Motorsport
Brown targets more Asian sponsors for McLaren
McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown wants his team to secure more sponsors from Asia, believing brands from the region are under-represented on its roster
Nascar Truck Series given Camping World rebranding for 2021
Nascar's Truck Series will undergo a name change for 2021, reverting back to the Nascar Camping World Truck Series moniker from the current Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series branding
Formula E not ruling out Tesla joining in future
There is a technical reason that electric car maker Tesla does not currently participate in Formula E which could change in the not-too-distant future, the electric motor racing series’ chief executive J…
Repco replaces Virgin Australia as Supercars naming rights sponsor
Australian automotive engineering and retail company Repco will take over as the naming rights partner of Supercars under a new five-year agreement
Mercedes sees rise in revenue and profit, Renault rebrands for 2021
Formula 1 motor-racing team Mercedes has reported rises in profit and revenue for 2019, while Renault has announced it will rebrand as Alpine for the 2021 season
Round-Up: PP Sports ‘to sue’ EPL, Bach addresses Beijing expo, East Bengal to join ISL, and more
Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is going to sue the English Premier League over the termination of their media-rights contract for the 2019-20 to 2021-22 cycle, according to Chinese news service Beijing…
Miory Steel deal takes McLaren Racing portfolio above 40 sponsors
The McLaren Racing Formula 1 team has signed a multi-year sponsorship with Belarussian tinplate manufacturer Miory Steel
Supercars agrees multi-year Bathurst 1000 sponsorship deal with Repco
Supercars has established a new five-year agreement with Australian automotive engineering and retail company Repco to sponsor its Bathurst 1000 championship event
Round-Up: New Fifa international window, Royals deal challenges taboos, NZ North v South match returns, and more
Fifa has created a new international match window in 2022, from January 24 to February 1, to ease fixture congestion caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Round-Up: Japan sticks with 5,000 fans, Chinese badminton league restart, O’Sullivan signs China agent, and more
Japan is to extend its 5,000-person limit on attendees at sports events and concerts beyond the initial planned period that ran until the end of August
Round-Up: Chinese sponsors exit English football deals, Seoul shuts out fans again, Uighur group calls for Beijing 2022 rethink, and more
Chinese company LD Sports is to walk away from its £7.5m ($9.8m/€8.3m
Extreme E extends sustainability commitment to food with Neat Burger deal
Electric SUV racing series Extreme E has signed up plant based food restaurant chain Neat Burger to its sponsorship portfolio
Round-Up: Tencent earnings report, IPL sponsorship targets, Diamond League returns, and more
Lars Graff has been appointed co-tournament director of the China Open tennis tournament
Venturi Formula E team to ensure value for title sponsor ROKiT in disrupted season
ROKiT Venturi Formula E team principal Susie Wolff will hold discussions with Jonathan Kendrick, co-founder of title sponsor ROKiT, on any return of value due to the brand given the disrupted Formula E…
Nascar strikes multi-year sports betting deal with BetMGM
US stock car racing series Nascar has struck a multi-year sports betting agreement with online gaming company BetMGM, which has been designated an authorized gaming operator of the organization.
Round-Up: BCCI denies further sponsor pressure, England tour of India postponed, Super Rugby Aotearoa sell-out, and more
Germany will not allow fans into football stadiums until at least the end of October - Reuters/CNA
Portimao in Portugal will host the final race of the 2020 MotoGP season - Reuters/CNA
Umbro returns to Williams F1 after more than 30-year gap
Sports brand Umbro UK has signed a long-term sponsorship with the Williams Racing Formula 1 team as the ‘Official Technical Kit Supplier’ from the 2021 season.
Supercars inks three year sponsorship deal for Townsville race
Insurance provider NTI has signed on as the official naming rights partner of the annual Townsville Supercars event through to 2022