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Super Rugby Aotearoa to run again in 2021
New Zealand Rugby will run a repeat of its Super Rugby Aotearoa series in 2021, and has decided against adding teams from Australia or the Pacific Islands
Round-Up: PwC sports survey predicts slowing growth, ISU Beijing events postponed, Seven terminates swimming deal, and more
A survey of sports industry leaders by professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed expectations that growth in the sector will fall from 8 per cent over the past three-to-five years, to…
Rapids forced to postpone second game after Covid-19 outbreak
A Major League Soccer game between Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers scheduled for this weekend has been postponed because of an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the Rapids organization
FITEQ World Championships off the table amid Covid impact
This year’s edition of the Teqball World Championships will not take place because of the logistical challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Paris 2024 scraps temporary aquatics venue in cost control measures
The Paris 2024 organising committee has made further revisions to its construction plans, announcing that it will no longer build two temporary venues as part of a suite of cost control measures to ensure…
France and Switzerland prepare joint bid for men’s EHF Euros
The French Handball Federation (FFHB) and Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) have announced their intention to bid for the EHF European Men’s Handball Championship in 2026 or 2028.
Alexis Schäfer | Delivering societal change through sport
Alexis Schäfer, commercial, partnerships & broadcasting director at the International Paralympic Committee, says that as brands look to build cause-led marketing programmes, the narrative behind Paralympic sports and athletes coupled with the enthusiastic and creative support of broadcast partners has proved a compelling combination
Top Rank Boxing keeping focus and flexibility to ensure Wilder-Fury III is staged in front of fans
US boxing promoter is looking to put on third part of showpiece trilogy in front of a live audience in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. But it is not an easy process, as company president Todd DuBoef tells Bob Williams.
The Hague becomes sailing hub as World Championships shifted to 2023
World Sailing has elected to postpone the next edition of its Sailing World Championships by a year, stating the decision will result in The Hague becoming the “capital of competitive sailing”.
LFP eyes more Ligue 1 Touch international events after Shenzhen debut
France’s Professional Football League (LFP) has plans to host more ‘Ligue 1 Touch’ events at select international locations this season after staging the first iteration of the fan zone event in Shenz…
Eurosport Events replaces IMG’s BSI in 10-year speedway promotion deal
The Eurosport Events arm of international sports broadcaster Eurosport has agreed a 10-year deal to become the global promoter of all speedway events organised by the International Motorcycling Federation…
Nascar adds dirt race in radical shake-up of Cup Series schedule
US stock car racing series Nascar has unveiled sweeping changes to its Cup Series schedule for the 2021 season, introducing six road courses, three new venues, and a dirt race for the first time since…
Round-Up: Wimbledon ‘possible without fans’, Hong Kong Open golf postponed, NZR Rugby Championship schedule furore, and more
Next year's Wimbledon tennis championships will take place whether fans are able to attend or not, according to a report in UK newspaper The Times - Reuters
Proposal to expand College Football Playoff to eight teams rejected
A proposal by Pac-12 Conference commissioner Larry Scott to expand the College Football Playoff from four teams to eight has been rejected
PGA Tour poised to bring back spectators at Bermuda Championship
The PGA Tour is expected to welcome back spectators for the first time since the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic at next month's Bermuda Championship
Steelers-Titans game postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak
This weekend's scheduled National Football League game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans has been postponed until later in the season due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the Titans squad
World Athletics launches new global road running event, calls for hosts
World Athletics will launch a new global road running event from 2023, calling it the World Athletics Road Running Championships, and is now calling for expressions of interest from cities to host the…
Chicagoland, Kentucky dropped from 2021 Nascar Cup Series schedule
US stock car racing series Nascar has dropped Chicagoland Speedway and Kentucky Speedway from its 2021 Cup Series schedule, according to multiple reports.