Covid-19
Nationals finally unveil ticket refund, rollover offers
MLB club offering a 50 per cent bonus credit for not taking refunds
LPGA creates players-only esports competition
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has become the latest sports organization to create a players-only esports tournament designed to fill the sports competition void amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Diamond League sets out curtailed calendar minus Zurich final
Organisers of the Diamond League have today (Tuesday) revealed a shortened, provisional calendar that will run through late summer and autumn and excludes the final event that was due to take place in…
Turner suspends rights fee payments to eight Brazilian clubs
The Brazilian arm of US-based broadcaster Turner is reported to have suspended pay-television broadcast rights fee payments to eight Brasileiro Série A clubs.
NZ Super Rugby series to start in June
New Zealand Rugby plans to run a series featuring its five Super Rugby teams starting on June 13, becoming the first major rugby nation to restart elite competition
UCI WorldTour’s CCC Team seeks new main sponsor
UCI WorldTour cycling outfit CCC Team is seeking a new title sponsor after Polish shoe and bag retail group CCC elected to end its deal early amid wider financial struggles at the company
World Baseball Classic set to be postponed
Pandemic has already prevented qualifiers for 2021 event from being played
Premier League clubs against neutral venues, face £340m TV hit even if season completed
The English Premier League has reiterated its commitment to restarting its 2019-20 season, but will seek to end a proposal for matches to be played at neutral venues as shareholders were told that clubs…
One Championship signs up tech sponsors, explores ‘closed-door’ events
Mixed martial arts and esports promotion, One Championship, has completed four sponsorship deals with technology companies for the rest of 2020
Lars Haue-Pedersen | Reload, don’t rebuild
As many major events are postponed due to Covid-19, BCW’s Lars Haue-Pedersen provides hints for organisers of these events on how to adapt their communication strategy.
MLS seeks 20 per cent pay cut from players
Major League Soccer is reportedly seeking a 20 per cent pay cut from its players to help deal with the financial consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic
Round-Up: Endeavor loan, Japan rugby league delayed, Victorian teams resume training, and more
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has secured a $260m loan to help it through the Covid-19 downturn, the Wall Street Journal reports. The loan supplements an existing $2
NRL ‘close to’ A$2.3bn media rights extensions
Australia's National Rugby League has been reported by local media to be this week agreeing seven-year domestic media rights deals worth nearly A$2.3bn ($1.5bn/€1.4bn).
Nippon Pro Baseball targets June start
Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Atsushi Saito has said the league's 12 teams are aiming to start the 2020 season in the second half of June following postponement due to the Covid-19 pandemic
MLB presents restart plan to players
Plan includes even split of revenue that is likely to create flashpoint
Yao Ming outlines plan to restart Chinese basketball season
Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, has put forward three options to resume the league's season, which has been on hold since February 1 due to the Covid-19 pandemic
AHL cancels remainder of 2020 season due to Covid-19
The American Hockey League has canceled the remainder of the 2019-20 season, including the playoffs, due to the global Covid-19 pandemic
BT Sport and BBC turn to esports content
UK broadcasters BT Sport and the BBC have turned to broadcasting esports content in a further sign of the sports rights market’s adaptation to the absence of traditional live sport during the current C…