Events
DP World Tour flags ticketing and hospitality uplift at key tournaments
Golf’s DP World Tour has reported record ticket sales across four key tournaments during the summer, with 20 sold-out days for general admission tickets and premium hospitality at the BMW PGA Championship, S…
Monaco confirmed and Las Vegas returns in record 24-race calendar for Formula 1
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile has approved a 24-race Formula 1 calendar in 2023, the biggest in the series' history.
MotoGP lining up first race in India
Dorna Sports, MotoGP’s commercial rights-holder, is poised to strike a deal to take the motorcycling championship to India for the first time.
Addition of Poland completes EuroBasket 2025 hosting line-up
Poland has been announced as the fourth and final co-host of EuroBasket 2025, with organisers having shelved initial plans to take the national team basketball tournament to Ukraine
Hong Kong marathon and dragon boat championships join list of cancelled events
Hong Kong's tough pandemic policies claimed two more high-profile sporting victims late last week as the city's marathon and the World Dragon Boat Racing Championships were moved from their original dates
Aces’ WNBA Finals win gives Las Vegas first major pro sports title
Championship marks another maturation point for emerging market
Estonia to host Biathlon World Championships in 2027
Otepää in Estonia was today (Friday) awarded the hosting rights to biathlon’s 2027 IBU World Championships.
Saudi Arabia ‘submits new Supercoppa offer’, Serie A set to open Abu Dhabi office
Saudi Arabia is reported to have offered Lega Serie A a fee of €138m ($138m) to host the Supercoppa Italiana over a six-year period, while the organising body of the top division of Italian club football i…
WTT announces two additional China events
World Table Tennis has announced it will stage two additional events in China in October following the upcoming Chengdu World Team Table Tennis Championships
Switzerland launches Women’s Euro 2025 bid
The Swiss Football Association (SVF) has formally launched its bid to host the 2025 Uefa Women’s European Championship.
World Rowing considers legal action as events in Italy cancelled
World Rowing has announced that scheduled World and European Championship events in Sabaudia, Italy will no longer take place due to recent “unforeseen political changes”.
Borussia Dortmund to tour Southeast Asia during World Cup break
German Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund (BVB) is to travel to Southeast Asia for a mid-season tour later this year
NWSL title game secures primetime slot on CBS thanks to ‘power of partnership’
Executives from the NWSL, CBS Sports, and Ally Financial tell SportBusiness how they worked together to enable the championship game secure a primetime slot.
WNBA to stage preseason game in Canada in 2023
The Women's National Basketball Association plans to stage a preseason game in Canada in 2023, commissioner Cathy Engelbert has announced
Saudi Arabia to ‘partner with Egypt and Greece’ for 2030 World Cup bid
Saudi Arabia is reported to be preparing a ‘tri-continental’ bid with Egypt and Greece to host the Fifa World Cup in 2030.
FEI seeks new host for Endurance World Championship as Verona deal scrapped
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) is seeking a new location for the upcoming Endurance World Championship after terminating a hosting agreement with the Italian city of Verona
Football on hold, other sports to resume as sports community pays tribute to the Queen
Premier League and English Football League (EFL) matches are among a series of sports events in the United Kingdom that have been postponed as the sports community pays tribute to Her Majesty The Queen
IOC reiterates boxing governance concerns, approves new venues for Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee has said its concerns over the governance of the International Boxing Association (IBA) are “still ongoing”, while the governing body has approved a proposal to mov…