Covid-19: All our latest coverage on the impact to the global sports industry
AFC promises to complete 2020 Champions League
The Asian Football Confederation has said it is "committed" to completing this year's Champions League, after discussing the matter with member federations during online meetings yesterday
MLB rejects latest proposal from union
Management does not intend to make a counterproposal, will now press toward unilaterally setting shorter 2020 regular season
Round-Up: Esports fed appoints commercial commission, MotoGP Asian races decision, CAA signs ‘The Leech’, and more
The Singapore-based Global Esports Federation has appointed a Brand, Marketing, Commercial and Communication Commission featuring an array of experienced sports industry executives
Garber: MLS will take $1bn financial hit from Covid-19
Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has said he expects the league to take a $1bn revenue hit due to the devastating economic impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic
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Youth sports in US look for reinvention, industry unity
LeagueApps president Jeremy Goldberg and Gators Baseball Academy partner Joe Lopez speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher on the state of the $19bn American youth sports industry amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The second of a two-part series.
US youth sports industry grapples with heavy Covid-19 uncertainty
LeagueApps president Jeremy Goldberg and Gators Baseball Academy partner Joe Lopez speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher on the state of the $19bn American youth sports industry amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The first of a two-part series.
Deltatre – Working towards the return of live sport
Sports streaming technology company Deltatre's co-founder and chief executive officer Giampiero Rinaudo, and Adam Nightingale, senior vice president of commercial in the OTT division, discuss how the company…
Gareth Balch – Sport set for a New World Order as the biggest and most innovative emerge stronger from pandemic
Covid-19's brutal impact on the global sports economy is forcing the pace of necessary change according to Two Circles chief executive Gareth Balch, who believes that while some properties will go to the…
New Zealand may open stadiums from Monday
The New Zealand government will next Monday consider dropping the country's Covid-19 alert level to 'level 1', meaning it could fully open sports stadiums
No pitchside cameras at Hungarian league in reduced production set-up
The host broadcast of matches from the Nemzeti Bajnokság, the top-tier football championship in Hungary, is being undertaken with a reduced production set-up with no cameras allowed alongside the field …
Amazon to show its extra Premier League matches free-to-air
Tech giant Amazon will show free-to-air its four extra live Premier League matches this season, it said today (Wednesday)
CPL submits proposal to stage tournament in Trinidad
Organisers of the Caribbean Premier League are said to be lining up Trinidad and Tobago as the sole host country for this year’s edition of the Twenty20 cricket competition.
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Eric Fisher | Human needs drive the desire to attend games again
In a deeply insightful essay in The Atlantic, veteran rock star and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl discusses the uncertain future of live music in the face of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and his hunger…
Luke Organ | The changing landscape of commercial activity amid Covid-19
Luke Organ, Right Formula’s managing director of commercial, explains how Covid-19 has focused minds on digital engagements to achieve business objectives.
Round-Up: F1 ‘will continue’ after a positive Covid-19 test, Top 14 season terminated, Team WE-Madame Figaro tie-up, PSL crisis, and more
Formula One will not cancel a race this season even if a driver tests positive for Covid-19, series chief executive Chase Carey has said - BBC
Muirfield Village to stage back-to-back PGA Tour events
Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, is widely expected to host back-to-back events on the PGA Tour this summer following the recent cancellation of the John Deere Classic
USTA explores Cincinnati Masters-US Open doubleheader in New York
The Cincinnati Masters could reportedly be held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York as part of a doubleheader with the US Open under a new plan proposed by the United States Tennis …
Notre Dame-Navy college football game moved from Ireland to US
A planned college football game between the University of Notre Dame and the United States Naval Academy in August has been moved from the Republic of Ireland to the United States in the wake of the Covid-19…
Compensation sought for beIN Sports and Canal Plus subscribers
French pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports and Canal Plus have been hit by a legal claim launched on behalf of subscribers aggrieved at their lack of compensation offered amidst the shutdown of sports…
Lega Serie A details packed schedule to complete season
Lega Serie A, the organising body of the top division of Italian club football, has said its 2019-20 season will resume with a meeting between Torino and Parma, as Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president…
Canal Plus and LNR agree rights fee payment compromise
French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has reached an agreement over outstanding broadcast rights payments with Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), organiser of French rugby union’s Top 14 and Pro D…
Nationals reverse course on minor-league pay
2019 World Series champions do about-face on plans to cut stipends to prospects
MLB floats shorter schedule as tensions rise with MLBPA
Latest management salvo calls for 2020 regular season of just 50 games
Formula 1 unveils schedule for European season launch
Formula 1 has today (Tuesday) confirmed that its 2020 season will commence in Austria next month, part of an eight-race European swing as it maintained its ambition to stage between 15 to 18 races in total
Las Palmas president wants spectators at Girona match
Miguel Angel Ramirez, the president of Spanish Segunda Division side Las Palmas, has suggested fans of the Canary Islands club should be allowed to watch its forthcoming match against Girona on June 13
Sky and BT Sport to resume subscription charges
UK pay-television broadcasters Sky Sports and BT Sport have said they will resume charging subscribers this month, as live sport begins to return to their schedules
J-League will return to action on July 4
With Japan's state of emergency now lifted across the country, its top football league, the J-League, has announced it will resume games on July 4 after an almost four-month gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Uefa ‘set to move’ Champions League final from Istanbul
Uefa is said to be planning to move the 2019-20 Champions League final away from Istanbul due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is thought to be weighing up alternative locations ahead of an Executive Committee…
MLBPA delivers counterproposal in ongoing talks with MLB
Union proposes 114-game regular season with original 2020 contracts honored on prorated basis
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