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Cricket Australia moves to boost Big Bash’s star appeal amid new competition
Cricket Australia has overhauled the overseas player recruitment model for the Big Bash League (BBL) amid competition from new franchise leagues and murmurings of discontent from domestic rights-holders
Carlsson to step down as IBU secretary general, bids submitted for 2027 Worlds
Niklas Carlsson is stepping down from his position as secretary general of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), while the governing body has received bids from Finland and Estonia for its 2027 World…
Vancouver and Berlin announced as next two Laver Cup host cities
The Laver Cup, the annual men’s tennis tournament between Europe and the rest of the world, will take place in Vancouver in 2023 and Berlin in 2024, it has been announced today (Wednesday).
PGA Tour plans to add limited field, no-cut tournaments
Move aimed in part at helping fend off LIV Golf threat
KPMG Women’s PGA Championship purse doubled to $9m
The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship purse will be doubled to $9m (€8.55m
Tokyo 2020 cost $10.45bn, say organisers
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (OCOG) has confirmed the staging of last year’s postponed events cost ¥1.423.8tn (€9.91bn/$10.45bn
DP World Tour to return to Singapore
The DP World Tour has announced it will return to Singapore after a nine-year hiatus next year
Premier Padel enters WPT heartlands with Madrid event deal
Premier Padel has announced its first event in the sport’s heartland of Spain, with Madrid set to play host to a second-tier ‘P1’ tournament from August 1-6.
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European Athletics signals intent to split from multi-sport European Championships
European Athletics has announced it will split from the European Championships multi-sport concept after this year’s edition in Munich, with Birmingham and Budapest contesting hosting rights to a standalone 2…
NFL continues to expand international footprint with inaugural NFL Africa event
Damani Leech, NFL chief operating officer of international, speaks to SportBusiness about the strategy behind the “NFL Africa: The Touchdown” event in Ghana and further plans to grow the league in the continent.
South Korea announces 2023 Asian Cup bid
The Korea Football Association (KFA) has announced it will bid to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Spain ‘set to switch’ Winter Olympics bidding focus to 2034
The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) is poised to call an end to its proposed joint bid between Catalunya and Aragon for the 2030 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in favour of refocusing on the 2034…
IBA opens bids for World Boxing Tour, leadership in spotlight after CAS appeals
The International Boxing Association (IBA) has opened a bidding process for World Boxing Tour (WBT) events across 2023 to 2024
2022 NBA Finals ratings show growth, but still lag historically
Golden State's triumph posts event's best share figure in five years
Mexico to host 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and its commercial vehicle Volleyball World have awarded Mexico the 2023 edition of the Beach Volleyball World Championships
Saudi Arabia secures Usyk v Joshua rematch
Saudi Arabia has added another major sporting event to its hosting portfolio with the news that unified heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk will put his IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO world boxing titles o…
BWF expands World Tour and upgrades tournaments for 2023-26 cycle
The Badminton World Federation is adding four new stops to its annual World Tour and upgrading several tournaments in a shake-up for the period from 2023 to 2026
RideLondon Classique faces demotion as UCI intervenes over TV coverage
Road cycling’s RideLondon Classique has been provisionally demoted from the UCI Women’s WorldTour to the second-tier ProSeries after organisers failed to provide the necessary level of live broadcast cov…