Tennis
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.
Round-Up: T20 World Cup announcement, Vietnam eyeing November Grand Prix, Victoria’s sports exodus, and more
After months of speculation, the Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup is reportedly set to be postponed this week. Australian media reports say an official announcement will be made on Friday.
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
New extension of long relationship puts IBM at heart of Wimbledon’s expansion
The 30-year relationship between Wimbledon and tech company IBM will become even closer under a new deal announced this month
Seltos Drive Day (Feel the Open) – Kia & Tennis Australia
Part of Australian Open major partner Kia’s multi-faceted ‘Feel the Open’ activation in 2020 was an influencer-led, premium Drive Day experience promoting the new Seltos model to young adults.
IBM extends Wimbledon deal, creates integrated team with AELTC
Global technology company IBM and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), the organisers of the Wimbledon Championships, have extended their 30-year relationship with a new long-term contract