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Dallas Jackals push back inaugural MLR season to 2022
The Dallas Jackals have pushed back their entry into Major League Rugby from 2021 to 2022 to try to ensure a more successful debut for the club amid the Covid-19 pandemic
Stadiums and arenas represent key tool in US Covid-19 vaccination efforts
Following last fall's repurposing of many sports facilities as voting centers, an increasing number of venues are now being used as mass vaccination centers, though the logistics to do so remain complex.
EXCLUSIVE | Le Floc’h: Fifa takes stock after race against time to sign partners
Time was the greatest enemy in Fifa’s attempt to sell the full offering of sponsorship rights for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Philippe Le Floc’h, Fifa’s chief commercial officer has told Sports Sponso…
The Scudamore years | Media rights sales
Scudamore’s former media advisor Phil Lines argues that his old boss could be directly credited with creating a formal tender process for the selling of the league’s rights and for professionalising the…
Bayern Munich blames Covid-19 for 81-per-cent decline in profits
Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has announced a €9.8m ($11.97m) profit for the 2019-20 season, a decrease of more than 81 per cent from the season before.
Round-Up: Rugby Championship ‘hub’ may return, DAZN in 5G tie-up in Japan, America’s Cup challenger exits, and more
Sanzaar says it is open to hosting the Rugby Championship in a centralised location again after this year’s edition was reduced to three teams and played entirely in Australia due to the Covid-19 pandemic –…
Round-Up: Under Armour sells MyFitnessPal, Rugby Australia rights deal, Tour Down Under cancelled, and more
US sportswear and equipment firm Under Armour has agreed to sell the MyFitnessPal platform to global investment firm Francisco Partners for $345m (€295m) – Under Armour
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Round-Up: Tokyo Olympic volunteer training restarts, Indonesian football postponed, NZ Golf Open cancelled, and more
Online training sessions for volunteers at next summer's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have resumed following a roughly eight-month suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic - Japan Today
Stadiums and arenas represent key tool in US Covid-19 vaccination efforts
Following last fall's repurposing of many sports facilities as voting centers, an increasing number of venues are now being used as mass vaccination centers, though the logistics to do so remain complex.
VAR sponsorship included in Lega Serie A category revamp
Lega Serie A has been working to restructure its commercial and marketing operation over the last 12 months. In an exclusive interview, commercial director Michele Ciccarese outlines how sponsorship will take shape under the new structure.
India, Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia set out their stalls for 2027 AFC Asian Cup
SportBusiness delves into the bid books of the contenders to host the 2027 Asian Cup to examine the thinking and the plans behind each entry. Tom King reports.
‘The aim is to speak to a truly global audience’ | Why Fifa is getting into the podcast game
SportBusiness speaks to Fifa's Jean-Francois Pathy about the launch of its new podcast series ad its future strategy as an attempt to engage a larger audience through culture and music.