Events
Insurance policy allows Wimbledon to allocate £10m in prize money, despite cancellation
The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) has announced it will allocate prize money for this year’s cancelled Wimbledon Championships having taken out an insurance policy that included pandemic c…
Champions League and Europa League finals to go ahead behind closed doors
Uefa has announced that the “final eight” tournaments of its Champions League and Europa League competitions are set to go ahead behind closed doors in August.
F1 heads to Mugello for first-ever Tuscan Grand Prix
The Formula 1 motor-racing series has today (Friday) added two new races to its 2020 calendar, with a first-ever grand prix at Italy’s Mugello circuit scheduled for September.
Abu Dhabi to use UFC ‘Fight Island’ as a pilot project for sealed spectator events
Abu Dhabi is using UFC's 'Fight Island' as a pilot project to determine if it can expand the event's 'safety bubble' model to include spectators. SportBusiness speaks to Ali Hassan Al Shaiba, executive director of tourism and marketing for the city's Department of Culture and Tourism.
Nashville SC “devastated” after being forced to withdraw from MLS is Back Tournament
Nashville SC has become the second team to be forced to withdraw from the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, after nine players tested positive for the Covid-19 virus
China to stop hosting international sports events in 2020
The Chinese government has said the country will not be hosting most of its planned international sports events this year, putting in doubt events including the Formula One Grand Prix in Shanghai and WTA…
Birmingham Commonwealth Games stadium redevelopment delayed to April 2022
The redevelopment of Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium ahead of the 2022 Commonweath Games has been delayed until April of that year, organisers have announced, leaving just three months between the scheduled c…
Nascar moves race from Watkins Glen due to New York state Covid-19 restrictions
US stock car racing series Nascar is moving a scheduled road race from Watkins Glen International to Daytona International Speedway in August because of Covid-19 health and safety restrictions in New York…
EPCR seeks new venue for 2020 European finals as Marseille delayed to 2021
European Professional Club Rugby has announced that it is seeking new venues for its Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals this year after abandoning plans to host the matches in Marseille
IPC makes €1.7m in savings in revised budget, ‘confident’ in Tokyo 2020 plans
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said it has already made savings of €1.7m ($1.9
AFC lays out plans to complete 2020 club competitions
The AFC Champions League will restart in two regional hubs in September and October, the Asian Football Confederation said today (Thursday)
Protracted return for professional sport in China
Tom King looks at how China is getting its sporting calendar back on track, and how the global health crisis has affected some of the weaker industry players in the country.
WTT turns to IMG in long-term media rights, production and sponsorship deal
World Table Tennis, the new commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has appointed the IMG agency in a wide-ranging and long-term agreement that includes international media rights…
Round-Up: Asia Cup cancelled, Sri Lankan cricket resumes, Mailman opens LA office, and more
This year's Asia Cup national team cricket tournament has been cancelled, with planned hosts Pakistan possibly hosting it next year instead, cricket officials have said - The Hindu
Thailand eyes MotoGP in November, bids to extend race deal
Thailand is hopeful of hosting its postponed MotoGP race in November after a delay caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Real fans to follow robot fans as Japanese sport carefully reopens
Sport in Japan is making tentative progress in its return after the Covid-19 shutdown, as authorities and organisers implement various measures to re-admit fans and lay the ground for the Tokyo Olympics…
Ryder Cup officially postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19
The Ryder Cup has become the latest major global sporting event to fall victim to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the PGA of America postponing the men's team golf event by a year to 2021
R&A gives green light to Women’s British Open
The R&A has confirmed that the first women’s golf major of the year, the British Open, can go ahead at Royal Troon from August 20-23.