Covid-19
K League coverage in 17 markets
Korean football's K League and its media rights distribution partner Sportradar have agreed deals in 17 international markets ahead of the league's 2020 season restart today
APAC Round-Up: LaLiga resumption, Aus Open threat, Warne-Amazon doco, India keen for Oz tour, and more
Spanish football's LaLiga is to resume on June 20 and be completed before the end of July, the manager of Leganes, Javier Aguirre has told the media, according to Reuters
Formula 1 first-quarter profits plummet
Formula 1 has posted an 84-per-cent year-on-year drop in net profit in the first quarter, at $39m (€36m), down from $246m a year ago.
Newsom says Covid-19 vaccine needed for filled stadiums
California governor throws more doubt on packed stadiums anytime soon
Ambrosie: CFL season likely to be wiped out, league “in jeopardy”
Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie has admitted that the "most likely" scenario for the league is to cancel the 2020 season as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Date, location, and format announced for “The Match: Champions for Charity”
The rematch of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson's 2018 head-to-head showdown will take place on May 24 at the Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida, it has been announced.
IndyCar to open delayed season on June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway
The NTT IndyCar Series will open its delayed 2020 season on June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, it has been announced
Infront and IIHF launch fan-focused esports tournament streamed on Twitch
The International Ice Hockey Federation has announced plans to host its first Esports Fan Championship later this month
Uruguayan FA urges Tenfield to meet TV rights payment
The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has urged the Tenfield agency to meet its latest payment after it failed to make a deadline of April 30 to settle the latest instalment for broadcast rights to…
Simulated LaLiga action features in new beIN series in APAC region
International subscription sports broadcaster beIN Media Group has commissioned a new esports series that will offer a simulation of the final six rounds from Spanish football’s 2019-20 season.
Dorna sets out plan for MotoGP start, WorldSBK resumption in Jerez
Dorna Sports, commercial rights-holder of MotoGP and the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), has reached an agreement in principle to commence the former’s 2020 season and resume the latter’s cam…
Italy looks to the future with law governing Olympic Games, ATP Finals
The Italian Parliament has signed into law the decree that will govern the organisation of the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the ATP Finals men’s tennis event, with Sports Minister Vincenzo S…
FISU extends archive offering to streaming platforms
The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has stepped up its offering of archive sports content during the Covid-19 shutdown of sports by launching the #UniSportsClassics venture
Endeavor set to sell part of stake in Fortnite publisher Epic Games
Endeavor, the US-based sports and entertainment group whose assets include the IMG agency and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), is set to sell part of its stake in US video game and software developer…
TFF details Süper Lig resumption date, plan for Champions League final
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has said it intends to resume the suspended Süper Lig on the weekend of June 12-14, and host the 2020 Uefa Champions League final in Istanbul in August.
US youth sports industry grapples with heavy Covid-19 uncertainty
LeagueApps president Jeremy Goldberg and Gators Baseball Academy partner Joe Lopez speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher on the state of the $19bn American youth sports industry amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The first of a two-part series.
KBO and K League create templates for the return of sport
Korea’s football and baseball leagues have published detailed guidelines governing their resumptions this week.
Bundesliga given green light to return to action this month
Germany’s Bundesliga looks set to become the first major European league to return to action after the Covid-19 pandemic after the German government gave the green light to its resumption.