Scotland

Football
Governance

The Scottish government has announced that it will release £55m (€60m/$73m) in emergency funding for sports which have missed out on vital ticketing revenue during the Covid-19 pandemic. 
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in Scotland, has extended its association with the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in a grassroots-focused sponsorship deal that will run until 2023
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Scottish Premiership club Rangers has continued to add to its sponsorship portfolio, signing deals with Mondelēz International-owned chocolate brand Cadbury and Glasgow Airport.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Scottish Professional Football League has signed pizza franchise Papa John's as a sponsor. The deal, which begins immediately, will run until the end of 2022-23 season
Rugby Union
Events

The British & Irish Lions rugby union team will play Japan at Edinburgh’s BT Murrayfield Stadium next June in what will mark only its third Test match on ‘home’ soil. T
Rugby Union
Events

Pro14 Rugby has stated it is in “early discussions” with SA Rugby to expand the number of South African franchises in the cross-border league, while it has introduced a Monday Night Rugby concept for the…
Football
Media

The BBC, the UK public-service broadcaster, will stream the forthcoming season of the Scottish Women's Premier League after agreeing a one-season deal with its rights-holder, Scottish Women’s Football.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Scottish football club Rangers has made another addition to its kit sponsorship portfolio with the signing of global tyre producer Tomket Tires as sleeve sponsor
Football
Media

Clubs in the Scottish Premiership will be able to sell coverage of home and away matches on a pay-per-view basis during the 2020-21 season, which gets underway at the weekend
Golf
Events

The R&A has confirmed that the first women’s golf major of the year, the British Open, can go ahead at Royal Troon from August 20-23.
Rugby Union
Events

Japan and Fiji have been invited to join an expanded Six Nations international rugby tournament being proposed to take place this November and December
Football
Governance

Heart of Midlothian FC has commenced legal action against its relegation from the Premiership after the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) confirmed that a proposal to restructure the domestic…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has today (Friday) completed its acquisition of a 28-per-cent stake in the Pro14 cross-border rugby union competition from league organising body Celtic Rugby DAC
Football
Events

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has concluded the 2019-20 Premiership season, with relegated Heart of Midlothian still hoping for a reprieve amid potential reconstruction plans for the…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Private equity group CVC Capital Partners' planned £300m ($375m/€345m) investment in rugby union's Six Nations competition has been delayed because of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report in th…
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Scottish football club Celtic has signed up global sportswear company adidas as its new kit supplier. The five-year contract will begin on July 1, 2020
Rugby Union
Events

European private equity company CVC Capital Partners is close to buying stakes in the Six Nations and Pro14 rugby competitions, as part of wider plans to 'reshape' the sport's global competition structure,…
Rugby Union
Media

The member unions of the Six Nations rugby union tournament have agreed to pool their media rights, including autumn internationals and other test matches, ahead of the anticipated investment from CVC…