Covid-19

Multi-sport
Events

A criminal trial of former Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke and the chairman of sports pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports Nasser Al-Khelaifi began in Switzerland yesterday
Football
Finance & Law

Juventus has seen its losses rise by €31.5m ($37.3m) to €71.4m for the year ending June 30, 2020, with the Italian Serie A football club laying bare the effects of Covid-19 on its financial affairs.
Badminton
Events

Seven-times MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has dismissed speculation he will be retiring from the sport at the end of the season, saying he is on the verge of signing a new deal with Malaysian-based team…
Cricket
Events

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said "important and intensive discussions" were taking place in the coming weeks about Covid-19 counter measures for the Tokyo Olympics
Drone Racing
Industry Moves

The Drone Racing League (DRL) has announced three new senior hires, including Ari Mark, the former National Basketball Association and National Football League executive, who will now lead global sponsorships…
Multi-sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee has questioned the validity of a study from Oxford University that criticised the organisation for its failure to address hosting cost overruns
Badminton
Finance & Law

The French Open tennis championship at Roland Garros later this month will allow entry to up to 11,500 fans per day - Reuters/CNA
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Cadbury confectionery brand and life insurance group Vitality have added to their extensive club portfolios in English football
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Football sponsorship agency SportQuake is launching a specialist esports sponsorship agency, Esportquake, to operate across the esports ecosystem
Cricket
Events

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
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Basketball’s world governing body Fiba has agreed a major new four-year sponsorship deal with Chinese consumer appliances firm TCL, beginning immediately and running until the end of 2023.
Cricket
Events

T20 cricket franchise leagues in Pakistan and Sri Lanka have announced plans to play later this year. Meanwhile, Indian Premier League preparations continue, with teams adding more sponsorship deals
Basketball
Events

The Korean Basketball League has been forced to postpone its planned 2019-20 season decider due to a second Covid-19 outbreak, with the October start of the 2020-21 season also under threat
Cricket
Governance

Indian tyre manufacturer BKT Tires has agreed sponsorship deals with six Indian Premier League teams covering this year's tournament
Football
Media

The Asian Football Confederation and the Football Marketing Asia agency are to renegotiate the terms of their landmark, $2
Cricket
Events

Twelve members of the Chennai Super Kings Indian Premier League team have tested positive for Covid-19, prompting its star batsman Suresh Raina to fly home to India and causing jitters ahead of the league's…
Events

The 2021 Hong Kong Marathon has been postponed. The race was due to take place on January 24
Baseball
Licensing & Merchandising

With no other ticket sales occurring, MLB team honors on-field achievement