Global
Events

In the first of a series of articles about the new sports making their debut at the Tokyo Olympics, Jonathan Retseck and Ben Ende, partners at talent management and sports marketing agency RxR Sports, tell SportBusiness how climbing can benefit from its inclusion this summer. Bob Williams reports.
Finance & Law

Allen Soong, partner at California-based financial consulting firm Paladin, explores the expanding opportunities for more nimble sports organizations in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
Media

Subscription broadcaster Eleven Sports Belgium is planning to roll out a 4K channel in time for its second season as the rights-holder to the country’s Jupiler Pro League and is also considering the d…
Rugby Union
Events

World champions South Africa will mark their return to the Rugby Championship, the southern hemisphere-based international rugby union tournament, with a doubleheader against Argentina in South Africa
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has today (Tuesday) broadened its presence in Formula 1 by signing up as the seventh top-tier global partner of the motor-racing championship
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

Commissioner says lack of fan pushback fuels decision to maintain inventory
Cricket
Media

Streaming technology provider Endeavor Streaming has been selected by the International Cricket Council to support its streaming platform, ICC.tv
Ice Hockey
Data

New contract term carries sharply heightened focus on legal sports wagering
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Multiple active categories, jersey patch deals fuel growth for league, 30 teams
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

English Premier League champions Manchester City has signed up Expo 2020 Dubai as the club’s ‘Official Exhibition Partner’ in a short-term sponsorship deal. T
Multi-sport
Finance & Law

Former NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL senior executive Andy Dolich discusses the state of the Olympic movement and the challenges it faces in the build up to the delayed Tokyo Olympics
Finance & Law

In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Nick Sakiewicz, National Lacrosse League commissioner. Eric and Chris also discuss the United States Supreme Court’s landmark antitrust ruling regarding American college sports, the National Football League’s bid to bring in outside investors for its media properties, and continued growth in the North American legal sports betting market.
Cricket
Sports Betting

Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has acquired the exclusive rights to collect and distribute the official statistics and fast data of Cricket West Indies, as well as distribute live video…
Media

Media group Discovery has unveiled a new Discovery Sports identity to represent its portfolio of sports brands, channels and platforms
Football
Governance

Constant Omari, the former president of the Congo DR Football Association and an ex-vice president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has been suspended from football for one year by Fifa…
Sponsorship & Marketing

Media group Discovery has signed a sponsorship contract with investment platform eToro ahead of the Tokyo Olympics
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Electronics specialist Panasonic has signed up tennis player Naomi Osaka as a brand ambassador in a two-year agreement
Swimming
Governance

Husain Al-Musallam, the new Fina president, has promised to make aquatic sports' global governing body “more transparent in every area of our work”, as he committed to implementing reforms across the org…