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MLB sets Theme Night celebrations for 2020 season
League will again work with series of pop culture brands to help drive fan engagement, attendance
Tokyo retains marathon events as Paralympics finale, IPC hails preparations
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that marathon events at the 2020 summer Paralympic Games will remain in Tokyo, but it has brought forward start times of para triathlon events…
Tokyo 2020’s promise to be “the most innovative” Olympics in history takes shape
In the third of a trilogy of interviews with the Tokyo 2020 organising committee, SportBusiness speaks to Hideyo Hirata, head of the innovation promotion office and deputy executive director of technology services.
SEA Games 2019 organisers claim victory after closing ceremony
The 30th Southeast Asian Games ended yesterday with a closing ceremony at the 20,000-seater, purpose-built New Clark City Athletics Stadium
Indian Super League winner to qualify directly for AFC Champions League
The winner of India's top football league will qualify directly for the Asian Football Confederation Champions League group stage for the first time from 2021
MLB World Series is StubHub’s top-selling US event for 2019
Seven-game baseball championship drives top-ranking sales on ticket marketplace
Local organising committee formed for Milan-Cortina 2026
The organising committee for the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo has been officially created.
Lord’s and Hove to stage inaugural finals of The Hundred
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced that the 1st Central County Ground in Hove and Lord’s Cricket Ground in London will host the inaugural women’s and men’s finals respectively of it…
Volvo extends China Open sponsorship as event stays in Shenzhen
The annual China Open golf championship will be staged in Shenzhen for the next three years, from 2020 to 2022, and current title sponsors Volvo Cars have extended their partnership with the event
Diamondbacks, Padres to play MLB’s first regular-season games in Mexico City
Major League Baseball has announced plans to hold regular-season games in Mexico City for the first time in 2020, with the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres scheduled to play a two-game series…
Australia and New Zealand bid to co-host 2023 Women’s World Cup
The football federations of Australia and New Zealand have agreed to bid jointly to host the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup
Alibaba becomes official partner of Hangzhou 2022
The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games Organising Committee announced a Prestige-level partnership agreement with Alibaba Group on Tuesday, in the sponsorship categories for information technology, cloud services…
NBC Sports surpasses $1bn in US ad sales for Tokyo 2020
Network still expects to set new Olympics sales record
NHL ends prospect of 2021 World Cup of Hockey
The National Hockey League is still looking to revive the World Cup of Hockey, but a proposed tournament in February 2021 has been axed by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman
ITTF engages RigourTech for player review technology
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) will introduce a player review system for the first time at one of its events, with Chinese technology company RigourTech engaged to implement the system…
IPC hails ‘unprecedented’ demand for Paralympic tickets
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons has stated organisers of the 2020 summer Paralympic Games have received “unprecedented” demand for tickets, adding that applications for…
Russia lines up appeal against Wada ruling
Russia appears set to challenge the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (Wada) decision to ban the country from the international sports community for four years, with President Vladimir Putin stating “political con…
McIIroy joins Woods in skipping Saudi International tournament
World number two golfer Rory McIlroy has ruled out taking part in next month's European Tour event in Saudi Arabia, despite being offered a large appearance fee