Events

Scottish authorities are engaged in talks over Glasgow staging the 2026 Commonwealth Games, 12 years on from playing host, as the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) bids to finally nail down a city or region to rescue the event.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) continues to have discussions over the final total of Paris 2024 revenues they will receive, talks that the body concedes are “not e…

World Athletics has taken the unprecedented step of ringfencing a share of its Olympic revenues to reward gold medal winners at the Games

WWE has announced that WrestleMania XL has become the most-successful and highest-grossing event in company history.

Lars Haue-Pedersen is to step down as managing director of BCW Sports, the sports communications and event bidding advisory agency, to be replaced by Jamie Corr of MKTG Sports+Entertainment.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) claims it has received “multiple proposals” to stage its flagship event in 2026 and hopes to announce a host as early as next month.

The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced its season-ending WTA Finals will be staged in the Saudi capital Riyadh after it agreed a three-year deal with the Saudi Tennis Federation (STF).

Sadayuki Sakakibara, commissioner of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball, has revealed that the opening games of next year’s Major League Baseball season will be held in the country.

The National Football League wants to play more fixtures in new markets as part of the doubling of its international series to eight games in 2025, with France and several Asian countries atop its list. 

Nissan has become the first of Formula E’s current manufacturers to recommit for its Gen4 era, while fellow Japanese company Yamaha has broadened its motorsport involvement by teaming up with relaunched British firm, Lola Cars, for a campaign in the electric car-racing series.

UFC will make its Saudi Arabia debut in June, three months later than envisaged after local organisers pushed back on the promotion's original plans to launch with a weak card.

The National Football League has announced two games in the 2024 season, including the league's debut game in Brazil in September, will be shown exclusively on streaming services, with Peacock and Amazon…

Istanbul will host the fourth edition of the multi-sport European Games in 2027 having pledged that no additional construction will be needed beyond existing venues or those already being planned for the…

Montpellier will become the first French host of a World Table Tennis (WTT) Series event, while a second-tier Champions tournament has also been scheduled for Chongqing, China.

The Commonwealth Games will not be heading to Malaysia in 2026, after the Southeast Asian country's government rejected a hosting offer, citing costs.

The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has tapped Quint as its official hospitality sales partner, working through its F1 Experiences programme to provide luxury hospitality and club tickets for the second…

National tourism agency VisitScotland is to look for a new leader of its major events strategy after the experienced Paul Bush decided to step down from his role

The venue infrastructure plan for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games is set for a significant overhaul after the Queensland Government elected to scrap a planned major redevelopment of the Gabba and reject a review committee’s recommendation to build a new “world class stadium”.