Tennis
Round-Up: Fans at Roland Garros, three bidders for Serie A, PP Sports sees market correction, and more
The French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros later this month will allow entry to up to 11,500 fans per day - Reuters/CNA
Round-Up: Wada threat to US athletes, Kooyong Classic cancelled, Williams family leaves F1, and more
America's top athletes could be banned from the Olympics and other major international sporting events if the US follows through on its threat to withdraw funding from the World Anti-Doping Agency - Reuters
Round-Up: Le Tour’s tough Covid-19 rules, Japan to acquire 500m vaccine doses, ONE Apprentice rights deals, and more
The English Premier League allowed 2,500 supporters to attend a friendly between Brighton and Chelsea in a test of Covid-19 measures - AFP/CNA
USTA secures insurance of Chubb sponsorship
The United States Tennis Association has added insurance provider Chubb as a sponsor of its premier grand slam event, the US Open
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: 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
Round-Up: ATP Cup talks continue, English football schedule unveiled, FanCode gets MLB rights, and more
Tennis Australia is keen on hosting the second edition of the ATP Cup next year in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney, and is in talks with the Association of Tennis Professionals about doing so
BodyArmor Lyte named official sports drink of US Open
Sports drink brand BodyArmor has announced a multi-year deal with the United States Tennis Association, which names BodyArmor Lyte the official sports drink of the US Open
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
Round-Up: KBO opens to more fans, RA sets Super Rugby deadline, US Open withdrawals, and more
The Korean KBO basketball league yesterday increased the number of fans allowed into games from 10 per cent of stadium capacity to 25 per cent - Naver
Round-Up: WTA Tour restarts, IPL sponsor backlash, Chinese NBL to restart, and more
The restart of the Italian Serie A football season has been moved back a week to September 19 - Reuters/CNA
The WTA Tour restarted yesterday with the Palermo Ladies Open in Sicily, Italy - Reuters/ec/CNA
Round-Up: Fifa rejects Infantino investigation, Thai and Malaysian MotoGPs off, NBA reviews China training programmes, and more
Fifa said there is "no reason" for the Swiss criminal investigation into president Gianni Infantino, and he will continue in his role as normal
Collection Court No1 – BNP Paribas & the Fédération Française de Tennis
BNP Paribas highlighted its deep commitment to French tennis around the 2019 French Open by creating mementoes from the physical matter of Roland-Garros’ Number One Court as its was dismantled for redevelopment.
Ochsner Sport and On to kit out Swiss Olympic at Tokyo 2020
Swiss sports retailer Ochsner Sport has extended its premium partnership with Swiss Olympic, the National Olympic Committee representing Switzerland, until after the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Swiss Tennis partners with virtual advertising firm UniqFEED for Securitas Pro Cup
Swiss Tennis has partnered with virtual advertising solutions provider UniqFEED to deploy the company’s technology at the Securitas Pro Cup, a three-day tournament featuring Swiss players scheduled from J…
Ace Pace – Jaguar Land Rover & the All-England Club
At Wimbledon 2019, a campaign to promote the electric Jaguar I-PACE was led by a smartphone app on which tennis fans could test their serve to win tickets, supported by multi-platform media.
Round-Up: True threatens FAT, ITTF worlds postponed again, WTA ‘hopeful’ on China tournaments, and more
Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions is threatening not to show the end of the extended Thai League 1 football season, and is demanding a reduction in its rights fees for the competition
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.