Events
Hopman Cup switches from Perth to Nice in long-term hosting deal
The Hopman Cup international teams competition will be staged by the French city of Nice as it returns for the first time in four years, but not to its traditional home of Perth, Australia
IOC delays decision on 2030 Winter Olympics, assessing future of event
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has delayed an announcement on hosting rights for the 2030 Winter Olympics so it can study a report from its Future Host Commission which proposes the idea of…
Formula 1 finalises sprint races for 2023, explores regionalised calendar
Formula 1 has announced today (Wednesday) that Azerbaijan, Austria, Belgium, Qatar, USA and Brazil will host sprint races in 2023, while the motor-racing series is exploring the possibility of a more regionalised…
East Asia Super League to tee up inaugural season with ‘Champions Week’ in Japan
New pan-regional club basketball competition the East Asia Super League will run a five-day competition in Japan next March as it prepares for its first full season in 2023-24
Doha to host ITTF World Championships Finals in 2025
Qatar's capital Doha has been appointed host of the World Table Tennis Championships Finals in 2025
NLL to stage inaugural outdoor game at Snapdragon Stadium
The National Lacrosse League has announced that the San Diego Seals will stage the league's inaugural outdoor game in league history against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Snapdragon Stadium on March 4, …
Football resumes in Indonesia following Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster
Liga 1, the top tier of domestic football in Indonesia, has returned to action following October’s stadium disaster at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang.
PGA Tour and DP World Tour strike partnership with Japan Golf Tour
The world's two biggest men's golf tours, the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour, have agreed a new alliance with Japan's professional tour under which the top Japanese men's golfers each season can join the…
ONE Championship announce first US-based event
Martial arts organization ONE Championship announced its first event on United States soil will take place on May 5, 2023 at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado and stream on Amazon Prime in the US…
Fiba gives green light to Paris 2024 basketball in Lille, Zagklis contract extended
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has given its conditional approval to Paris 2024’s proposal to move the group phase of basketball competition at the Olympic Games to the Stade Pierre-Mauroy i…
College basketball game in London hit by World Cup clash
Crowd for Michigan-Kentucky game blunted by concurrent England match
Germany explores Olympic bid as DOSB re-elects Weikert
The German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) has approved a multi-stage process that will see it explore a possible bid for a future edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
India’s exit sets up Saudi Arabia to host 2027 Asian Cup
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) is poised to secure hosting rights to the 2027 Asian Cup after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided to drop its bid as part of a strategic focus…
Qatar ‘wants to host Olympics in 2036’
Encouraging by its staging of the Fifa World Cup, officials in Qatar are aiming to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, according to media reports
Global sports industry conference SportNXT confirmed for two more years in Melbourne
Pre-eminent global sporting leaders will converge on Melbourne in late March 2023 for the second staging of SportNXT, the international thought-leadership summit designed to shape the future of sport
Germany to end table tennis event-hosting exile with WTT Series debut
World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has unveiled its first WTT Series event in Germany, with Frankfurt to stage a WTT Champions tournament next year
IBA to debut new Pro Series in Abu Dhabi
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has unveiled plans to launch a new Pro Series in 2023, starting with an exhibition event at the forthcoming Global Boxing Forum in Abu Dhabi
F1 drops Chinese Grand Prix again amid ‘Covid-19 situation’
Formula 1 has today (Friday) announced that its Chinese Grand Prix will be missing from the race calendar for the fourth consecutive season