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Coronavirus latest: AFC Champs League, Fed Cup, PGA Tour Series China, and more
The Asian Football Confederation has postponed 12 Champions League matches involving Chinese clubs, following a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak
PP Sports viewership surges with free access during coronavirus outbreak
OTT sports and entertainment service PP Sports has revealed surging viewership numbers since it made its content available for free throughout China as a special measure during the coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo 2020 dismisses cancellation reports, SportAccord, Overwatch League and more
Tokyo 2020's organisers have dismissed reports that this summer's Olympics might be cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak
AC Milan to open three academies in Kerala
Italian football club AC Milan is opening three youth training academies in the Indian state of Kerala under a three-year partnership with local company Calicut Sports City
Manchester United scrap Middle East training camp due to security fears
Manchester United have cancelled plans to travel to the Middle East in February due to security concerns and political tensions in the region
I-League’s Mohun Bagan ‘to merge with ISL’s ATK’
Two leading Indian football teams from Kolkata, the I-League's Mohun Bagan and the Indian Super League's ATK, are to merge and play in the Indian Super League, according to media reports
Eurosport to show ‘Rally for Relief’ as sport’s response to bushfires builds
Eurosport is providing broadcast coverage in Europe of Tennis Australia's Rally for Relief charity exhibition match on January 15 in aid of the Australian bushfire relief effort
Iran’s only female Olympics medalist claims to have defected
Iranian taekwondo Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh has said she's permanently left her home country to live in Europe
João Félix, Ryan Giggs and Miralem Pjanic set for the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards as Best Partnership Award makes debut
João Félix of Atlético Madrid Will be joined by football legends Ryan Giggs and Miralem Pjanić on stage at the 11th edition of the annual Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, organised in partnership with Dubai Spo…
Sally Hancock: Sport at a time of social change
We must never lose sight of the power of sport to bring people together across a political divide, engage and inspire young people to get active and share positive experiences, and bring communities together.
IMG Arena to market UFC’s first live betting data service
IMG Arena, the sports betting unit of the IMG agency, has added another high-profile property to the list of sports events to which it distributes live scoring data to by announcing the launch of the UFC…
New England Revolution, Inter Miami establish USL League One affiliate teams
Major League Soccer franchises New England Revolution and Inter Miami CF will set up affiliate teams in the third-tier USL League One in 2020
Houston Rockets GM sparks Chinese backlash with Hong Kong tweet
The Houston Rockets and the NBA are facing a backlash from Chinese commercial partners, government, sports officials and fans after the team's general manager tweeted his support of the ongoing protests…
NHLPA declines CBA opt-out, ensures labor peace in hockey for three years
League, union decisions to stay in current labor deal is marked shift in tenor from the last quarter century of hockey labor relations
Yangshuo’s Moon Hill reopens after two-year sport climbing ban
Moon Hill, a hill with a natural arch through it a few kilometers outside Yangshuo in southern China, and one of the world's most popular sport climbing peaks, has reopened to sport climbers after a ban…
Discovery-backed Play Sports Group in the hunt for CMO
Play Sports Group, the Discovery-owned digital sports media company focused on cycling and triathlon, is looking to recruit a chief marketing officer
Lagardère’s Cubillos becomes chief commercial officer at Tribe Sports Marketing
Pedro Cubillos, a longstanding executive at the Lagardère Sports agency, has taken up the role of chief commercial officer at Tribe Sports Marketing, the newly-created boutique agency with offices in …
AFC turns to experienced Rogers for commercial director role
The Asian Football Confederation has named Andrew Rogers, a sports marketing executive who counts Team Marketing and Fifa among his former employers, as commercial director