Events
Golf’s European Tour adds first tournament in Japan
The DP World Tour, formerly the European Tour, will host a tournament in Japan for the first time next year, the ISPS Handa Championship at PGM Ishioka Golf Club in Omitama, taking place April 21-24
Super League Triathlon and World Triathlon to create esports World Championship
Super League Triathlon and World Triathlon (formerly the International Triathlon Union) have announced they will work together to create a new global esports series based around Super League Triathlon’s A…
New professional basketball league planned in India
The Basketball Federation of India has announced plans for the country's first official professional basketball league, the Indian National Basketball League (INBL)
Beijing diplomatic boycott ‘a meaningless gesture’ says World Athletics’ Coe
A potential diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games by the US or other Western countries would be “a meaningless gesture”, the World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has said.
Olympic Council of Asia awards 2029 Asian Youth Games to Cambodia
The Olympic Council of Asia has announced host nations for two of its forthcoming events at this weekend’s 40th OCA General Assembly in Dubai.
Major events, digital tech to power Singapore’s post-pandemic comeback
Sport Singapore is leaning on two pillars, major event hosting and digital technology, to support the Asian city state's re-emergence as a regional sporting hub after the Covid-19 pandemic
Hosting rights assigned for EHF Euros in 2026, 2028
The European Handball Federation has assigned hosting rights for the 2026 and 2028 editions of the men’s and women’s EHF European Handball Championships.
Australian Open confirms players must be vaccinated
Players taking part in next year's Australian Open tennis grand slam must be vaccinated, Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley has confirmed
IESF picks Indonesia as host for 2022 World Championships; discusses GAISF membership
The International Esports Federation has announced that the Indonesian territory of Bali will host its 2022 World Championship Finals
Lausanne’s delayed World Hockey5s event to be held in June
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced that its first World Hockey5s event will now take place in the Swiss city of Lausanne on June 4-5 in 2022 following its postponement this year
Saudi Arabia to host first full marathon in 2022
Saudi Arabia will host its first-ever full marathon next year, the Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) has announced
US diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 ‘still under consideration’
The US government is still considering a 'diplomatic boycott' of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to signal concern over alleged human rights abuses by China, according to news reports
Hong Kong’s rugby sevens event hit by further postponement
The Hong Kong Rugby Union has been forced to further postpone its flagship rugby sevens tournament until November 2022 amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding travel measures for teams due to Covid-19
Abu Dhabi strikes deal to host NBA games in UAE for first time
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism has announced that it has secured a long-term tie-up with the National Basketball Association which will see the league host pre-season fixtures in the United A…
ICC unveils 2024-31 major event hosts, including two co-hosted Cricket World Cups
The International Cricket Council has unveiled the 14 host nations for eight men’s limited-overs tournaments between 2024 and 2031, which includes the return of the ICC Champions Trophy for the first t…
Australia and New Zealand included in new RLWC schedule
The organisers of next year’s Rugby League World Cup have revealed that Australia and New Zealand will play in the postponed event as they prepare to release the full match schedule this Friday.
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball to return to Dallas for 2022 season
Athletes Unlimited, the startup network of professional sports leagues, has announced that season two of its women’s professional volleyball league will take place March 16-April 16, 2022 at Fair Park Col…
Gwangju, Daegu launch bid to host 2038 Asian Games
The South Korean cities of Gwangju and Daegu have today (Monday) held a ceremony to launch their joint bid to host the 2038 edition of the Asian Games multi-sport event