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Blue Jays could start 2021 MLB season in Tampa area
Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays could be forced to start their 2021 campaign in the Tampa area due to ongoing travel restrictions between the United States and Canada in the wake of the Covid-19…
New F1 chief Domenicali: We’ll weigh up ‘rotation’ policy for calendar
Formula 1 could employ a “rotation” policy when it comes to drawing up future calendars, according to the motor-racing championship’s newly-installed chief executive and president Stefano Domenicali.
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Williams Racing commercial director on reshaping motorsport’s sponsorship model
Tim Hunt, commercial and marketing director at Williams, wants sponsorship platform to focus on “the USPs of being an F1 team”
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In era of racing sponsor retreats, Chevrolet doubles down on activation
The North American auto industry’s increasing gravitation toward crossover sport utility vehicles, trucks, and electric vehicles has lessened the natural link between the “stock car” element of auto racing, making the sport now a more fertile sponsorship area for brands in other product sectors.
Ally to sponsor inaugural Nascar Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway
Ally Financial, a leading digital financial-services company, has been named the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Nascar Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway in June
Cognizant makes global play as Aston Martin F1 title sponsor
US-based IT multinational Cognizant has been named as the new title sponsor of the Aston Martin Formula 1 team in a multi-year deal that will showcase Cognizant on the global stage
Tributes paid to John Hogan, the “king of sponsorship” in Formula One
Tributes have been paid to John Hogan, the former sponsorship chief for Philip Morris International and a leading light in Formula One sponsorship, who passed away on Sunday
Formula E signs TVA Sports rights deal, Extreme E kits out with Moncler
Pay-television broadcaster TVA Sports has agreed a three-year deal to become the exclusive French-language broadcaster of Formula E in Canada
The Premier League waits for sun to shine on chilly UK media market
The Premier League usually auctions its domestic media rights halfway through its three-season cycle, but Covid has uprooted its plans. Callum McCarthy examines the likely bidders and the league's hopes for an uplift in the value of the rights.
Jason Siegel | 48-team Fifa World Cup raises the stakes for 2026 host cities
Jason Siegel, president and chief executive of Greater Orlando Sports Commission, argues that the city’s experience in staging closed-door NBA and MLS games puts it in a strong position to host matches at the 2026 Fifa World Cup
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.