Covid-19
AFC promises to complete 2020 Champions League
The Asian Football Confederation has said it is "committed" to completing this year's Champions League, after discussing the matter with member federations during online meetings yesterday
MLB rejects latest proposal from union
Management does not intend to make a counterproposal, will now press toward unilaterally setting shorter 2020 regular season
Round-Up: Esports fed appoints commercial commission, MotoGP Asian races decision, CAA signs ‘The Leech’, and more
The Singapore-based Global Esports Federation has appointed a Brand, Marketing, Commercial and Communication Commission featuring an array of experienced sports industry executives
Garber: MLS will take $1bn financial hit from Covid-19
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has said he expects the league to take a $1bn revenue hit due to the devastating economic impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic
WNBA exploring Las Vegas, Florida as possible neutral single-site locations
The Women's National Basketball Association is reportedly considering staging its 2020 season at a neutral single-site location in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
NHRA drag racing to return this summer with limited fans
The National Hot Rod Association drag racing circuit has announced it will return to live competition in July with back-to-back events at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana, with limited spectators…
MLS avoids lockout after players’ union agrees to CBA changes
The 2020 Major League Soccer season will officially take place after the MLS Players Association finally agreed to a return-to-play proposal
Eredivisie clubs reach agreement on TV money distribution
The 18 clubs in the Eredivisie, the Netherlands’ top football division, have reached an agreement on the distribution of the media-rights fees for the 2019-20 season.
New Zealand may open stadiums from Monday
The New Zealand government will next Monday consider dropping the country's Covid-19 alert level to 'level 1', meaning it could fully open sports stadiums
No pitchside cameras at Hungarian league in reduced production set-up
The host broadcast of matches from the Nemzeti Bajnokság, the top-tier football championship in Hungary, is being undertaken with a reduced production set-up with no cameras allowed alongside the field …
Amazon to show its extra Premier League matches free-to-air
Tech giant Amazon will show free-to-air its four extra live Premier League matches this season, it said today (Wednesday)
CPL submits proposal to stage tournament in Trinidad
Organisers of the Caribbean Premier League are said to be lining up Trinidad and Tobago as the sole host country for this year’s edition of the Twenty20 cricket competition.
NFL says teams must hold training camps at home facilities
League also bars joint preseason practices due to Covid-19
ECB posts record £228m turnover, has funds to survive a cancelled season
The England and Wales Cricket Board has revealed record turnover of £228m (€256m/$287m) for the 2019-20 financial year but acknowledged that the results are “bittersweet” amid the ongoing impact of Cov…
Champion signs World RX deal, Toyota takes leading role with WRC esports
The World Rallycross Championship has named Champion Lubricants as its Official Lubricant Partner for the forthcoming 2020 season and in 2021
World TeamTennis poised to set significant precedent for staging events in front of fans
Mixed-gender professional tennis league will hold its entire season at The Greenbrier in West Virginia this summer, becoming one of the first sports events in US to be held in front of limited spectators. Bob Williams reports.
Australia wants to host Rugby Championship in quarantine ‘bubble’
Rugby Australia is discussing with its Sanzaar partners and the Australian government plans for a Covid-19-free "hub" to host the four-nation Rugby Championship
Round-Up: F1 ‘will continue’ after a positive Covid-19 test, Top 14 season terminated, Team WE-Madame Figaro tie-up, PSL crisis, and more
Formula One will not cancel a race this season even if a driver tests positive for Covid-19, series chief executive Chase Carey has said - BBC