Covid-19
J-League sets target restart dates
Japanese football's J-League is aiming to restart its 2020 season on either June 27 or July 4, with a final decision on the schedule due Friday
F1 approves $145m team budget cap as returning Dutch GP set for 2021
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has approved a package of cost-cutting measures for Formula 1 that will include a $145m (€131.7
FFA sets out A-League restart plan as Fox ‘pushes for fee reduction’
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has today (Thursday) unveiled a plan to restart the A-League’s 2019-20 season by mid-July, subject to agreement with broadcast rights-holder Fox Sports.
Iconic Strat-O-Matic games find new lift during pandemic
Venerable maker of sports simulation games has seen a strong resurgence amid the Covid-19 outbreak. Eric Fisher reports.
NZ Cricket says sizeable job losses expected
New Zealand Cricket is planning cuts to its staff, including senior staff, of between 10 and 15 per cent, as revenue plummets
Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame postpones 2020 enshrinement ceremony until 2021
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame has decided to postpone its 2020 enshrinement ceremony until early 2021 as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Yamaha app transmits fans’ cheers to empty stadiums
Japanese technology firm Yamaha has developed a smartphone application that lets fans cheer remotely from home for their teams playing in empty arenas
Round-Up: NRL and J.League restarts, Bach consults members, NZC cuts, and more
Australia's National Rugby League restarts its 2020 season today, in what is being seen as a triumph for Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys
Las Vegas to reopen casinos, stage combat sports
The city of Las Vegas has been given the green light to partially resume its sports and gaming industries after Nevada governor Steve Sisolak announced that the state's casinos can reopen on June 4
US investors ‘seeking preferred equity positions’ in Premier League clubs before market rebound
Major investors are showing an increased appetite to secure preferred shareholdings in Premier League clubs and as many as nine EFL Championship teams could be available for sale as a consequence of the…
NWSL unveils month-long tournament in Utah
The National Women's Soccer League has unveiled ambitious plans to stage a 25-game tournament featuring all nine teams in the Salt Lake City area in Utah this summer amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Ex-RFU chief proposes World Cup-style event in UK and Ireland
Francis Baron, the former chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU), has devised a financial rescue plan for the sport that would centre on a World Cup-style tournament held across the U…
Lega Serie A maintains rights fee stance and ‘poised to issue Sky injunction’
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, is standing firm on its media-rights payments policy, and is also poised to present an injunction against pay-television…
Icelandic FA signs Puma for Euro 2020, ending 20-year Errea association
German sportswear company Puma has ousted Italian rival Errea from its long-term position as kit supplier to the Iceland national football team
Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League to start afresh in 2021
The Global Champions Tour (LGCT) and Global Champions League (GCL) show jumping series have announced they will not hold any further events this year and will start their 2020 season afresh in 2021 due…
Players to profit from New Zealand’s NBL streaming service
New Zealand’s National Basketball League has launched a direct-to-consumer global streaming service allowing viewers outside the country to pay to watch coverage of the competition.
How the Covid lockdown is redrawing international federations’ content strategies
Without live events, international federations are being forced to innovate with their fan engagement strategies. Adam Nelson reports.