Governance
NHL relishing early weekend puck drops for European growth
The National Hockey League is giving serious consideration to further changing its matchday scheduling at home to create more game windows for fans in Europe as part of internationalisation plans that are already proving fruitful. Shawn Meadow reports.
Tebas eyes LaLiga game in US by 2025-26 in wake of Fifa backdown
LaLiga could stage a regular-season game in the United States as early as the 2025-26 season, its president Javier Tebas has declared, amid reports that Fifa is considering lifting such a ban.
Two Circles continues US push with role in Johnson’s new track league
Two Circles, the data-driven sports marketing and sponsorship sales agency, has been unveiled as a key strategic partner in the new fan-focused track league created by four-time United States Olympic champion Michael Johnson.
Brown swaps ECB for Blast as commercial director
Blast, the international esports tournament organiser, has appointed former England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) commercial executive James Brown as its new commercial director
Deputy secretary general Bell to leave Fifa after six years
Alasdair Bell is to leave his position as deputy secretary general of Fifa after playing a crucial role at the world governing body for the past six years as a key aide to president Gianni Infantino
World Athletics defends Olympics prize money as ASOIF weighs in
World Athletics has stood firm on its decision to remunerate gold medallists at the Olympic Games in the wake of strong criticism from rival international federations, the latest coming today (Friday)…
Premier League and FA Cup rights tendered together in Japan, Korea
Broadcast rights to the Premier League and the FA Cup are being sold together in Japan and South Korea, some of the first international territories in which the rights have been bundled, SportBusiness…
NHL approves Utah franchise with $1.2bn Coyotes sale to SEG
The National Hockey League's board of governors, made up of league owners, has approved the $1.2bn (€1.1bn) sale of the Arizona Coyotes to Smith Entertainment Group (SEG), the owners of several Utah pro sports franchises.
NFL set to open up to private equity owners
The National Football League is preparing to be the final major North American sports league to permit private equity investment, albeit with certain stipulations attached to any deals.
CoD League reforms end pro gaming’s US sports cosplay
ActivisionBlizzard, the publisher and operator of the Call of Duty League, has formally abandoned its dream of replicating the US professional sports model in esports, waiving and refunding all franchise entry fees for the CoD League’s constituent teams in a bid to save the competition.
ECB selects counties for new era of women’s cricket
Middlesex amongst the notable absentees amid an effort to evolve the women’s professional game
EXCLUSIVE: ATP and WTA on course for historic merger
The ATP and WTA are understood to have reached consensus on key issues that would enable the two entities to combine their commercial interests, paving the way for a historic merger.
Coe under fire from federation presidents for Olympic prize money announcement
World Athletics and its president Sebastian Coe is facing criticism from fellow international federations for the way it handled last week's announcement that it will be ringfencing a share of its Olympic revenues to reward gold medal winners at the forthcoming Games in Paris.
WNBA to negotiate media rights with NBA, plans 16 teams by 2028
The Women's National Basketball Association plans to negotiate its future media rights deals in partnership with the NBA, the league confirmed at the WNBA Draft
CEO Hill exits FAI following latest board meeting
Jonathan Hill has been ousted as chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), following a board meeting today (Monday).
Ex-IBU president Besseberg jailed in Norway for corruption
Anders Besseberg, the disgraced former president of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption.
EXCLUSIVE: Glasgow in frame for Commonwealth Games return in 2026
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.
Paris 2024 revenue talks continue, ASOIF ‘has to live’ with winter sports’ share
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…