Governance
Portuguese FA challenger queries league rights centralisation target
Nuno Lobo, a candidate for the presidency of the Portuguese FA, has described the move to centralisation of media rights in the top division as "essential" but questioned the lofty €300m per year financial targets being set by the league.
Uefa OKs quartet for European club competitions after MCO probe
Uefa has cleared Manchester City and Manchester United to compete in its club competitions next season, saying it is satisfied that they have no direct influence at Girona FC and OGC Nice, respectively.
Pereira departs as IOC’s esports head
Vincent Pereira has stepped down as head of esports at the International Olympic Committee after two and a half years in the role, less than a month after the governing body announced plans to create the Olympic Esports Games.
World Boxing’s Olympics hopes rise with IBA on the ropes
World Boxing appears on the verge of establishing itself as the de facto governing body for the sport, with the rival International Boxing Association (IBA) facing two more threats to its existence
Record figure expected as owners put Celtics up for sale after NBA title
Boston Basketball Partners, ownership group of the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association franchise, has announced plans to sell all of its controlling shares in the team, just weeks after winning…
Winter X Games Series latest addition to US action sports calendar
US Ski & Snowboard is looking to tap into the buzz around the United States winter sports scene by teaming up with action sports' X Games on a new, combined event
IF governance review reports increase in financial accountability
ASOIF's fifth Review of International Federation Governance sees all 32 members meet a base target set for the first time.
Further woe for 777 Partners as British Basketball League licence terminated
The sports portfolio of US investment fund 777 Partners has suffered another hit after Basketball League Ltd (BLL), which operates the top-tier British Basketball League, had its licence terminated by the sport’s national governing body.
Restriction lifted on figure skaters’ field-of-play sponsorship branding
Figure skaters will be able to generate sponsorship funds from field of play advertising for the first time after the International Skating Union passed a proposal to allow the branding of manufacturers’ logos.
EOC president slams World Athletics’ Olympic prize money move as ‘discriminatory’
World Athletics’ plans to award prize money for gold medalists at the Olympic Games have been described as “discriminatory” by Spyros Capralos, president of the European Olympic Committees.
Premier League to trial new financial rules alongside PSR
Premier League clubs have agreed to trial two new sets of financial regulations next season to run alongside the league’s Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) but rejected changes to the existing PSR s…
‘Progress made’ in top ski nations’ FIS rights centralisation talks
Leading ski federation claim to be making progress in talks with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation over media rights centralisation but are still 'far away' from an agreement.
WTA ends CEO search with move for NBA’s Archer
Portia Archer, a senior US sports and media executive, has today (Wednesday) been named as the new chief executive of the Women’s Tennis Association.
AFL’s commercial chief Rogers named Melbourne Cup CEO
The Victoria Racing Club (VRC), which runs Australia’s showpiece horse racing event, the Melbourne Cup, has appointed Kylie Rogers as its new chief executive.
Supertri opts for franchise structure
Triathlon events organiser Supertri has announced a new structure of franchise-based ownership after confirming the first team in its new league will be Podium Racing
IBA announces Olympics prize money despite losing IOC recognition
Despite losing International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognition as the sport's global governing body, the International Boxing Association (IBA) has announced plans to award prize money for Olympic competitors…
Six-team Canadian women’s league to launch in 2025
Canada's professional women's football league has been unveiled as the Northern Super League, which will kick off in April 2025 with six founding member clubs during a challenging time for club football in the country.
Madrid court rules Fifa, Uefa ‘abused’ positions in ESL threat
A Madrid court has found in favour of the city's top football club in an ongoing legal battle surrounding the failed European Super League (ESL) project, in which once again all sides have claimed victory