Events
Twenty3 lands event activation contract for 2022 Women’s Basketball World Cup
Twenty3 Sport + Entertainment has been appointed by the 2022 Women's Basketball World Cup Local Organising Committee as the event activation partner for the tournament being held in Australia.
SRX adds four new tracks for 2022 season
Superstar Racing Experience, the start-up six-race, short-track motorsport series, has unveiled its schedule and tracks for its upcoming second season in 2022
Super Bowl ticket resale market returning to historic norms
Full stadium capacity, vaccines present different market forces compared to a year ago
Bali named as IESF World Championships host despite WADA ban
The International Esports Federation has confirmed Bali will host its 2022 World Championship Finals, despite Indonesia being banned from hosting major sports events due to breaches of anti-doping rules
L’Équipe adds selection of ATP 250 rights to portfolio
French sports broadcaster L’Équipe has acquired free-to-air rights to the four ATP 250 men’s tennis tournaments held in France.
Cancún replaces Wuxi as World Taekwondo Championships host
Cancún has been elected to replace Wuxi as host of the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, while Bosnia & Herzegovina is set to stage its first World Taekwondo event after Sarajevo landed the 2023 World …
Japan Rugby League One takes club game into new era with ‘hybrid’ commercial model
Hajime Shoji, the COO of Japan's domestic rugby union league, explains how the competition has been extensively remodelled to capitalise on a surge of interest in rugby in Japan following the country's hosting of the 2019 World Cup.
New Indian volleyball league prepares for launch
A new franchise-based volleyball competition, the Prime Volleyball League, is set to launch in India this week
Real Madrid ‘agrees 25-year deal’ with Legends for Bernabéu’s commercial exploitation
Legends, the US-based 'premium experiences company', has reportedly struck a 25-year deal with Real Madrid to acquire a 20-per-cent stake in a new company that will manage the LaLiga giant’s revamped E…
W Series calendar includes first race in Asia as F1 tie-up continues
The W Series will this year host its first race in Asia and will continue to schedule support races at Formula 1 weekends as part of a new eight Grand Prix calendar that has been unveiled
Pro Kabaddi League becomes latest Indian event struck by Covid
The Pro Kabaddi League has become the latest Indian competition to be affected by Covid-19 after organisers announced some matches will be rescheduled due to outbreaks of the virus within two PKL franchises
SeatGeek completes Daytona 500 partnership
New York-based ticket company aligns with Daytona International Speedway
Singapore extends F1 race deal to 2028
The Singapore Grand Prix will remain on the Formula 1 calendar until 2028 after organisers announced a seven-year extension to their hosting rights deal with the motor racing series
Former IPC commercial chief Schäfer takes on COO role at Rhine-Ruhr 2025
Alexis Schäfer, former commercial and marketing director at the International Paralympic Committee, has been appointed as chief operations officer of the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games in the …
Clash at The Coliseum opens door for Nascar to stage international races once again
Nascar's high-profile pre-season exhibition race on a temporary track at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in California is expected to serve as template for future races in key overseas markets. Bob Williams reports.
Referendum to be held on Barcelona-Pyrenees Winter Olympics bid
The Generalitat de Catalunya is to hold a binding referendum to decide whether it should proceed with a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games
No disruptive protests, but Peng-Shuai t-shirts allowed at Australian Open
Australian Open spectators will not be stopped from from wearing t-shirts referencing the controversy around Chinese player Peng Shuai but will not be allowed to disrupt the event with protests, Tennis…
2022 NBA 2K League Draft to be held virtually
The NBA 2K League has announced it is holding its Draft virtually for the second consecutive year.
The 2022 NBA 2K League Draft will be held on February 26 at 6 p.m.