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Dakar’s 2022 YOG delayed to 2026 amid Covid-19 impact
The 2022 edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal will not take place until 2026 after a four-year postponement was agreed upon by the International Olympic Committee and the Senegalese authorities
Woods return set to provide further lift to PGA Tour
Golf's top fan draw plays first PGA Tour event in five months
Thai football league season in doubt amid broadcast spat
The Football Association of Thailand has written to the country's clubs to ask whether they want to play the remaining games of the 2020 season, and warned that they face a drop in funding due to sponsorship…
Round-Up: NRL and A-League address new outbreaks, Tokyo Olympic stadium hosts athletics event, and more
Fifa has welcomed a life ban on former Afghanistan Football Federation president Keramuudin Karim imposed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport for sexually abusing female players - CNA/Reuters
Asean Basketball League denies shutdown reports
The multi-territory Asean Basketball League has denied reports last week that it is on the verge of closing
PGA Tour to finish 2019-20 season without spectators
The PGA Tour will close out its revised 2019-20 schedule without any spectators in attendance in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Japanese Olympic Committee cuts grants to national federations
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Covid-19 pandemic is forcing the Japanese Olympic Committee to cut funding for Japanese sports federations
Round-Up: ISU events to go ahead in China, CSL reveals schedule, Japanese Olympic funding slashed, and more
Three International Skating Union figure skating events in China in November and December will go ahead as planned, as exceptions to the ruling last week by the country's General Administration of Sports…
Superstar Racing Experience to debut on CBS Sports in 2021
Nascar Hall of Fame drivers Ray Evernham and Tony Stewart have teamed up with Bruin Sports Capital founder and chief executive George Pyne to create a new six-race, short-track motorsport series that w…
Chicago Marathon called off due to Covid-19
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon has become the latest major marathon to fall victim to the global Covid-19 pandemic, as organizers called off the race for only the second time in its history
A-League season to restart with Melbourne teams in quarantine
Football Federation Australia has confirmed that the A-League 2019-20 season will resume this Friday, July 17, after a four-month suspension due to Covid-19
Kolkata and Goa emerge as Covid-19 safe football hubs
Indian football’s I-League is set to follow the top tier Indian Super League in playing its next season in one location.
Rugby Australia makes private-equity offer to smooth NZR talks
Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has said he will offer New Zealand Rugby a bigger slice of any private equity investment in a revamped Super Rugby, as part of ongoing talks between the unions…
Round-Up: True threatens FAT, ITTF worlds postponed again, WTA ‘hopeful’ on China tournaments, and more
Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions is threatening not to show the end of the extended Thai League 1 football season, and is demanding a reduction in its rights fees for the competition
MLS suffers fresh blow as Toronto FC-DC United game is postponed for second time
Major League Soccer suffered a fresh blow over the weekend after a scheduled game between Toronto DC and DC United at the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, was postponed for the second time
India confirms Australia tour, hopes for shortened quarantine
The Indian cricket team will tour Australia in December as planned, but wants a shortened quarantine for its players on entry to the country
Professional Bull Riders ushers in return of fans at indoor arenas in US
Professional Bull Riders has set a meaningful industry precedent by ushering in the return of fans at indoor arenas in the United States in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Fox Sports features artificial crowd noise at MLS Is Back Tournament – unlike ESPN coverage
Fox Sports has announced that its broadcast coverage of the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, will feature artificial crowd noise