Finance & Law
Fanatics strikes retail partnership with Carolina Panthers, MLS Charlotte
Global licensed sports merchandise manufacturer and retailer Fanatics has signed a long-term deal to become the official omnichannel retail partner of Tepper Sports & Entertainment (TSE)
LAFC strikes multiyear partnership with Truly Hard Seltzer
Major League Soccer's LAFC has announced a multiyear partnership with Truly Hard Seltzer, which has been designated the team's official hard seltzer
Denver Broncos bring in BetMGM as latest sports betting partner
The National Football League's Denver Broncos have brought in US online gaming operator BetMGM as their latest sports betting partner in a multiyear deal
World TeamTennis unveils commercial partners for 2020 season
World TeamTennis has unveiled its commercial partners for its 2020 season, which is being staged in its entirety as a quarantined tournament at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia this summer.
Round-Up: European football’s €4bn hit, Six Nations confirm CVC talks, BWF events cancelled, and more
European football clubs are likely to lose €4bn ($4.5
Blitz takes action over PSL media-rights payments
The Blitz agency, domestic broadcast rights-holder of the Pakistan Super League, has taken legal action against the Pakistan Cricket Board over rights payments for the suspended 2020 season of the Twenty20…
Round-Up: Infantino investigation, Intel takes Jio stake, Cricket Australia player pay agreement, and more
Formula One motor-racing returned at the weekend after its Covid-19 suspension with a grand prix behind closed doors at Austria's Red Bull Ring
Conflict of interest doubts raised over Infront-DFB investigation process
Questions over a potential conflict of interest have been raised with regards to the findings gathered by a Berlin-based investigative firm that has levelled various corruption allegations against the…
Round-Up: Russia fails to pay athletics fine, overseas IPL ‘likely’, Sha Tin Racecourse opens to punters, and more
World Athletics has halted the process allowing Russian track and field athletes to compete internationally as neutral athletes after Russian Athletics missed a deadline to pay a $6
World Athletics eyes mass participation boost and doubling of sponsors in four-year plan
World Athletics has stated it ambition to double its number of commercial partners, align its hosting protocols with the needs of cities and broaden the mass participation components of its business in…
Round-Up: Afcon postponed, TrueVisions threatens FAT, Adidas and Puma join #StopHateForProfit, and more
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon has been pushed back to 2022 due to Covid-19
Learfield IMG College seeks to rework UCLA, Cal deals
The University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, Berkeley, already facing economic pressure amid large-scale contract disputes with embattled apparel brand Under Armour, are now…
Infront to contest DFB’s termination of contracts after probe into alleged corruption
Infront has vowed to contest the termination of its contracts with the German Football Federation (DFB) after the sport’s governing body in Germany moved to sever its ties with the international sports m…
Florida governor signs bill to allow college athletes to sign endorsement deals
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has cleared the way for college athletes in the state to earn money from endorsement deals from next summer
Wanda Sports’ 26-per-cent Q1 revenue drop caused by cyclicality and Covid-19
Wanda Sports Group, the owner of the Infront agency, among other interests in sport, suffered a 26-per-cent year-on-year revenue drop in the first quarter of 2020 as its Spectator Sports and Mass Participation…
Dentsu warns on looming Covid-19 hit
Japanese marketing giant Dentsu Group has withdrawn its earnings guidance for 2020 and is looking to make a 7-per-cent cut in global costs this year, as Covid-19 starts to affect its financial results
Pinsent Masons named World Athletics’ first legal services supplier
World Athletics has signed a four-year agreement with Pinsent Masons that affords the London-based international law firm the role of athletics’ first official supplier of legal services.
Highlight’s sports and event sales up after higher Team Marketing commission
Highlight Communications, the Switzerland-based media company, has reported a 1