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The Indian Premier League's opening match this year drew a viewership of 200m on television on digital platforms, a BCCI official has said, quoting figures from India's official audience research bureau…
Events

Organisers of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics have said their preparations are on track as they passed the 500-days-to-go mark on September 21
Basketball
Events

League faces wide range of scheduling challenges amid pandemic, forthcoming Olympics
Football
Events

Regional governing body Concacaf has announced that the Concacaf Nations League Finals have been pushed back from March to June 2021 and will take place at a centralized location in the United States.
Athletics
Events

A consulting firm working for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic bid committee paid $370,000 (€315,196/£289,227) to Papa Massata Diack, the controversial son of former IOC member and World Athletics president Lamine Di…
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sports betting provider bet-at-home has agreed a four-year contract to become the new presenting sponsor of Vierschanzentournee, the ski jumping showpiece otherwise known as the Four Hills Tournament
Table Tennis
Events

The Qatar Table Tennis Association has confirmed the 2021 men's and women's Asian Table Tennis Championships will be held in the country in September next year
Events

A consulting company working for the committee bidding to secure the 2020 Olympics hosting rights for Tokyo transferred $370,000 (€314,000) to Papa Massata Diack, the son of jailed ex-IAAF president L…
Handball
Events

Russia is set to bid for the rights to host the EHF European Men’s Handball Championship in either 2026 or 2028, according to the country’s official state news agency, TASS.
Football
Events

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has conceded that Covid-19’s impact on the global football calendar is set to result in a delay for this year’s Club World Cup in Qatar.
Tennis
Events

USTA chief executive Michael Dowse tells SportBusiness how, despite facing multiple unprecedented issues and sharp ratings declines, the organization was able to bring back elite tennis and make a small profit with the US Open. Bob Williams reports
Football
Attendance

Mounting delays to 2022 World Cup qualifiers due to Covid-19 are becoming a problem and a shortening of the format is a possibility
Cricket
Events

The 2020 Indian Premier League T20 cricket tournament got underway on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates, after a six-month delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Action Sports
Events

The Australian city of Brisbane has been selected as the host for the 2021 edition of the Nitro World Games extreme sports event
Tennis
Events

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has further scaled back attendance plans for the upcoming French Open grand slam tournament, with only 5,000 fans set to be allowed inside the Roland Garros grounds per…
Ice Hockey
Events

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) will put together an Expert Group to conduct a full review into the status of its 2021 World Championship after Latvia expressed an unwillingness to co-host…
Multi-sport
Governance

Sporting venues in the Australian state of New South Wales received a shot in the arm yesterday after the state government approved plans to safely allow more fans at sports events
Mixed Martial Arts
Events

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has confirmed its return to Fight Island with five events in September and October, including two pay-per-view cards and three Fight Nights.