said…
Athletics
Events

Poland has stepped in to host the 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League after the city of Minsk in Belarus withdrew from hosting the event for technical reasons
Football
Events

The 2020 edition of football’s Fifa Club World Cup in Qatar has been moved from December to the start of February next year.
Handball
Events

The Norwegian Handball Federation (NHF) has been forced to withdraw its co-hosting rights to the European Handball Federation’s women’s Euro 2020, with plans now being worked on for Denmark to become the…
Events

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has stated no IOC rules were broken by payments of more than $8m (€6.7
Tennis
Events

Australia’s Victoria state leader Daniel Andrews has cautioned Tennis Australia chiefs on their plans to host events in Melbourne in the lead-up to the Australian Open.
Finance & Law

There are reports that the Chinese Basketball Association is considering using a break clause to bring an early end to its commercial rights deal with the Infront China agency
College Sports
Events

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has announced it is planning to stage its entire men’s basketball tournament at a single-city location in 2021 to mitigate the risks of the ongoing Covid-19 p…
Swimming
Industry Moves

The International Swimming League has been hit by the departures of two leading figures involved in the series and claims over a lack of payment
Golf
Events

Golf's Solheim Cup will move to even years starting in 2024 to ensure it does not clash with the Ryder Cup, which recently moved to an odd-year schedule
Events

The Swiss city of Bern has been assigned the hosting rights to the 2023 IFSC Climbing and Paraclimbing World Championships, defeating rival bids from Seoul in Korea and Chongqing in China
Biathlon
Events

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has awarded hosting rights for its 2024 and 2025 World Championships to Nové Město na Moravě and Lenzerheide, respectively, while a two-year probe into corruption at…
Multi-sport
Events

Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, has said he is confident spectators will be able to attend next year's Tokyo Olympic Games, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister…
Football
Events

Covid-19 containment measures for the Chinese Super League this season pushed running costs for the competition to a record $30m (€25m).
Events

Cricket Australia is introducing three new rules for the upcoming Big Bash League T20 tournament, designed to add layers to strategic complexity to games and to increase audience engagement - Cricket Australia
College Sports
Events

The 2020 Heisman Trophy award ceremony has been pushed back to January 5, 2021, and will be presented in a fully virtual format, it has been announced