SportBusiness Staff

US actress and entrepreneur Eva Longoria has acquired a team in padel’s new Hexagon Cup tournament, which will launch in Madrid next year.

The planning committee at Wandsworth Council has rejected the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC)’s plans to build a new 8,000-capacity show court as part of its proposed Wimbledon Park development project.

New Zealand Cricket is facing its first TV blackout for a men’s Test or one-day international series since 2015, with the upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh set to be shown on YouTube.

Sports broadcaster SPOTV has acquired exclusive rights in Malaysia and Singapore for next year’s Uefa European Championship, which will take place in Germany.

Sports marketing agency Sportfive has been selected by Volkswagen France to help activate the automotive company’s sponsorship of the French Football Federation (FFF).

The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has entered into an agreement with Lagardère Travel Retail Romania, a division of France-based conglomerate Lagardère.

Machineseeker, a marketplace for used machinery, has renewed its title sponsorship of the European Championship darts event, which takes place in the German city of Dortmund.

The board of the Ladies European Tour (LET) has postponed a planned vote on merging with the US-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

The City of Stockholm has given its backing to a Swedish bid for the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, which could also include assistance from Norway and Latvia.

The global value of sports media rights has increased to just under $56bn (€51.1bn) despite another year of turbulence in which cornerstones of the industry came under threat.