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All Blacks in talks over hybrid series with Australia’s rugby league team
New Zealand Rugby has said it is considering a cross-code match against the Australian rugby league national team
Tokyo Olympic organisers begin re-engagement with sponsors
Tokyo 2020 organisers are starting talks with sponsors next month about the implications of the rescheduled Olympics
Round-Up: Fifa’s $1.5bn relief fund, Chinese Olympic stream breaks 85m, DAZN Japan cable deal, and more
Fifa is investing $1.5bn (€1.3
Australia and New Zealand win race to host 2023 Women’s World Cup
Australia and New Zealand have secured the rights to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup, beating off competition from Colombia.
Rescheduled Kentucky Derby to allow attending fans
Churchill Downs officials do not detail planned attendance restrictions
TUDN to show newly formed Copa por Mexico
TUDN, the United States-based Spanish-language sports network, will bring Mexican soccer with the newly created Copa por Mexico featuring teams from Liga MX beginning July 3
Bayern Munich follow Dortmund in announcing virtual summer tour
German Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have followed their close rivals Borussia Dortmund in announcing plans for a virtual tour after seeing their summer schedule disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic
Berlin Marathon becomes latest WMM event to fall
The Berlin Marathon, one of the world’s six elite long-distance races, has been cancelled this year as organisers conceded the event cannot be held under German Covid-19 containment regulations.
Round-Up: Positive message from Tokyo, D-Day for Women’s World Cup, Aussie rugby pay cut, and more
In a positive sign for next year's Olympics, Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yasuhiro Yamashita has told his international counterparts that Tokyo is gradually resuming sporting activities - Kyodo News
NYC Marathon canceled due to Covid-19
Move is latest in string of cancellations within the sport
Professional tennis returns in Australia under strict biosecurity rules
Tennis Australia will offer local professionals the opportunity to earn income while global tours remain postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
EY report: 2019 Rugby World Cup generated £4.3bn economic impact
Nearly £4.3bn ($5.37bn/€4.75
Under-fire Adria Tour cancelled after Djokovic’s positive test
The organising committee for the Adria Tour tennis tournament has cancelled its remaining matches after a number of players, including director and founder Novak Djokovic, tested positive for Covid-19
Round-Up: Djokovic ‘deeply sorry’, Australia and NZ PMs support World Cup bid, F1 sells chequers for charity, and more
Novak Djokovic said he was "deeply sorry" after becoming the fourth tennis player to test positive for coronavirus following the exhibition tournament he hosted in the Balkans, admitting he and organisers…
Borussia Dortmund will ‘virtually’ tour Asia
German Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund have announced plans to replace their scheduled summer tour of Asia with a 'virtual tour' of online events in August
Euroleague clubs to face 14 per cent revenue cut after season cancellation
Euroleague Basketball has announced that its member clubs will see a 14-per-cent drop in revenue distributions due to the decision to cancel the 2019-20 seasons of its EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions
Nascar drivers stand behind Wallace, FBI involved in noose probe
Entire race field lines up behind Wallace prior to Geico 500
ESPN acquires NZ basketball league rights
US sports broadcaster ESPN has added to its live programming during Covid-19 by agreeing a rights deal with New Zealand’s National Basketball League.