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The unusually long build-up to Los Angeles’ Olympics has given the city the opportunity to build a sporting strategy that drives benefits for a society. Bradley Rial reports.
Athletics
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World Athletics, the global governing body for athletics, has revealed details of its 2020 Continental Tour, a new annual second-tier of one-day meetings that will focus on the disciplines that don’t f…
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The organising committee of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines issued an apology yesterday after logistical problems led to arriving athletes being stranded for hours at the airport and…
Football
Media

Spanish free-to-air commercial broadcaster Mediaset is close to agreeing a sublicensing deal with DAZN for the Copa del Rey, it has been reported, in a deal that would mark the entrance of the subscription…
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Taxi company fonaCAB and oil distributor Nicholl Oils have extended their backing of motorcycling showpiece the North West 200 by agreeing a three-year extension to their title sponsorship deals
Football
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The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has said it will hold talks to determine the dates of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon, while the governing body has been forced into a new…
Football
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After years of wrangling, a new roadmap has established the new Indian Super League as the top tier of Indian football ahead of the older I-League. But while the relatively glamorous competition has already improved Indian football off the pitch, there are major challenges ahead as clubs who participate continue to suffer financial losses and big clubs on the outside are yet to commit. John Duerden reports.
Tennis
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The start times for Friday’s Davis Cup quarter-finals matches have been brought forward by 30 minutes in an attempt to curtail the late finishes that have plagued the tournament, culminating in a 4am f…
Cricket
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Labour has said the Cricket World Cup will be added to the UK’s ‘crown jewel’ list of sporting events reserved for broadcast on free-to-air television, if the party returns to power in next month’s general…
Events

A ₱50m ($1m) cauldron commissioned for the Southeast Asian Games, which will be held in the Philippines next week, has sparked controversy over its cost.
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A week before the Philippines hosts the 30th Southeast Asian Games, National Police (PNP) officer-in-charge Lt. Gen
Tennis
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The Pakistan Tennis Federation's appeal for its upcoming Davis Cup tennis fixture against India to remain in Islamabad has failed, with the International Tennis Federation choosing to hold the fixture…
Events

The organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled two major venues to the media yesterday, with both nearing completion eight months ahead of the Games. The ¥56.
Cricket
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering adding one new team to the Indian Premier League next year, instead of the two planned earlier
Darts
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Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theatre will play host to the US Darts Masters, part of the World Series of Darts tour, in 2020.
Horse Racing
Media

Racecourse Media Group, the holding company responsible for media and data rights distribution to a host of UK racecourses, has reported a “hugely encouraging” uptake from broadcasters for the International Tro…
Football
Media

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to this weekend’s final of the Copa Libertadores, the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol’s) leading club competition. T
Equestrian
Sponsorship & Marketing

Organisers of Badminton Horse Trials have signed what they claim are two significant sponsorship deals with Mars Equestrian and Science Supplements after admitting they are unlikely to secure a new title…