Events

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.
American Football
Events

Frankfurt has been selected to host both of Germany's National Football League fixtures in the 2023 regular season, the NFL announced today (Wednesday)
Baseball
Events

Major League Baseball is reportedly planning on staging regular-season games in South Korea for the first time in 2024, with Paris also being lined up to host fixtures the following year
Cycling
Events

London has today (Wednesday) been named as the host city for the grand finale of the 2023 International Cycling Union’s (UCI’s) Track Champions League.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Endeavor, owner of the IMG and WME agencies, is to pay a quarterly dividend for the first time, beginning later this year, following a strong start to 2023 for the sports and entertainment giant
Football
Governance

European governing body Uefa says it will involve fans in the "planning and execution" of club competition finals after announcing new measures to improve safety for supporters attending its showpiece…
Multi-sport
Events

The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games (BOCOG) recorded a CNY350m (€46m/$50.5m) surplus from its staging of last year’s events, it has been announced.