Mastercard adds women’s event to extended Copa Libertadores deal
Global payments company Mastercard has extended its sponsorship deal for the Copa Libertadores, while adding backing of the women’s edition of the South American club football tournament.
Wuhan Yangtze River shuts doors following CSL relegation
Wuhan Yangtze River has become the latest Chinese football club to cease operations, following its relegation from the top-tier Super League (CSL) last season
Gwangju rekindles bid plan for 2038 Asian Games
The South Korean city of Gwangju has moved to restart a proposed joint bid with Daegu for the 2038 edition of the Asian Games multi-sport event
BeIN seals F1 rights in APAC markets in three-year deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has concluded a three-year deal for exclusive rights to the Formula 1 motor racing championship in 10 territories across the Asia-Pacific region
IMG retains football production contract for Channel 4
The IMG agency has agreed a two-year extension to its contract to produce UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 4’s coverage of England men’s Uefa Nations League football matches, European Qualifiers and…
Former ECB chief Harrison ‘set for’ top Six Nations role
Six Nations Rugby, organising body of the annual rugby union tournament, is set to appoint former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chief executive Tom Harrison to a role overseeing the commercial…
IOC targets pathway for Russian, Belarusian athletes at Paris 2024
The International Olympic Committee has further progressed efforts to have Russian and Belarusians compete as neutral athletes ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, following a meeting of its Executive…
Tennis Australia adds more companies to tech start-up programme
Tennis Australia has selected four more companies for its AO Startups programme, which gives companies the chance to have their technology piloted during the Australian Open and in other areas of Australian…
Foxtel to cover NRL’s new pre-season tournament
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has acquired rights to a new pre-season competition launched by the NRL
Table Tennis England selects 1080 Media TV to support OTT move
UK-based media company 1080 Media TV has signed a three-year production deal with Table Tennis England.
The agreement will support the launch of the governing body’s TTE.TV video and streaming platform.
Ex-Red Bull execs launch Audience Labs media valuation agency
Kelly Burgett and Alex Drymonakos, who previously worked in the analytics and marketing departments at energy drinks giant Red Bull, have announced the launch of Audience Labs, a new “insights-driven” spo…
Women’s Premier League franchises fetch $572m for BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has today (Wednesday) announced the successful bidders for franchises in its new Women’s Premier League T20 competition, with the five teams having sold f…