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2020 Olympics
IOC’s Carroll focused on ‘flame-to-flame’ Olympic engagement
Kevin Roberts speaks to Christopher Carroll, the IOC's director of digital engagement and marketing, about how the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has challenged the IOC to raise its games and accelerate its digital engagement and marketing programme.
Brands respond well to shutdown, but recession will cause ‘changing of the guard’, warns Clarke
Matthew Glendinning talks to Robin Clarke, vice-president, international at brand consultancy 160over90, about the ways sponsors in sport have responded during the Covid-19 pandemic, and what to expect once things return to normal.
“It’s like a wave that hits you” | British Olympic federations on their commercial preparations for the Games
British Gymnastics chief executive Jane Allen, British Swimming chief executive Jack Buckner and UK Athletics chairman Chris Clark discuss their organisations' plans for the final run-in ahead of Tokyo 2020 and explain how to ensure a strong commercial return from the Olympic Games.
Soccer
India’s Asian Cup bid signals burgeoning ambition to be a sporting power
All India Football Federation president Praful Patel says hosting the 2027 Asian Cup will hasten India's big ambitions in football and sport more generally.
International Women’s Cup unveils plan to become direct rival to Relevent’s Women’s ICC
SportBusiness speaks to John Reynal, the founder of Onside and FXE Futbol, about the strategy behind the IWC and the potential threat of legal action from Relevent Sports.
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.
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Decathlon signs NBA international merchandising deal
Sporting goods retailer Decathlon has announced a new multi-year merchandising agreement with the National Basketball Association
Japanese government, Tokyo 2020 counter report of Olympics cancellation
The Japanese government and Tokyo Olympics organisers have denied a report earlier today that the government wants to cancel this year's Games and instead host it in the next available slot, in 2032
PCB announces international media-rights deals
The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced a series of international media-rights deals covering cricket played in the country during the 2021 to 2023 period
Singapore to host ATP 250 tournament
Singapore will host an ATP 250 tournament at Singapore Sports Hub's OCBC Arena on February 22-28 on a single-year licence, the ATP has confirmed
PP Sports ‘countersues Premier League over collapsed deal’
Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is following through on a threat last year to sue the English Premier League over their collapsed media rights deal, according to a report in the Financial Times
Fordham named new Rajasthan Royals Group CEO
Former IMG and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) executive Mike Fordham has been appointed chief executive of Indian Premier League cricket team Rajasthan Royals
Japan’s new rugby union league to debut in 2022
The Japan Rugby Football Union on Friday announced that the country's new league will start in January 2022 with 25 professional and amateur teams split into three divisions
Emtek renews Uefa club competition rights in Indonesia
Indonesian media group Emtek has renewed its rights for Uefa club competitions for the next three-year cycle, 2021-22 to 2023-24
Basketball
NBA cancels Paris plans for 2021 but remains focused on European growth
George Aivazoglou, vice president, head of fan engagement and DTC for NBA Europe and Middle East, tells SportBusiness why the league created his role and how it has been affected by the pandemic.
Scott Rochelle | Rethinking the NBRPA
Scott Rochelle, president of the National Basketball Retired Players Association, discusses efforts to restructure the alumni group and embrace a more digitally-oriented future.
Chinese FA’s new leadership takes fresh aim at hosting Fifa World Cup
SportBusiness speaks to Louis Liu, secretary general of the Chinese Football Association, about China's ambitions to become a football superpower.
CBA players may be set for income bump under new image rights rules
Liu Jiadi, partner, and Jeffrey Wilson, counsel, at Chinese law firm JunHe, explain the significance of new player image rights rules in the Chinese Basketball Association League.
Borussia Dortmund woos Chinese fans with virtual summer tour
SportBusiness speaks to Benjamin Wahl, head of China at Borussia Dortmund, about the BVB Virtual Asia Tour, which emerged out of the ashes of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Simon Chadwick | Sport feels the strain of East-West political tensions
Simon Chadwick, director of Eurasian Sport at emlyon Business School France/China, outlines the pressures being felt in the sports industry as political tensions ratchet up between China, the West and others.
India’s Asian Cup bid signals burgeoning ambition to be a sporting power
All India Football Federation president Praful Patel says hosting the 2027 Asian Cup will hasten India's big ambitions in football and sport more generally.
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.