Events

Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Healthcare provider Noventi has agreed an early extension to its title sponsorship of the Halle Open, Germany’s leading tennis tournament on the men’s ATP Tour and a traditional warm-up event for the Wim…
Winter Sports
Events

The Italian ski resort of Sestriere has announced that it will bid to host the 2029 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Football
Events

The organisers of the new Asean Club Championship football tournament are preparing to launch this year without the participation of Malaysian clubs
Mass Participation
Events

At its zenith, Tough Mudder posted a $10m profit, but the company now finds itself subject to bankruptcy proceedings in the US. Ben Cronin asks how it got to this point and whether a likely sale to rival Spartan can save it.
Football
Events

Uefa and the European Club Association are reportedly close to agreeing an expansion of the Champions League from 2024-25, in which clubs would play up to 17 matches per season compared to the current…
Football
Governance

The Iranian Football Federation has threatened to withdraw its teams from the Asian Football Confederation Champions League in protest at the introduction of a ban on the country hosting matches in the…
Events

Düsseldorf in Germany has been announced as the host city for the 2022 edition of the Invictus Games, the multi-sport event for wounded servicemen and women.
Football
Events

José Luis Martínez-Almeida, the mayor of Madrid, has submitted a bid to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the Wanda Metropolitano to host the Copa del Rey final for the next four years.
Multi-sport
Events

Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic Park, which hosted a number of events during the Brazilian city’s staging of the Olympic Games in 2016, has been ordered to close due to a lack of security at the site.
Basketball
Esports

Basketball gaming competition the NBA 2K League is hosting a qualifying event for its 2020 League Draft in Seoul, South Korea on January 20 and 21
Basketball
Governance

The 2020 Women's National Basketball Association season is expanding to a 36-game schedule and adding a new in-season tournament known as the Commissioner's Cup
Handball
Media

Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP has agreed a sublicensing deal with pay-television broadcaster Sport TV for rights to the men’s 2020 European Handball Championships.
Tennis
Events

Craig Tiley, the chief executive of Tennis Australia, has definitively stated that “the Australian Open is happening” amid growing concern and complaints from players over Melbourne’s air quality from …
Events

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has opened a bidding process for hosting rights to future editions of the World Beach Games after confirming it will continue past its maiden event
Motorsport
Events

All-female motor racing competition the W Series has announced a tie-up with Formula 1 that will see it become part of the support programme at this year’s US and Mexican Grands Prix.
Mass Participation
Events

The majority shareholder of Tough Mudder, Will Dean, and its board of directors have consented to bankruptcy proceedings for the company, making a speedy sale to rival mass participation business Spartan…
Multi-sport
Events

Lausanne is home to dozens of sports organisations but, until recently, its event-hosting capabilities and ambitions have been relatively modest. How will the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games change the landscape? Bradley Rial reports.
Ice Hockey
Events

International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel is keen to add 3x3 ice hockey to the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games programme, following a successful experimental competition at Lausanne…