Events
Seville’s Estadio de la Cartuja set for rebirth with Copa del Rey deal
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has awarded Seville a four-year contract to host the final of the Copa del Rey, with the event to be held at a revamped Estadio de la Cartuja
Coronavirus latest: ONE Championship, ISPO, Nike stores, and more
Mixed martial arts promoter ONE Championship has cancelled its planned event in Chongqing on April 11 due to the coronavirus epidemic
Shanghai Sports Federation suspends all sporting events, throwing Grand Prix into further doubt
The Shanghai Sports Federation has recommended that all sports events in the Chinese city be suspended until the ongoing coronavirus epidemic is declared over, putting several sporting events at risk of…
Shinhan Donghae Open moves from South Korea to Japan
This year's Shinhan Donghae Open Asian Tour golf tournament will take place in Japan, instead of its usual venue in South Korea
Saudi Arabia to bid for 2027 Asian Cup
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has submitted an application to host the 2027 edition of the Asian Cup national team tournament
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 dates confirmed
The women's Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand has been scheduled for September 18 to October 16.
The competition will be the ninth RWC for women and the first to be held in the southern hemisphere
NBA changing format of All-Star 3-point contest
The National Basketball Association is further shaking up this month's All-Star Weekend in Chicago by changing the format of the 3-point competition
Coronavirus latest: AFC Champs League, Fed Cup, PGA Tour Series China, and more
The Asian Football Confederation has postponed 12 Champions League matches involving Chinese clubs, following a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak
Jacksonville Jaguars to play back-to-back home games in London in 2020
The National Football League's Jacksonville Jaguars announced they will play two home games at London's Wembley Stadium over consecutive weekends in 2020, doubling the team's prior annual presence in the…
ITTF targets China with LD Sports deal
The International Table Tennis Federation has agreed a sponsorship deal with Chinese sports content, marketing and entertainment platform LD Sports
Proximus and KBC extend as main sponsors of Flanders Classics events
Telco Proximus and bank-insurer KBC have agreed a three-year extension to their contracts as main sponsors of Flanders Classics, the company which organises cycling’s traditional spring classic events i…
Coronavirus latest: Abe pledge, Asian Futsal Championship, Lingshui China Masters, and more
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday that his government will work closely with the World Health Organisation to ensure that the upcoming Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are not affected…
Tokyo 2020 opens volleyball arena
The Ariake Arena in Tokyo, the venue for volleyball and wheelchair basketball events at this summer's Olympics and Paralympics, was inaugurated at the weekend with a sports, entertainment and culture ceremony
Ticketmaster sets all-time company price record with Super Bowl LIV
Surging demand brings average ticket price for the game to nearly $9,000
UN launches programme to safeguard sport from terror attacks
Sports federation representatives and ambassadors met at the United Nations headquarters in New York yesterday to launch a programme aimed at protecting major sports events from terrorist attacks
Turkey and Russia awarded European Gymnastics Championships in 2023
The European Union of Gymnastics has announced the awarding of its two European Championship events in 2023 to Antalya, Turkey and Moscow, Russia
UCI to switch anti-doping activity to ITA, cyclo-cross reform detailed
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has become the latest International Federation (IF) to agree to transfer its anti-doping activities over to the International Testing Agency (ITA), while it has made…
RTVE picks up rights to new women’s Supercopa
Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has acquired rights to the inaugural edition of women’s club football competition, the Supercopa de España Femenina.