Covid-19
Pringles extends with ESL across multiple markets
Snack brand Pringles has extended its sponsorship of ESL esports competitions across multiple markets, including Germany, Poland and the Nordics
CPL eyes staging 2020 season on Prince Edward Island
The Canadian Premier League is looking to stage its 2020 season on Prince Edward Island in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has emerged
Title sponsor Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance increases J-League commitment
The J-League, Japanese football's league body, has signed a "special sponsorship" with existing title sponsor Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
Ironman creates Covid-19 event safety guidelines in anticipation of resumption of racing
The Ironman Group has released a set of guidelines and principles designed to allow it to safely operate Ironman and Ironman 70
Serie A sets June 20 return date
Serie A, the top tier of Italian club football, is set to return on June 20 after the country’s Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora gave the league the green light to resume.
BBC to show first-ever live Premier League action
UK public broadcaster the BBC will show four live Premier League matches when the season restarts, with the league provisionally scheduling a resumption on June 17
New badminton league for New Zealand, World Junior Champs rescheduled
A new franchise-based badminton league is being launched in New Zealand by the sport's national governing body
Bundesliga ‘ghost games’ provide backdrop for sponsorship re-set
When the German Bundesliga presented behind-closed-doors action on Saturday, May 16, it ignited a wave of interest among football fans worldwide, and a reawakening of sponsorships that had gone largely…
Perseverance pays off as NRL becomes first Australian league to restart
Live professional sport returned to Australia on Thursday as the National Rugby League restarted its season
Cricket Australia ‘probes hosting T20 World Cup in 2021’
Cricket Australia has asked the International Cricket Council to examine the prospects of the country hosting the T20 World Cup next year, instead of this year, according to a Times of India report
Round-Up: NRL restart reaction, Serie A gets restart date, first live EPL matches for BBC, Sri Lanka’s Carlton returns, and more
Australian commentators hailed rule changes in the National Rugby League that led to an exciting game as the 2020 season got back underway yesterday with the Parramatta Eels beating the Brisbane Broncos…
Texas to allow limited spectators at outdoor sporting events
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced he will now allow limited spectators at outdoor professional sporting events amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic falls victim to Covid-19 pandemic
The John Deere Classic will no longer be part of the revised PGA Tour schedule due to local gathering restrictions amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, it has been announced.
Boston Marathon called off for first time in 124-year history
The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in the race's 124-year history in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Foxtel secures NRL rights to 2027 as Nine finalises extension
Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has today (Thursday) marked the resumption of its 2020 season by agreeing fresh rights deals with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial free-to-air broadcaster N…
FFF vetoes LFP’s Ligue 2 expansion plan
The French Football Federation (FFF) has voted against the French Football League’s (LFP’s) proposal to expand the second tier of the domestic game, Ligue 2, to 22 clubs for the 2020-21 season.
Women’s Bundesliga nets UK coverage in BBC Alba deal
Germany’s Women’s Bundesliga is to receive broadcast coverage in the UK after a rights deal was struck by BBC Alba, the Gaelic-language channel of public-service broadcaster BBC Scotland.
European Tour adopts cluster approach with UK return to action
Golf’s European Tour is to adopt a model of hosting tournaments in one regional ‘cluster’ as it makes its return to action following the Covid-19 shutdown.
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