Multi-sport
Round-Up: Fifa opens CWC ticket sales, Indonesian Liga 1 decision today, Chinese tennis warns players against travel, and more
Fifa is offering Visa credit card holders in Qatar access to a special presale of Club World Cup tickets, for the competition that starts on February 4
Former Synergy trio launch ‘The Space Between’ agency
A new London-based sports and entertainment marketing agency called ‘The Space Between’ has been launched by former leading figures at two well-known sponsorship agencies.
Round-Up: Suning in talks over Inter stake, Adidas launches CNY kits, Thai Open ‘safe to proceed’, and more
Chinese conglomerate Suning is looking to sell a stake of up to 40 per cent in its Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan, and is in talks with UK-based private equity firm BC Partners - Reuters/CNA
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Sponsorship expert Cornish joins KORE Software as commercial director, EMEA
Sponsorship research professional Mark Cornish has been named as the new commercial director, EMEA, for the customer relationship management software provider KORE Software
Round-Up: Extreme E delayed, Saigon FC’s Japanese sponsor windfall, CSL clubs renamed, and more
The new Extreme E off-road all-electric series has pushed back its opening race in Saudi Arabia from March to April due to the Covid-19 pandemic - CNA/Reuters
Atlético Madrid extends Fanatics merchandise deal until 2025
Spanish LaLiga side Atlético de Madrid has announced an extension to its e-commerce and manufacturing deal with sports merchandising giant Fanatics that will take the agreement up to 2025.
Round-Up: Osaka becomes LV ambassador, Pound reflects on Wada journey, Thai Open Covid-19 tests overturned, and more
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka became a brand ambassador for French fashion label Louis Vuitton - CNN
KIN Partners promotes O’Sullivan to business strategy director
London-based sport and entertainment agency KIN Partners has promoted Tess O’Sullivan, its head of commercial partnerships, to the newly-created role of business strategy director.
Round-Up: Fifa welcomes Qatar-Saudi thaw, Singapore ‘in frame’ for Fury-Joshua, and more
The easing of the diplomatic rift between Qatar and Saudi Arabia was welcomed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino and may reopen talks about an expanded and more lucrative 48-team World Cup in the Middle…
Italian Olympic Committee extends Emporio Armani deal to 2022
The Italian National Olympic Committee (Coni) has extended its sponsorship contract with fashion brand Emporio Armani
DOSB extends with top-tier sponsor Sparkasse
German financial services group Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe has extended its top-tier sponsorship deal with the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB)
Entain, Verizon Media forge wide-ranging partnership
Global sports betting and gaming group Entain has announced a wide-ranging partnership with media and technology company Verizon Media to develop new opportunities across interactive sports and entertainment
Round-Up: Australian Open Feb 8 start confirmed, AFL eyes full stadiums in 2021, and more
The start date of the Australian Open on February 8 has been confirmed by the ATP, along with the schedule for the start of the 2021 season
Fan data at forefront as The Sports Consultancy and PumpJack combine forces
The Sports Consultancy, the London-based sports events and rights consultancy, has reached an agreement with the US-based PumpJack Dataworks to provide a data-led intelligence service to rights-holders,…
DraftKings debuts retail gift cards
Prominent gaming company makes dramatic move to boost scale
Endeavor invests in Duffy’s BDA basketball agency
Endeavor, the sports and entertainment group that owns sports marketing agency IMG, has invested in basketball-focused representation agency BDA Sports Management
Adidas sets March decision date on Reebok’s future
German sportswear company Adidas has said it will make a decision on the future of its Reebok brand in March after confirming it has begun to assess “strategic alternatives”.
Hogben appointed LimeLight Sports MD in management reshuffle
James Hogben has been promoted to managing director of the LimeLight Sports agency, which works with brands in the mass participation sector