Events

Golden State's triumph posts event's best share figure in five years

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 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…

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

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…

The Australian city of Sydney will return to the SailGP calendar in 2023 after signing a three-year hosting rights deal with the global sailing series

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded Italy hosting rights to the first two editions of its new Gravel World Championships and confirmed the calendar for the 2022 Track Champions League competition

Infantino outlines lofty goal to see soccer become top North American sport

Washington, District of Columbia, made unwanted history after the United States' capital city was overlooked on becoming a host city for the 2026 Fifa World Cup, which is being co-hosted by the US, Canada,…

SoFi Stadium, principally the home of the National Football League's Los Angeles Rams, has cemented its status as one of the leading sports facilities in North America by becoming a host venue for the…

The city of Vancouver, Canada, successfully came in from the cold to become a 2026 Fifa World Cup host city, four years after dropping out of consideration for the showpiece global soccer tournament

Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has said Australia could exit trans-Tasman Super Rugby in 2024 for a purely domestic competition

Bids from countries in four continents have been submitted to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to host its flagship events, the Men’s and Women’s Hockey World Cups, in 2026.

League aided by return of full buildings amid pandemic, new domestic media rights agreements, increased sponsorship

Japanese mixed martial arts promoter Rizin Fighting Federation announced details of a new direct-to-consumer streaming service, at the same time as revealing an upcoming exhibition match featuring retired…

Formula 1 has agreed a new 10-year hosting deal with its current race promoter in Melbourne, meaning a Grand Prix will take place in the Australian city until at least 2035

The ATP men’s tennis tour is unlikely to host the Shanghai Masters and three other tournaments in China this September and October unless the Covid-19 situation improves in the country, according to c…

Formula 1 chief executive and president Stefano Domenicali has travelled to South Africa to hold talks to advance the motor-racing championship’s long-held goal of returning a grand prix to the continent.