BCCI ‘faces $300m loss’ over IPL suspension, seeks restart window
The suspension of the Indian Premier League yesterday due to the pandemic could cost the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the region of $300m (€250m), an official said yesterday.
NZR rejects player alternatives to Silver Lake deal
New Zealand Rugby has rejected alternative proposals from the country's rugby union professionals to a planned investment by US private equity firm Silver Lake as being based on models that are "flawed"…
Australian gymnastics rocked by report into athlete abuse
A report commissioned by Gymnastics Australia has uncovered disturbing allegations of a long history of young athletes being sexually and psychologically abused
Ireland cancels Fiji rugby tour
The Irish national rugby union team has cancelled a planned tour of Fiji this summer due to the pandemic.
Ireland and Fiji were due to play three Tests in July
IPL season suspended as Covid-19 cases rise
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has suspended the 2021 Indian Premier League season after a growing number of players and staff tested positive for Covid-19
North Korea out of qualifiers, AFC Cup matches postponed
The pandemic continues to disrupt Asian national team and club football schedules, as North Korea pulled out of 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifying and AFC Cup East Zone matches were postponed by several weeks
Tokyo Olympics test events with international athletes resume
Diving and volleyball Olympic test events with international athletes took place in Japan over the weekend, as preparations for the Tokyo Games edge forwards under a cloud of uncertainty
Tokyo organisers hold firm amid lockdown disruption
Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief Seiko Hashimoto said cancelling the upcoming Games is not being considered, as Japanese cities entered new, two-week 'states of emergency' to control Covid-19…
Heavyweight clubs unveil breakaway plans for European ‘Super League’
Twelve of Europe's biggest football clubs have agreed to join a 'European Super League' that would usurp the Uefa Champions League as the continent's premier club tournament
Mariners cool Manchester United takeover ‘speculation’
Australian A-League football club the Central Coast Mariners said reports this week of a potential takeover by Manchester United were 'speculation', although confirmed the English team was one of several…
Manchester United ‘in talks to buy Australia’s Mariners’
English Premier League club Manchester United is reported to be in talks to buy Australian A-League club the Central Coast Mariners and relocate it to Sydney
Martini Ip | Women’s sport presents opportunities for brands in Asia-Pacific
Women’s tennis, cricket, rugby and football will provide powerful sponsorship platforms for brands in the Asia-Pacific region in coming years, argues Martini Ip, account director, CSM Sport & Entertainment, Hong Kong