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Football’s English Premier League has announced it will take its Asia Trophy tournament back to China for the first time in a decade, with reigning champion Manchester City and Chinese-owned Wolverhampton W…
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Singapore, Johor Bahru in Malaysia and the Chinese city of Haikou have been named as the three host cities for the 2019 T2 Diamond Table Tennis League
Events

Fiba Europe, the governing body of basketball on the continent, has announced that its 2021 EuroBasket tournament will again be staged across multiple nations after revealing seven bids for the event
Licensing and Merchandising

Formula One is set to launch a blockchain-based game after the motor-racing championship agreed a partnership with Hong Kong-based mobile games developer Animoca Brands
Finance & Money

Asvel, the French Pro A basketball team owned by French National Basketball Association (NBA) legend Tony Parker, has confirmed it is hopeful of securing a minority investment from Ligue 1 side Lyon
Stadia

The Raiders will officially return to the Oakland Coliseum in 2019 after NFL owners approved the team’s stadium lease on Monday.
Governance

Fred Wilpon, the majority owner of the New York Mets, is reportedly poised to increase his stake in the MLB team, in a deal that values the franchise at roughly $1.5bn (€1.3bn).
Governance

Arthur Blank, the Atlanta Falcons majority owner, has sold a 10-per-cent stake in the team, in a deal that values the NFL franchise at approximately $3bn (€2.65bn).
Events

Senior executives from Fenway Sports Management, BSE Global and Citizens Bank will take a deep dive into the sometimes-opaque world of sponsorship deals during a session set to be to be among the highlights…

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Multi-Sport
Marketing

Documentaries going behind the scenes with sports teams and athletes are riding a wave of popularity. SportBusiness interviewed Mike Antinoro, senior vice-president at IMG Original Content, executive producer on series including Being Serena, First Team: Juventus and All or Nothing: Manchester City, to find out what’s behind the surge in interest and how the shows are put together.
Football
Fan Engagement

Ben Cronin asks Everton's director of risk & governance Paul McNicholas; Kyle Cockett, senior insight manager; and the club's first data protection officer Ian Garratt about its strategies regarding how it uses fan data.
Motorsport
Finance & Money

Organisers admit they 'lost their way' by alienating core fanbase TV ratings and attendances down significantly, while many sponsors have left
Cricket
Attendance

Segmented marketing efforts to target different ethnic communities One in three spectators at the tournament will be new to cricket
Licensing and Merchandising

The European Commission (EC) has today (Monday) fined Nike more than €12.5m ($14.1
Stadia

Comcast Spectacor, owner of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers, has announced plans for a $50m (€44m) esports facility to house its Overwatch League franchise, the Philadelphia Fusion. T
Events

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has awarded its 2021 Multisport World Championships to Townsville, with the fledgling competition set to represent the biggest sporting event to be ever held in…
Finance & Money

US sports statistics and historical sports data company Elias Sports Bureau has been acquired by a trust led by the grandson of the firm’s long-time majority owner.
Fan Engagement

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has signed a wide-ranging memorandum with the Chinese government to promote the game between the two countries
Sports Betting

Betting operators say the introduction of Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) in football is hindering their ability to offer in-play betting markets on competitions like the Fifa World Cup, FA Cup and the…
Attendance

Juventus Women drew 39,027 fans for their game against Fiorentina at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday, smashing the attendance record for a women’s club game in Italy.
Governance

John Delaney's long tenure as the chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland has ended
Marketing

Frenkie de Jong's €75m ($85m) move from Ajax to Barcelona this summer came with the assistance of outfitter Nike. De Jong, a Dutch midfielder, is also personally sponsored by Nike.
Governance

Thrive Capital investment firm founder Joshua Kushner has bought a minority stake in NBA team the Memphis Grizzlies
Governance

Gafur Rakhimov has today (Friday) signalled his intention to step aside as president of the International Boxing Association (Aiba) amid an ongoing inquiry into the governing body by the International…

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