Events

American Football
Fan Engagement

The University of Illinois and University of Nebraska–Lincoln will open their 2021 college football seasons with a one-off Big Ten Conference match in Dublin, Ireland.
Golf
Events

The European Tour and Ladies European Tour (LET) have announced plans to launch a mixed-sex golf tournament in Sweden next year
Rugby Union
Business

Japan's Rugby Football Union wants to move quickly ahead with plans for a new domestic league that would attract international stars, to capitalise on the excitement created by the national team's World…
Tennis
Attendance

The 2019 Shanghai Tennis Masters drew 150,000 attendees to the Qizhong Tennis Centre, up 20 per cent compared to last year, according to organisers
Basketball
Events

The Big3 professional three-on-three basketball league has postponed a planned tour of China during November. No explanation has been given
Basketball
Events

The opening game of the 2019 Australian National Basketball League season had 1 million viewers on a Facebook live stream in the US, tuning in to see 17-year-old player LaMelo Ball – the younger brother o…
Para Sport
Events

The Asian Paralympic Committee has announced the 22 sports that will feature at the next edition of the Asian Para Games, in Hangzhou, China in 2022
Sailing
Events

The organisers of SailGP have stated the debut season of the sailing series attracted more than 133,000 spectators and generated a total economic impact of $115m (€104.5m) for its five host cities.
Football
Events

Thailand will lead a joint bid with four other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries for the 2034 Fifa World Cup, it has reportedly been agreed
Rugby Union
Media

World Rugby has said that it will enter into talks with rights-holding broadcasters after two group-stage matches at the Rugby World Cup in Japan were cancelled given the threat posed by Typhoon Hagibis
Tennis
Events

International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty has said the Hopman Cup will return in 2021, adding that the world governing body has received hosting rights interest in the mixed-gender tournament…
Football
Events

The financial numbers of an Asean World Cup bid in 2034 look positive, especially with a Chinese boost, but will Fifa’s member associations be convinced?
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

An array of NBA China's Chinese-owned official partners have halted business with the league and its pre-season exhibition games in the country were temporarily in doubt, as the fallout continues from…
Events

The Paraguayan capital of Asunción has been reinstated as the host of the 2022 South American Games after withdrawing rights for the multi-sport event in July.
Table Tennis
Events

Australia, Germany, Kuwait and South Africa have expressed an interest in hosting the International Table Tennis Federation’s (ITTF) World Championships Finals in 2023.
Sailing
Events

The next two editions of The Ocean Race have been endorsed with Special Event status by World Sailing
Tennis
Events

Saudi Arabia will host its first-ever international tennis tournament later this year in what has been described as a “watershed moment” for the country by Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of …
Squash
Events

The Professional Squash Association announced the postponement of the Hong Kong Squash Open, citing security concerns due to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong