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Impact of Beijing 2022 sees China’s winter sports economy surpass $50bn
The winter sports industry in China is now worth over $50bn (€45bn), the local organising committee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games has told an International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission.
Fina returns World Championships to Kazan, Budapest
Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has opted to return its 2025 and 2027 World Championships and World Masters Championships to Kazan and Budapest, a decade on from when the events were…
Twenty things we learned at the London Sports Decision Makers Summit
After launching in Miami this spring, the Sports Decision Makers Summit – from SportBusiness and Sportel – came to London's Rosewood hotel on July 9-10. This is what we learned from our expert speakers.
Melbourne extends F1 race deal
The Formula One motor-racing series has reached an agreement to continue staging the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne until at least the end of 2025
Alibaba lands Beijing 2022 ticketing contract under new IOC strategy
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and local organising committee of the Beijing 2022 winter Olympic Games have appointed Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba as the event’s ticketing systems and s…
ITTF opens bidding process for 2023 World Table Tennis Championship Finals
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has launched the bidding process for the World Table Tennis Championships (WTTC) in 2023
Ligue 1 stages US games to attract new investors and bridge gap to Serie A and the Bundesliga
As France's Ligue 1 is staging a four-team tournament in Washington DC this week, Bob Williams looks at how it aims to expand its reach into the US and improve overseas media-rights income.
French Polynesia among candidates to host Paris 2024 surfing
French Polynesia is one of five destinations to have officially applied to host surfing events during the 2024 summer Olympic Games in Paris
EuroLeague Final Four heads to Cologne
The German city of Cologne has been awarded hosting rights to the Final Four stage of the EuroLeague basketball tournament in 2020.
The event will be held at the 18,500-seat Lanxess Arena from May 22-24
Ukraine eyes potential Olympic bid
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has outlined ambitious plans for the country to bid for a future edition of the Olympic Games
Overwatch League details vision for revamped season schedule
The Overwatch League esports competition has released more details on its planned home-and-away format for its 2020 season, with each franchise to host two-to-five “homestand weekends”.
Report says European Championships generated 1.4bn TV audience and £34m of spending in Glasgow
Glasgow’s hosting of the 2018 European Championships was watched by a television audience of 1.4
Fiba Europe awards hosting rights for 2021 EuroBaskets
The Fiba Europe division of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has awarded hosting rights for the men’s EuroBasket 2021 tournament to Germany, Czech Republic, Georgia and Italy, while France a…
WMRT continues as World Sailing Special Event
World Sailing, the sport’s global governing body, has extended the Special Event status of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) through to 2028.
Formula E lining up Jakarta race deal
Electric car-racing series Formula E has said it is in “advanced” talks over a race deal for Jakarta after the Governor of the Indonesian capital, Anies Baswedan, claimed that an agreement was close.
CVC edges closer to Six Nations investment – report
The board of the Six Nations rugby union competition is closing in on investment worth more than £500m (€558m/$628m) from CVC Capital Partners, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Budapest to remain host of Women’s EHF Final4 until 2024
The European Handball Federation has confirmed that the Hungarian capital of Budapest will retain the hosting rights for the Women’s EHF Final4 until 2024.
Las Vegas to host inaugural MLS-Liga MX Leagues Cup final
The inaugural final of the Leagues Cup – a new mid-season competition between Major League Soccer and Liga MX teams – will take place September 18 at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.