Basketball Champions League CEO Patrick Comninos describes how the fledgling basketball competition has tried to maintain momentum during a troubled year and its plans to resume this year's season with a Final-Eight competition in Athens. Kevin Roberts reports.
Former agent and translator aims to create Asian basketball’s ‘Champions League’
SportBusiness speaks to Matt Beyer, the chief executive of the East Asia Super League about his plans for the competition and his background working as a translator for Yi Jianlian in the NBA
Euroleague Basketball’s quest to become the real European super league
Euroleague Basketball's revenue has more than doubled over the past three seasons, and it's now expanding the competition across western Europe, Callum McCarthy delves into how the plan is being put into action.
WNBA to stage 2021 All-Star Game in Las Vegas with new format
The Women's National Basketball Association has announced that its 2021 All-Star Game will held at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 14
Spanish government approves return of fans to football, basketball
The Spanish government has announced that fans will be allowed to return to football and basketball games in a limited capacity, but only in regions of the country with low Covid-19 incidence rates
Euroleague Basketball sees increased revenue opportunities from revamped EuroCup
Euroleague Basketball has agreed a new competition model for the EuroCup, which will see its second-tier competition reduced from 24 to 20 clubs
Nizhny Novgorod to stage Basketball Champions League Final 8
The Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod has been awarded hosting rights to the 2021 Basketball Champions League Final 8, with fan attendance planned for the event
Bill Daly on managing the NHL’s challenges and opportunities
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Bill Daly, National Hockey League deputy commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss potential historic changes in the business of tennis, the ongoing development of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and recent encouraging news for NBCUniversal regarding both the Tokyo Olympics and Super Bowl LVI.
Sports NFTs look to establish staying power
Blockchain-backed digital collectibles, having taken global sports industry by storm, now look to show they are not just the latest technological flash-in-the-pan. US Editor Eric Fisher reports
Alibaba-owned Daraz leverages cricket to power emerging e-commerce platform
Alibaba-owned online shopping platform Daraz is using the acquisition of Bangladesh Cricket Board rights to drive audiences to its site. Kevin McCullagh asks if the experiment could provide a new
Mark Tatum on the NBA’s pursuit of global growth
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Mark Tatum, National Basketball Association deputy commissioner and chief operating officer. Eric and Chris also discuss the National Football League’s developing plans in Germany, Major League Baseball’s rising on-field integrity and competition issues, heightened activity in the global data market, and recommended expansion for the College Football Playoff.