Events
World Para Powerlifting World Cup adds Thailand to 2020 calendar
World Para Powerlifting's World Cup will span four continents for the first time in 2020, with Thailand staging its first international para powerlifting competition in Nakhon Ratchasima from Feburary…
Sky ‘breaks PPV record’ as Joshua regains titles
Anthony Joshua’s victory over Andy Ruiz Jr. in their world heavyweight rematch broke the pay-per-view record for pay-television broadcaster Sky, according to the British boxer’s promoter Eddie Hearn.
Coop becomes official partner of Lausanne 2020
The organising committee of the 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne has signed up supermarket chain Coop Suisse Romande as an official partner of the event
LEN president upbeat over aquatics involvement at 2022 European Championships
Paolo Barelli, the president of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), aquatics’ European body, has expressed his confidence in the sport’s European Championships in Rome being part of Munich’s 2022 m…
College Football Playoff set, SEC’s Sankey affirms support for four-team format
Power 5 conferences again dominate as college football semifinal field is set
Wada executive committee upholds Russia ban for doping scandal
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has today (Monday) upheld a recommendation for Russia to be banned from the international sports community for four years, with president Craig Reedie stating that a…
Queensland’s 2032 Olympics bid receives state government green light
The Australian state of Queensland has confirmed that it will push ahead with a region-wide bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, if it can secure the necessary government funding
Infront and Ski Association of Japan renew international media-rights deal
The Infront agency has agreed a five-year extension to its contract with the Ski Association of Japan for the international media rights to all International Ski Federation (FIS) World Cup events held…
IOC to form ‘two-speed’ esports strategy
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has agreed on a “two-speed approach” regarding its esports strategy, reiterating its stance that it will only consider games simulating sports.
World Snooker signs 10-year hosting deal with Saudi Arabia
World Snooker has announced a 10-year deal with Saudi Arabia's General Sports Authority for a lucrative new tournament to be hosted in the country from 2020
Fifa officially launches Club World Cup commercial process
Fifa announced on Saturday the launch of a process "to invite various commercial and investment proposals" for its revamped Club World Cup competition, which starts in 2021
Hong Kong Open rescheduled but won’t be sanctioned by European Tour
Organisers of golf’s Hong Kong Open have announced that the event will take place next month following its recent postponement, although the tournament will not be sanctioned by the European Tour.
Melbourne, Düsseldorf and Durban bid for ITTF World Championships, vindicating event revamp
Melbourne, Düsseldorf and Durban have submitted final bids to host the 2023 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals.
IOC to enter talks with Korea about 2024 Winter Youth Olympics
The International Olympic Committee is to begin talks with the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee to develop a plan to host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in South Korea, with some events potentially hosted…
CVC talks to Fifa and Real Madrid about rival club competition plans
Private equity company CVC Capital Partners has had separate talks with Fifa and Real Madrid about investing in two competing versions of a world club football championship, according to the Financial…
Michigan, Kentucky to play college basketball game at London’s O2 Arena in 2020
The Michigan Wolverines and Kentucky Wildcats will play a college basketball game at London's O2 Arena in December 2020 as part of a three-year deal between the university athletic programs
Shopee-Ronaldo campaign among the winners at SPIA Asia 2019
The SportQuake agency's campaign for Asian e-commerce platform Shopee featuring a dancing Cristiano Ronaldo was among the winners at the SPIA Asia 2019 sports industry awards on Tuesday night in Manila
Sellers replaces Mackovets as CEO of 2021 World Games
Nick Sellers has been appointed as the new chief executive of the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama