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USA Cricket pushes forward with T20 league plans
USA Cricket has unveiled plans to create a Minor League Cricket Twenty20 tournament this summer, with the intention of establishing a fully professional Major League Cricket competition in the future.
Transparency key for Salt Lake City’s Winter Olympic bid
Officials behind a potential bid for Salt Lake City to host the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games have pledged to make the process transparent and frugal
Ex-Barcelona and Danone executive Carrión Puig joins Piqué’s Kosmos Group
FC Barcelona’s former head of brand, Marc Carrión Puig, has left the club to become the director of marketing and digital at Kosmos Tennis, the Davis Cup organiser founded and chaired by Barcelona footballer Ge…
Indonesia to build “Village” at Tokyo 2020 to promote 2032 Olympics bid
In an effort to build support for its bid to host the 2032 Olympics, Indonesia's National Olympic Committee plans to build an Indonesian Village, also called the House of Indonesia, within the Tokyo 2020…
NRL considers overseas State of Origin match
Australia's National Rugby League is considering holding a State of Origin match overseas
Coronavirus latest: AFC calls emergency meetings, Thailand promises safe MotoGP, Japanese sport shuts down, and more
The Asian Football Confederation is arranging emergency meetings with member associations and leagues from its east and west regions to discuss the ongoing effect of the coronavirus epidemic on football…
Fifa urged to ban overseas league games, starts discussions over post-2024 match calendar
Fifa's Stakeholders Committee has recommended that soccer's world governing body should formally ban teams from playing official league matches outside of their home territories, raising another flashpoint…
Netball World Cup delivers £8.2m economic boost to Liverpool
Hosting the 2019 Vitality Netball World Cup delivered an £8.18m boost to Liverpool’s economy according to a new piece of research commissioned by UK Sport.
Grand Prix International draws carmakers to Royal’s Cup
New Thailand-based Asian Tour golf tournament the Royal's Cup has secured sponsorship backing from major car manufacturers including Toyota, Mitsubishi, Mazda, MG, and Isuzu
New LA Bowl marks further boost to SoFi Stadium schedule
College football matchup adds to lineup of major events at forthcoming facility
ECL adds extra inventory with series backed by India’s Dream11
Organisers of the European Cricket League have furthered their plans to develop the sport in Europe through the launch of the European Cricket Series
Larsen to drive World Athletics’ global calendar plans
World Athletics has appointed Danish Athletic Federation (DAF) chief executive Jakob Larsen as its director of competition and events, a role in which he will oversee the governing body’s new Global C…
Vietnam completes F1 race track, with “all systems go”
Local organisers said the track for Vietnam's first Formula 1 grand prix in Hanoi has been completed, with F1 chief executive Chase Carey saying it was "all systems go" for the event
Fifa to formally discuss issue of clubs playing official league matches overseas
Fifa's Stakeholders Committee will formally discuss the issue of clubs playing official league matches overseas at a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday (February 27)
Coronavirus latest: Infection shuts Dentsu Tokyo HQ, Olympic torch relay downsizing, Six Nations game postponed, and more
Japanese advertising and sports marketing agency Dentsu yesterday ordered its 5,000 employees at its Tokyo headquarters to work from home, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus
Short Track Speed Skating Worlds cancelled amid coronavirus threat
The International Skating Union (ISU) has announced that it will be unable to stage its World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul as planned next month amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus
T20 Women’s World Cup breaks audience records in first days
The International Cricket Council Women's T20 World Cup 2020 has set new crowd, broadcast and digital coverage benchmarks in its first six matches and four days of the competition
Marlins Park to play host to 2021 WBC semifinals, final
MLB venue in South Florida to become first to stage games in all three rounds of a single WBC