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MLB All-Star Game viewership sinks to new event low
Baseball midseason showcase retains mark as top All-Star Game in US sports
PSG reaps the benefits of being fashionable in Japan in lucrative pre-season tour
Paris St-Germain has created a 'lifestyle brand' in Japan that goes beyond football, into fashion and culture
WBSC appoints Konami to develop baseball video game, esports competition
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has appointed Japanese entertainment conglomerate Konami to create a new baseball video game and develop an international baseball esports competition
Nascar Cup Series to stage Chicago street race in 2023
Nascar has confirmed plans to stage a street race in downtown Chicago, Illinois, next year as part of the latest plans to shake up and revive the Cup Series schedule.
Tokyo replaces New York as ‘world’s leading sports city’
Tokyo, host of last year’s summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, has replaced New York at the top of Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW)’s annual ‘Ranking of Sports Cities’.
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MLB sees viewership declines for Home Run Derby, Draft
Elements of All-Star Game event drop in viewers, but are still historically strong
Asian Games in Hangzhou rescheduled for 2023
The Asian Games in Hangzhou, China has been rescheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8 next year
Manfred remains optimistic about MLB attendance despite drops
MLB commissioner looks at this year's gate as 'glass half-full' but acknowledges 'we have work to do'
Soccer Champions Tour and FC Series aim to capitalize on absence of Relevent’s ICC
The absence of the ICC this summer has created an opportunity for AEG and Florida Citrus Sports to make a major mark in the European preseason tour space. Bob Williams reports.
Soto becomes face of new realm of MLB salary negotiations
Nationals star set to be traded after rejecting record-level contract offer
Indoor Hockey World Cup to return next year in South Africa
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that South Africa will stage the next edition of its Indoor World Cup in 2023 following the cancellation of this year’s planned event in Liège, Be…
IPL owners ‘acquire all six teams’ in new South Africa-based T20 league
All six teams in the new T20 league co-founded by Cricket South Africa (CSA) and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have been acquired by Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners, according to reports
LA28 sets official dates for 2028 Olympics
Official countdown begins for highly anticipated Games
Lanka Premier League postponed, Asia Cup ‘likely to be moved’ amid Sri Lanka turmoil
The Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed and the forthcoming Asia Cup appears increasingly likely to be moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to political and economic instability in Sri…
Laos and the Philippines land 2031, 2033 Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) has awarded hosting rights for the 2031 and 2033 editions of its showpiece event, the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, to Laos and the Philippines, respectively
MLB sees further lift from Draft in new setting outdoors
New staging in downtown Los Angeles draws large and often-raucous crowd
AFC receives four expressions of interest for 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights
Four national football associations have submitted expressions of interest for the hosting rights to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation announced yesterday (Monday)
International Skating Union drops events in Russia and China
The International Skating Union (ISU) has cancelled a figure skating Grand Prix in Russia due to the war in Ukraine and banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, while an event in China will…