FanCode looks for scale with $50m Dream Sports investment
Indian sports content platform FanCode has received a $50m (€41m) investment from its parent company, sports media and technology firm, Dream Sports.
IOC’s Pound: It will take ‘Armageddon’ to cancel Tokyo 2020
International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound has said that it would take an “Armageddon” for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to be cancelled.
Barcelona strikes exclusive merchandise deal with Rakuten in Japan
Spanish LaLiga football club FC Barcelona has agreed a deal with Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten to roll out an exclusive range of club merchandise on its platform
Extreme E steps up TikTok engagement for Senegal race
Electric off-road motorsport series Extreme E has gone live on short-form video-sharing platform TikTok for its Ocean X-Prix at Lac Rose in Dakar, Senegal, starting on May 29
Honda extends sponsorship deal with Vietnam Football Federation
Japanese automotive brand Honda has extended its sponsorship agreement with the Vietnam Football Federation until 2023
Tokyo 2020 ‘hasn’t discussed’ cancelling, brushes off Asahi Shimbun criticism
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee said its board has not discussed cancelling the Games after Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun became the first official partner to call for the cancellation of the Olympics…
BCCI ‘considers later resumption’ of IPL to avoid England test clash
The Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering shortening the proposed window for the remaining 31 matches of the Indian Premier League to avoid a clash with the fifth test match between England…
ViacomCBS’ Network Ten secures A$200m A-League deal ahead of Paramount+ launch
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has secured domestic broadcast rights to the A-League and W-League football leagues in a A$200m ($155m/€127m) five-year deal.
Research body: Cancelling Tokyo 2020 would cost Japan $16.5bn, Covid impact worse
Cancelling the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics would cost Japan an estimated ¥1.8tn ($16.5bn/€13.5b
One Championship launches European kickboxing competition
Singapore-based mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has launched a new European event set to take place across the continent