Covid-19

Golf
Events

The Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour has lost its first major championship of the year in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic after the Evian Championship was called off.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The creation and sale of extra advertising inventory at behind-closed-doors Premier League matches will need to be managed carefully in order to retain the right “look and feel” as the English top fli…
Motorsport
Events

Electric SUV off-road racing series Extreme E has unveiled its plans for providing a virtual hospitality experience for its races
Esports
Esports

Football streaming platform MyCujoo has ramped up its association with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) by agreeing a deal to live stream its esports competition
Rugby Union
Events

The opening games of the planned mini-series between New Zealand’s five Super Rugby teams are heading for substantial attendances.
Finance & Law

Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, suffered a 26-per-cent year-on-year revenue drop in the first quarter of 2020 as its Spectator Sports and Mass Participation…
Events

Former Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has been appointed as chair of the Live Entertainment Industry Forum (LEIF), a grouping of Australia’s largest live event businesses designed to…
Biathlon
Events

The International Biathlon Union has confirmed the line-up of candidate cities bidding to host its Biathlon World Championships in 2024 and 2025
Football
Events

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has opened up a credit line worth up to R$115m (€21.2m/$23.8
Baseball
Events

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic helped lead to a dramatic reduction in the number of rounds for the MLB Draft. But the league and its media partners are still hoping for lift among a competition-starved fan base
Baseball
Governance

Latest league offer ups number of regular season game, but does not offer full prorated salaries
Football
Events

The Asia-Pacific region could host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup after Brazil withdrew its candidacy, boosting the chances of Japan and Australia and New Zealand's combined bid.
Australian Rules Football
Events

The governor of Tokyo has questioned whether the Olympic Games can go ahead next year without an international deal on travel and quarantine
Golf
Fan Engagement

A number of competitors at this week's Charles Schwab Challenge will wear microphones in order to improve the broadcast experience of the first event back on the PGA Tour in the wake of the global Covid-19…
Tennis
Finance & Law

The United States Tennis Association has announced it will eliminate 110 jobs and close its national headquarters in White Plains, New York, as a result of the devastating financial effects of the global…
Finance & Law

The Association of National Olympic Committees will make $11.65m (£9.2m/€10.3m
Football
Events

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has unveiled a series of broadcast innovations for when the top tier resumes its 2019-20 season later this week
Motorsport
Events

Formula 1 has granted one-year contract extensions to organisers of the Hungarian, Italian and Belgian Grands Prix as a means of compensating them for the staging of races behind closed doors this year