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Round-Up: Fiji rugby seeks investors and sponsors, Brown: at least 20 F1 races this year, IPL sponsorship deals, and more
McLaren Formula One chief Zak Brown expects the motor racing series to pull off at least 20 of its planned 23 races this year
Round-Up: Asian Qualifiers restart, Tokyo torch relay starts, Thai govt plans World Cup bid, Tencent reports $19.5bn profit, and more
Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup resume today after a delay of more than a year due to the pandemic
Round-Up: Sina goes private, Lions to tour in South Africa, Vietnam marathon to go ahead, and more
Chinese media company Sina, majority owner of the Weibo social media platform and owner of the Sina Sports media platform, among other assets, has went private and ceased to be a publicly-traded company…
Round-Up: NFL agrees media rights deals ‘worth more than $100bn’, World Cup qualifier disruption expected, and more
The NFL has agreed new domestic media-rights agreements worth more than $100bn over ten years, according to media reports - CNBC, Variety, The Guardian, MarketWatch
Sportfive retains German Football Federation hospitality sales contract
The Sportfive agency has extended its agreement to sell hospitality packages for the matches of Germany’s men’s, women’s and U21 national teams, as well as for the men’s and women’s DFB Pokal final.
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Round-Up: China ‘asks Alibaba to divest media assets’, Tokyo torch relay to start without fans, and more
The Chinese government has asked internet giant Alibaba to divest its assets in the media sector due to concern about the company's public influence
Megapro to sell sponsorship rights for 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens
World Rugby has appointed South African agency Megapro as its exclusive sponsorship sales agent for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens, which is taking place in Cape Town
Round-Up: “Difficult” for family to join Tokyo athletes, IPL’s Royals target 40-per-cent increase in sponsorship, and more
It will be "difficult" to have athletes' families come to Japan to watch them at the Tokyo Olympics, organising committee president Seiko Hashimoto said - AFP
Round-Up: CCTV fails to show NBA All-Star game, more teams for women’s Cricket World Cups, women join pro snooker tour, and more
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not show live coverage of this year's NBA All-Star Game, as it had been previously expected to do as part of a thaw in Chinese relations with the American basketball le…
Round-Up: Lions ‘turn down’ Rugby Australia offer, Arsenal lose £48m, Decathlon China partners with Alibaba Cloud, and more
The British and Irish Lions turned down an offer by Rugby Australia to host this summer's tour against South Africa, according to the BBC
Round-Up: Man Utd financials show Covid hit, KBO salaries drop, HK presses ahead with cycling Nations’ Cup, and more
The impact of the pandemic on football club finances was underlined again as Manchester United reported its second quarter results. United's matchday revenue was down 96 per cent year-on-year
Round-Up: Afreeca renews K League streaming, Beijing 2022 boycott calls “doomed to failure”, burst of Korean sponsorship deals, and more
South Korean streaming platform Afreeca TV has extended its rights to show live coverage of K League football, to cover the 2021 season
IPL ‘to be staged in six cities’, online brokerage added as sponsor
Having last year decamped from India to the UAE due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Premier League will take place on home soil this year with six cities shortlisted as hosts
Round-Up: US ‘not confirmed’ for Beijing 2022, questions over IPL in India, Singapore Open tickets sell out, and more
The US has not made a final decision on whether it will take part in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, a spokesperson for President Joe Biden said on Thursday, amid calls by some American politicians to…
Sportfive eyes up European tournaments as part of ‘global golf strategy’
The Sportfive agency is looking to add golf events in Europe to its portfolio amid the relaunch of its international golf interests with a view to expanding its business in the sport outside of the US…
WTT hands Cowan European role, extends with commercial consultant Le Floc’h
Jonny Cowan, the European marketing manager at the International Table Tennis Federation, has been appointed to a role in Europe at World Table Tennis, the commercial arm of the international governing…
Round-Up: Sportradar ‘valued at $10bn+’ in sales talks, CCTV may resume live NBA coverage, and more
Sports data firm Sportradar is being valued at $10bn-$12bn in discussions with potential buyers, who include several 'SPACs'
Round-Up: Super Rugby AU searches for sponsor, America’s Cup to resume, Nadal encourages acceptance of Covid measures, and more
The Super Rugby AU competition is still searching for a title sponsor and a media-rights deal in the UK ahead of the 2021 season start on Friday - Sydney Morning Herald