Esports
Round-Up: KBO opens to more fans, RA sets Super Rugby deadline, US Open withdrawals, and more
The Korean KBO basketball league yesterday increased the number of fans allowed into games from 10 per cent of stadium capacity to 25 per cent - Naver
LCS strikes multi-year partnership with Buffalo Wild Wings
Riot Games’ League of Legends Championship Series (LCS) has struck a multi-year partnership with restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings, which has been designated the esports competition's official sports b…
Activision Blizzard appoints MLB deputy commissioner Petitti to senior executive role
Esports organization Activision Blizzard has appointed senior Major League Baseball executive Tony Petitti as its new president of sports and entertainment.
Rose faces McDowell as part of R&A’s Mastercard-backed e-Open
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Round-Up: A-League spectator tests positive, big firms eye IPL sponsorship, T1 expands Twitch deal, and more
The mass participation element of the London Marathon has been cancelled due to Covid-19, but the elite race will take place - BBC
Round-Up: Olympics ‘to go ahead amid pandemic’, Tencent pushes for games streaming merger, PKL teams ‘reject Star offer’, and more
Next year's Tokyo Olympics will take place even if the Covid-19 pandemic is still underway, said Toshiro Muto, chief executive of the Games' organising committee
ESL and DreamHack sign tripartite deal in Brazil with Globo, Omelete and esports streamer Gaules
Esports organisations DreamHack and ESL have agreed a new three-year broadcast deal in Brazil, awarding rights to commercial broadcaster Globo and entertainment streaming platform Omelete
Round-Up: Nike layoffs, esports welfare concerns, Windies Australia tour postponed, CCTV uses virtual anchor, and more
Nike is to lay off at least 500 staff at its headquarters in Oregon, US, after a loss-making second quarter - Fox Business
DouYu secures Chinese streaming rights to ESL Pro Tour competitions
Esports organisations ESL and DreamHack have agreed a rights deal with Chinese streaming platform DouYu
Bilibili lands wide-ranging League of Legends rights deal
Chinese video sharing and online-gaming platform Bilibili has agreed a wide-ranging three-year contract with US video games developer and esports event organiser Riot Games
Round-Up: Fifa rejects Infantino investigation, Thai and Malaysian MotoGPs off, NBA reviews China training programmes, and more
Fifa said there is "no reason" for the Swiss criminal investigation into president Gianni Infantino, and he will continue in his role as normal
Riot Games backs out of sponsorship with Saudi city of Neom after fan backlash
Video game developer Riot Games has ended its sponsorship contract with Saudi Arabian city development project NEOM just one day after its announcement following a backlash against the deal from fans
Envy Gaming, Belong Gaming Arenas to build esports centers in North Texas region
Dallas, Texas-based esports organization Envy Gaming has announced a partnership with Belong Gaming Arenas to design, build, and operate at least one co-branded flagship gaming center as well as multiple…
Esports keeps the lights on at Eden Park during international sport shutdown
A new esports High Performance Centre at New Zealand's Eden Park stadium will aim to provide a base for the country's entire esports industry, not just top-tier teams. Callum McCarthy reports.
MTG chief executive Lindemann to step down
Jørgen Madsen Lindemann is to leave his position as chief executive and president of esports entertainment company Modern Times Group (MTG) to pursue other challenges.
ESL appoints co-chief executive, signs new Euronics deal
Germany-based esports tournament organiser ESL has named Craig Levine as its new co-chief executive and agreed a new partnership with electrical goods and home appliances retailer Euronics
Round-Up: Ballon d’Or cancelled, Japanese athlete abuse report, slimmed-down SEA Games, and more
Football's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player, run by French magazine France Football, will not take place this year due to Covid-19
Round-Up: IOC to discuss “frugal” Olympics, Pressure mounts on Thai broadcaster, Pakistan cricket’s sponsorship deal, and more
The International Olympic Committee will meet today to discuss ways of pushing ahead with plans for a "frugal" Tokyo Games next year