Formula E formalises Extreme E relationship with minority shareholding
Formula E has made a strategic investment in Extreme E, formalising the close relationship that already exists between the two electric racing series
Russia pushes for rugby influence as Yashenkov details Rugby Europe manifesto
Russia is campaigning for a greater say in World Rugby and its planned bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup could be strengthened after the vice-president of the Rugby Union of Russia, Kirill Yashenkov,…
Manchester United becomes latest club to launch TikTok channel
Manchester United has become the latest English Premier League club to launch its own channel on the TikTok short-form video platform
World Athletics expands Indoor Tour, restructures prize money
World Athletics has announced it will expand its World Athletics Indoor Tour to encompass 26 meetings spread across 12 different countries in Europe and North America
Tokyo 2020 reveals ticket refund policy, Pyrenees-Barcelona 2030 bid formalisation delayed
The organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced its refund policy for ticketholders who are unable to attend the two rescheduled events in 2021
AEG’s O2 Arena targets April comeback for London live events
Paul Samuels, executive vice-president of global partnerships for live sport and entertainment company AEG, says the company is targeting a full schedule of events at London's O2 Arena from April next year. Ben Cronin reports.
Rio Open director Carvalho to oversee IMG tennis portfolio
IMG has appointed the director of the Rio Open, Luiz Procopio Carvalho, as its new vice-president of tennis events, with the executive agreeing a contract that will allow him to continue to run the Brazilian…
Germany and Switzerland reintroduce spectator ban following Covid spike
Spectators will once again be banned from German and Swiss sports stadiums after the national governments in both countries reintroduced the measure to curb a spike in Covid-19 cases in both countries
Stats Perform signs up to new IBIA betting standard
Stats Perform has become the first betting data firm to sign up to a new data standard created by the International Betting Integrity Association
Genius Sports eyes more acquisitions with plans to go public in $1.5bn SPAC deal
Specialist sports data and technology firm Genius Sports is set to go public after agreeing a deal with publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dMY Technology Acquisition II