Events

Mixed Martial Arts
Events

Professional Fighters League (PFL), the US-based mixed martial arts promotion, has announced the launch of a new Africa division to coincide with the high-profile signing of Francis Ngannou, the former…
Esports
Media

Esports entertainment company Blast has agreed a deal with Cineworld to show the finale of the Paris Major 2023 live across 39 cinemas in eight different countries
Basketball
Events

The Women's National Basketball Association's preseason game in Toronto, Canada proved to be a success, with more than 19,000 fans in attendance as the league eyes expansion into new markets
Motorcycling
Sponsorship & Marketing

British Speedway has agreed a title sponsorship deal for its Premiership competition with Sports Insure, the UK insurance broker
Rugby League
Events

Rugby league officials in New Zealand are in talks with their Australian counterparts about bringing the Rugby League World Cup to the two countries in 2025, in the wake of France dropping its hosting…
Baseball
Events

Mumbai has been awarded the first franchise that will compete in Baseball United, a new United States-based professional baseball league targeting the Middle East and Indian subcontinent
Rugby League
Events

France has pulled out of hosting the Rugby League World Cup in 2025, saying it cannot guarantee the financial viability of the tournament
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Lithuania Travel and Lotus have signed on to sponsor the 2023 EuroLeague Final Four, which takes place this coming weekend in Kaunas
Multi-sport
Media

OTT subscription broadcaster DAZN has agreed a deal to showcase Berlin’s 2023 Special Olympics World Games through highlights presented in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Football
Industry Moves

The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has appointed former LaLiga executive, Fernando Sanz, as director of international business development, according to multiple reports in the country
Football
Events

Backed by Sixth Street, Legends and AEG, Soccer Champions Tour has announced its schedule for the summer series in the United States, which includes an El Clásico matchup between FC Barcelona and Real …
Chess
Media

The Global Chess League (GCL) has appointed the Protocol Sports Marketing agency as its exclusive media rights distributor as it prepares to launch next month.
Olympic Games
Events

The organising committee for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo has informed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that its budget for the event will be around €…
Handball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Gorenje, a domestic appliances manufacturer that is part of the Hisense family, has rekindled its association with the EHF Euro by agreeing a sponsorship deal covering both the men’s and women’s handball tou…
Tennis
Events

The Western & Southern Open’s new owners, financial services group Beemok Capital, have presented plans for a new $400m (€366m) tennis complex in Charlotte, as it considers moving the leading men’s and w…
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Floki has agreed a sponsorship deal for the forthcoming 2023 World Table Tennis Championships Finals, marking the first time a cryptocurrency platform has partnered with an international table tennis event
Cricket
Governance

The growth of franchise cricket leagues around the world poses a “major risk” to the sport in England, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the sport’s domestic governing body, has conceded. T
Tennis
Events

The Spanish region of Andalucía will be the home of national teams tennis this year, after Sevilla was today (Wednesday) named as the host of the next two Billie Jean King Cup Finals.