Governance
After shock World Cup exit, US women’s soccer begins fragmented rebuild
Women’s soccer is surfing a wave of fresh popularity during the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup, but the US’s early exit from the tournament marks the start of a complex rebuild for America's top-tier domestic game as it prepares to run two concurrent division-one leagues from 2024.
Coe facing biggest hurdle in final term as World Athletics president
Sebastian Coe has been re-elected president of World Athletics, the sport's governing body, for a third and final term and despite his time in office having been dominated by reform and displays of strong…
PTO hails ‘groundbreaking’ World Triathlon pact
The Professional Triathletes Organisation (PTO) has announced a new agreement with World Triathlon that will recognise the PTO Tour as the official World Championship tour of long-distance triathlon.
Fiba readies ‘most successful’ commercial World Cup as it completes road to recovery
The commercial success of the upcoming Fiba Basketball World Cup in south-east Asia will ensure the sport’s governing body breaks even for the four-year cycle despite the devastating impact of the global p…
USA Gymnastics continues commercial recovery with Comcast deal
USA Gymnastics has announced media and technology company Comcast as a sponsor of the governing body, with the Xfinity brand becoming the US Gymnastics Championships title sponsor through 2024
Bayern’s Jung: It can’t just be down to us and Dortmund to grow league abroad
The German Football League (DFL) has been urged to take a more hands-on approach to organising pre-season tours for top-flight clubs as part of wider internationalisation plans to enhance the commercial…
UCI budgets for $26m return from Paris 2024
The International Cycling Union (UCI) expects to receive $26m (€23.7m) from its share of revenues from the Paris 2024 Olympics, up from the $24.4m received after Tokyo 2020.
IWF making moves to satisfy IOC ahead of crucial Olympics vote
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has appointed Pedro Adrega as its new interim chief executive as the sport awaits a decision on whether or not it will be included on the programme for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
LaLiga incentivises clubs to improve broadcast content
Clubs in Spain’s LaLiga have voted in favour of a new parameter to be included in the league’s ‘audience recognition’ criteria that will consider knowledge and awareness of a club among fans.
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Mass exodus leaves Pac-12 with four teams in college sports shake-up
The Pac-12, one of the Power Five conferences, has been left with just four teams after a series of re-alignments in college sports
Wada steps up sponsorship revenue search with The Sports Consultancy
The World Anti-Doping Agency has appointed The Sports Consultancy to help find sponsors as it seeks to lessen its reliance on funding from the Olympic Movement and governments worldwide
Alberta pulls bid for 2030 Commonwealth Games, citing cost concerns
Alberta is the latest Commonwealth Games bidder to pull out of possibly hosting the games, withdrawing from a 2030 bid involving the cities of Calgary and Edmonton because of estimated costs of up to C$2
ITF secures Billie Jean King Cup investment from Walter’s TWG Global
TWG Global, the investment vehicle of US billionaire Mark Walter, has acquired a minority stake in a joint venture set up with the International Tennis Federation to commercialise the Billie Jean King…
EXCLUSIVE: No Saudi backing for inaugural ‘African Football League’
The Confederation of African Football opted for a slimmed-down, eight-team version of its proposed African Football League after expected funding from the Saudi Arabian Football Federation failed to materialise.
Uefa hands Juventus one-year Conference League ban, fines Chelsea €10m
Serie A club Juventus has been banned from the 2023-24 Uefa Europa Conference League for breaches of Uefa's financial fairplay (FFP) regulations while Premier League club Chelsea has been fined €10m f…
All 10 F1 teams to participate in F1 Academy from 2024
Formula 1 has opened up a suite of potential new commercial inventory via changes it has made to the structure of its all-female F1 Academy series
Embattled IBA aims to stay relevant with major new events for 2024
The International Boxing Association (IBA) is refusing to back down in its battle to govern the sport, announcing today (Wednesday) that two major competitions will launch in 2024
Formula E seeking ‘super brand’ to complete team line-up
Formula E is in the market for a 12th team to join its grid, but will be highly selective about the type of organisation that fills it, new chief executive Jeff Dodds has declared