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Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Tata Group conglomerate has secured a five-year extension to its title sponsorship rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Football
Media

DAZN and Japan’s J. League have struck a new rights agreement that encompasses the third-tier Meiji Yasuda J3 League, as the sports broadcaster ups its subscription price in the country for the third consecutive year.
Football
Sports Betting

Football DataCo (FDC), the data rights-holder for the top football leagues in England and Scotland, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the provision of event data collection services, data capture,…
Multiple Sports
Media

The planned $10bn (€9.2bn) mega-Indian media merger, two years in the making, between Sony Pictures Networks and Zee Entertainment was officially scrapped today (Monday).
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

São Paulo FC has named online bookmaker Superbet – a newcomer to the Brazilian market – as the club’s new master sponsor on a three-year deal from 2024 to 2026. Th
Football
Industry Moves

Manchester United has announced the appointment of Omar Berrada as its new chief executive after he left his position as head of football operations at City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of Premier League rivals Manchester City.
Tennis
Media

South Korean media group CJ ENM has renewed its rights to the Australian Open for a further three years, from 2025 to 2027, SportBusiness understands
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Hampshire Cricket is looking to lead the way for sustainable development in cricket after signing up energy company Utilita as its new stadium naming rights sponsor
Football
Media

Telefónica, the leading Spanish telecoms operator, has maintained its role as the dominant domestic broadcaster of LaLiga until the end of the 2026-27 season, after the league was forced to retender two …
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Silver Lake, the US private equity firm that holds a majority stake in Endeavor, is planning to sell off parts of the sports and entertainment company once it takes the group private
Formula 1
Events

Singapore’s Formula 1 Grand Prix is set to go ahead as planned after the resignation of former Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who is at the centre of a corruption case involving Ong Beng Seng, the chair of the race promoter.
Football
Media

Uefa has decided to sell global commercial rights to the Uefa Women’s Champions League over a five-year cycle, from 2025-26 to 2029-30, with sponsorship rights to women’s national team events over the…
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Global venue management firm AEG has announced Uber as the new naming-rights sponsor for its arena in Berlin, replacing German carmaker Mercedes-Benz.
Snooker
Events

Snooker is the latest sport to fall under the spell of Saudi Arabia, with an invitational event to debut in Riyadh in March featuring an innovative new concept
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Brazilian financial and digital commerce service provider Inter&Co has signed a stadium naming-rights deal with Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League's Orlando Pride
Road Cycling
Finance & Law

SweetSpot, until recently the organiser and promoter of cycling's Tour of Britain, has entered liquidation as it faces legal disputes exceeding £1m (€1.2m/$1.3m).
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Experienced broadcast rights executive Simon Green has been promoted to chief executive of Supponor as successor to James B. Gambrell at the virtual replacement technology firm
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

TCL, the Chinese consumer appliances firm, has become the latest top-tier Global Partner of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) to extend its contract to 2027