SportBusiness Staff

The Swiss Federal Council has pledged CHF4m (€4.3m/$4.7m) towards next year’s Uefa Women’s European Championship, significantly less than was originally planned.

Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix will continue to take place at the Suzuka Circuit until 2029, with the new five-year deal marking the motor-racing series’ latest long-term hosting agreement in Asia.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Sports has acquired rights in the UK to the upcoming heavyweight boxing match between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk.

Telco Telia has struck a new carriage agreement in Norway with Viaplay, avoiding a blackout of the subscription broadcaster’s channels for its customers.

German-Swiss technology company Liebherr has renewed its sponsorship of the World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals ahead of this year’s event in Busan, South Korea.

Panam Sports, the organising body for the Olympic Movement in the Americas, has received declarations of interest from Lima and Asuncion to host the 2027 edition of the Pan American Games multi-sport event.

Swedish pool equipment manufacturer Malmsten has agreed a four-year extension to its sponsorship deal with World Aquatics.

Byron Allen, founder, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group, has entered a $14.3bn (€13.2bn) takeover offer for Paramount Global.

Google Cloud has agreed a multi-year deal with fellow technology company PMY through which they will work together to deliver generative AI experiences, commencing with LIV Golf.

Swiss online bank FlowBank has extended and expanded its sponsorship deal with the Swiss Tennis governing body.