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Basketball
Technology

The Women's National Basketball Association has redesigned its global platforms, the WNBA app and official league website, as the league heads into its 27th season
Volleyball
Data

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) and Volleyball World have designated Polish-based technology startup VolleyStation as the official data collection software and competition management technology…
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Climate campaigners have urged rights-holders to cut ties with car manufacturers Toyota and BMW after branding their raft of sponsorship deals as "greenwashing"
Tennis
Data

Tennis Data Innovations (TDI) has appointed Champion Data to develop its Tennis Sport Data Platform (TSDP), which will enable it to ingest, merge and distribute multiple live data sources from across the…
Football
Finance & Law

Michele Kang, owner of the National Women's Soccer League's Washington Spirit, has reached an agreement with OL Groupe, owner of Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, to create a multi-team women's football organization, …
Motorsport
Industry Moves

Electric off-road racing series Extreme E has promoted its chief marketing officer Ali Russell to the role of managing director
Motorsport
Industry Moves

Formula E CEO Jamie Reigle is to step down from his position with the electric car-racing series, with his replacement expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks
Football
Media

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) should be bringing in €200m ($217.5m) per year from Ligue 1 international rights in the next cycle, according to league president Vincent Labrune, a far cry from the current fee it receives as part of a long-term agreement with beIN Media Group.
Football
Media

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has initiated broadcast rights sales processes in sub-Saharan Africa and international markets for its flagship competitions between 2023 and 2025
Table Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Table Tennis (WTT), the commercial and events arm of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), has extended its sponsorship deal with the Agricultural Bank of China
Chess
Media

The Global Chess League (GCL) has appointed the Protocol Sports Marketing agency as its exclusive media rights distributor as it prepares to launch next month.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Manchester City has renewed with sponsor Nexen Tire in a deal that no longer includes the club’s sleeve sponsorship rights.
Cycling
Technology

Fitness tracking technology provider Whoop has agreed a partnership with the UCI Mountain Bike World Series
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Pete Distad, senior director of video and sports at Apple, is reportedly stepping down from his role after almost a decade with the technology company
Basketball
Media

Streaming platform Skweek, which is owned by logistics, shipping and commodities trading company Fedcom, has agreed a deal with Euroleague Basketball for global streaming rights to the upcoming Adidas…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Unilever has signed a multi-year deal with Fifa making personal care brands Rexona, Dove, Lifebuoy and Lux 'Official Sponsors' of this year's Women’s World Cup.
Multiple Sports
Media

Walt Disney Company has posted a 7-per-cent reduction in linear networks revenue for the most recent quarter due to falls across both domestic and international channels, as ESPN’s streaming service, E…
Motorsport
Media

Electric off-road SUV motorsport series Extreme E has widened its reach by agreeing a rights deal with Scotland-based streaming platform Recast