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Football
Business

Faced with their own lofty expectations, following last year's no-show by the US men's team and now embroiled in a legal challenge regarding pay equity, the American women's squad arrives to the 2019 Fifa Women's Cup with much on their shoulders. Randy Williams reports.
Business

Lanxiong Sports and other regional media report that Chinese tech company Bytedance has acquired a 30-per-cent stake in Chinese online sports content platform Hupu in a deal worth RMB1.26bn ($180m)
Football
Business

Eintracht Frankfurt will this year become the latest European soccer club to open an office in New York City, SportBusiness can reveal
Lacrosse
Attendance

The Premier Lacrosse League attracted just 13,681 fans during its inaugural weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
Surfing
Events

The World Surf League this week is rolling out a series of environmental initiatives to tie into the June 8 World Oceans Day, including a commitment to make its operations globally carbon neutral by the…
Football
Business

Many European football clubs are aiming to convert their large Chinese fanbases into significant new revenue streams. However, they must adapt to this complex market in order to capitalise on its huge potential. Jonathan Dyson reports from Shanghai.
Baseball
Business

Baseball starts push into the continent with its biggest and most historic rivalry: the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Story by Eric Fisher.
Media

The launch of iX.co, a digitally native company which unites the strength of Infront’s digital operations and Omnigon, is designed to offer brands and sports bodies an opportunity to talk to consumers directly and in new ways.
Motorsport
Business

Nascar has entered into a merger agreement with International Speedway Corp (ISC), in a $2bn (€1.8bn) deal which is expected to close this year.
Football
Marketing

German football has earned praise for its blend of ideological purity and commercial nous, but calls to reform restrictions on private ownership and investment are growing. With the Bundesliga’s media rights coming to market, Callum McCarthy explores how the league’s commercial performance over the next 18 months could shape its long-term future.
Lacrosse
Business

Paul Rabil, who, with his brother Mike, started up the Premier Lacrosse League in the US, talks to Bob Williams about how they plan to make a success of the new league and about the challenges of setting up a new sports league from scratch.
Business

Infront, the Zug-based sports marketing company, has launched a ‘digitally native’ direct-to-consumer operation to connect brands and sports rights-holders to fans around the world. iX.co
Baseball
Business

Former LA Angels exec Tim Mead to arrive sooner than originally planned, work on boosting exposure of museum's collections.
Basketball
Other

After suffering early growing pains, the Big3 basketball league appears to have found its feet ahead of its third season this summer. Bob WIlliams reports.
Tennis
Stadia

In a star-studded ceremony, the All England Lawn Tennis Club unveiled the fully retractable roof on top of Wimbledon's No. 1 Court on Sunday
Business

Chinese conglomerates Alibaba and Suning are planning a joint venture that would create the market’s most powerful sports business, according to industry news website Lanxiong Sports.
Football
Business

FC Barcelona's plan to set up a team in the National Women's Soccer League in the United States remains in the balance
Athletics
Business

The 23-year sponsorship deal with Nike was the spark for a revival in fortunes at USA Track and Field (USATF), according to chief executive Max Siegel