Events
Round-Up: AFC CL challenges, NZC confirms home tours, Guangxi Zhuang aims for $15bn sports sector, and more
Clubs in the AFC Champions League East Zone are facing logistical hurdles to complete their matches in the competition, including clashes with domestic leagues, pressure from domestic broadcasters and…
Spengler Cup cancelled as organisers cede hosting is ‘practically impossible’
The 2020 edition of ice hockey’s Spengler Cup, the annual invitational tournament held in the Swiss alpine town of Davos, has been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cricket South Africa postpones 2020 edition of Mzansi Super League
South Africa’s Mzansi Super League, the top-tier of domestic T20 cricket in the country, will not take place in 2020, with Cricket South Africa having announced the postponement of the season until next y…
NFL names first Black producer of Super Bowl Halftime Show
Collins brings extensive experience in awards shows, entertainment specials
MLB unveils 2020 postseason marketing campaign
League showcases younger stars in "October: The Remix"
City of Lausanne appoints BCW to develop new major events strategy
The Swiss canton of Vaud and its capital city, Lausanne, have appointed international sports communications agency Burson Cohn & Wolfe to assist with the development of a new sporting event strategy for…
Durban defeats German bid to secure 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
The South African city of Durban has defeated a rival bid from Düsseldorf, Germany, to land hosting rights to the International Table Tennis Federation’s 2023 World Championships Finals.
Saudi Arabia to host dual Ladies European Tour events
Saudi Arabia will host its first professional women’s golf events in November under an agreement with the Ladies European Tour (LET) that will establish its second-highest paid non-major.
South Africa uncertain over Rugby Championship participation
Doubts remain over whether world champions South Africa will join this year’s Rugby Championship in Australia due to concerns over the level of the team's preparations.
Round-Up: Durban to host ITTF Worlds, CSL teams emerge from bubble, Top League announces last schedule, and more
Tokyo Olympics organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said the Games will go ahead "no matter what happens" in light of the safety measures being developed by the organisers to address the pandemic…
Modern Pentathlon’s relocated and rescheduled Worlds are cancelled
Modern pentathlon’s rescheduled 2020 World Championships, which were due to be held in the Mexican city of Cancún, have been cancelled because of the ongoing spread of the Covid-19 virus.
MLB to be seen on ABC for first time since 1995
ESPN sister network tapped to help carry enlarged set of playoff games
French investigators surprised by level of corruption in Diack case
French prosecutors and police investigators who have expanded their investigation of former World Athletics president Lamine Diack and his son Papa Massata Diack have said they are surprised by the level…
UCI awards World Championship hosting rights, states confidence in financial status
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded hosting rights for a number of its major events and has expressed confidence in its long-term financial stability amid Covid-19
AFF Suzuki Cup confirmed for April and May 2021
The Asean Football Federation have announced new dates for the postponed AFF Suzuki Cup 2020
Round-Up: Youku to show Serie A and Bundesliga, Pacquiao to fight McGregor, Ten bids for RA rights, and more
Alibaba-owned streaming platform Youku Sports will stream live coverage of Italian Serie A and German Bundesliga matches this season in a tie-up with PP Sports, the streaming platform that currently has…
Asian leg of badminton World Tour postponed
The Badminton World Federation has postponed the planned Asian leg of its World Tour until January 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Agag’s electric powerboat series eyes 2022 start, broadcast via existing ‘network’
Details of an electric powerboat championship backed by Alejandro Agag, the founder of electric vehicle racing series Formula E, and Rodi Basso, former director of motorsport at McLaren, have been announced,…