SailGP valued at $200m as Endeavor invests in minority stake
SailGP, the team sailing competition founded and financially backed by Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison, has announced it has sold a minority stake to the Endeavor sports and entertainment group in a deal…
Disagreement over media rights stalls CVC’s £300m Six Nations deal
CVC’s attempts to acquire a stake in the Six Nations are reportedly being held up by a disagreement over the rugby championship's media rights.
Barcelona to launch Barça TV+ OTT platform as part of new digital strategy
FC Barcelona has announced plans to launch a subscription-based over-the-top streaming service as it seeks to develop its digital business into one of its main sources of income
Brazilian Volleyball prepares for legalised gambling, signs integrity partnership with Genius
The Brazilian Volleyball Confederation (CBV), the governing body of the reigning men’s Olympic champions, has agreed a deal with Genius Sports to provide integrity and digital services in preparation f…
“We don’t just put logos on things” | Amazon Web Services on its Six Nations sponsorship
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has developed a new suite of fan statistics to activate its sponsorship rights for this year’s Six Nations rugby championship.
Roger, meet Greta | Sport needs to address its sustainability problem
In the wake of climate activists asking if tennis star Roger Federer actively supports the destruction of the planet, Ben Cronin asks what sport can do to minimise its environmental footprint and mollify its critics.
MLS and US Soccer pool data rights for exclusive global data partnership with Stats Perform
Major League Soccer (MLS) and US Soccer have agreed an exclusive data rights deal with Stats Perform that will enable them to collectively provide real-time data to betting operators for the first time
Saracens interim chief executive Griffiths leaving as club handed further 70-point deduction
English Premiership Rugby side Saracens has announced its interim chief executive Edward Griffiths is leaving after less than a month in the role
Japanese Olympic Committee approves Sapporo’s 2030 Winter Olympics bid
The Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) executive board has approved Sapporo’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.
Tough Mudder’s European subsidiary resumes operations as administrators appointed
Staff at the European affiliate of Tough Mudder have returned to work today (Monday) after Michael Solomons and Andrew Pear of restructuring, recovery and insolvency specialists, BM Advisory LLP, were…