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ESPN ‘seeks free broadcast rights’ to Korean baseball
ESPN's plans to acquire rights to the Korean Baseball Organisation's domestic league are reported to have stalled after the US-based sports broadcaster is said to have attempted to acquire the rights free…
Crystal Palace and West Ham postpone Australian tours
English Premier League clubs Crystal Palace and West Ham United have indefinitely shelved their planned July tour to Australia citing the Covid-19 pandemic as a reason
China Mobile inks fitness content deal with Les Mills
China Mobile’s video entertainment unit Migu and New Zealand-based fitness brand Les Mills have agreed a deal to develop personal fitness content for the Chinese market
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Adidas receives €3bn government-backed loan
Adidas has received approval from the German government for the participation of state-owned development bank KfW in a syndicated loan facility worth €3bn ($3.2
US sports leagues eye potential return from pandemic, but with few known details
SportBusiness' US editor Eric Fisher looks at when the US major leagues expect to get back to normality in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Eni Aluko | Women’s sport is a great vehicle to tackle social issues
Former professional footballer has been appointed as sporting director for Aston Villa Women
Silver: No resumption decision for NBA until at least May
Commissioner says there is still too little information to make an immediate, informed plan to resume play
USA Rugby bankruptcy “is a good thing…and should have happened a year ago”
USA Rugby's recent Chapter 11 bankruptcy declaration was little surprise and could ultimately prove beneficial in the long term, according to Rugby United New York majority owner James Kennedy
LaMelo Ball to purchase stake in NBL team Illawarra Hawks
Rising professional basketball star LaMelo Ball is poised to purchase the Illawarra Hawks, of Oceania's National Basketball League, along with his manager Jermaine Jackson.
WarnerMedia names Kilar as CEO
Executive was founding CEO of Hulu
AT&T, Spectrum end carriage conflict for SportsNet LA
Distribution deal reached after stalemate of more than six years
MLB cancels planned return to London
Two-game series planned for June is latest event casualty of ongoing pandemic
Mixed fortunes for Australian rights-holders amid Covid-19 crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit Australia’s major sports with varying degrees of severity.
ITTF commercial restructure accelerates during shutdown, Pound says
As part of a series of video interviews by SportBusiness looking at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kevin McCullagh speaks exclusively to Matt Pound, marketing director of the International Table Tennis Federation.
MLB extends financial support for minor-league prospects
Players to receive weekly pay, health benefits through May 31 amid ongoing pandemic-imposed delay
StubHub shifts refund policy to store credit only
New terms for canceled events draws quick rebuke
YES Network live tweets classic Yankees games as part of alternate programming strategy
RSN creates two-screen experience involving former players turned analysts
Tokyo Olympics officially rescheduled for summer 2021
Summer Games now set for July 23-August 8, 2021