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The spectacular sport of FX BALL, which earlier this year became the first new sport to be showcased by Le Tremplin, the Paris-based sports and technology accelerator programme, has signed on as a sponsor…

North American ice hockey league the NHL, along with its players’ union the NHLPA, have said they are keen to revamp the World Cup of Hockey into an event that is held on a regular basis every four years.

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has confirmed that the Malopolska region and the city of Krakow, Poland, will host the third edition of the European Games in 2023

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary-general Rajeev Mehta has warned that the exclusion of shooting and archery (recurve) from the programme could lead to India pulling out of 2022 Commonwealth…

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has begun its 134th Session in Lausanne, where the host of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games will be chosen

Cricket is expected to be included in the 40-sport roster for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. It was left out of the last edition of the games, in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia

National leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have voiced support for a multi-territory bid to host the Fifa World Cup in the region in 2034

Ten countries have submitted bids to the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) to host World Championship events in 2022, with Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and the Italian capital of Rome having put forward…

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced a number of changes to its Track Cycling World Cup competition and awarded organisation rights for its Cyclo-cross World Cup to the Flanders Classics…

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The decision by the ATP Council not to renew Chris Kermode's contract as ATP executive chairman and president caused surprise when it was announced in March. Ben Cronin speaks to the outgoing tennis chief about his record.
Tennis

Richard Heaselgrave, Tennis Australia's chief revenue officer, tells Adam Nelson how pivoting the first grand slam of the tennis season away from tennis has helped the event to grow dramatically over the past five years.
Baseball

MLB club's annual initiative forges a new model for community outreach within the sports industry. Eric Fisher examines the impact both in and out of the organization.
Esports

The United States Tennis Association's successful bid to host the inaugural Fortnite World Cup finals at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, is part of a wider strategy to introduce the refurbished facility to a new and younger audience. Story by Bob Williams.

One Championship, the Asia-facing martial arts series, plans to stage approximately 80 events in 2020 – nearly double the number set to take place this year.

Women’s Twenty20 cricket is one of three sports that has been proposed for inclusion at the 2022 Commonwealth Games multi-sport event in the English city of Birmingham.

The European Tour has today (Thursday) named former Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore and Premiership Rugby chairman Ian Ritchie to a new body designed to drive the commercial and brand…

Over half of German sports fans who have given up going to events say it is because the TV experience is better, according to research carried out by SportBusiness ahead of next month’s Sports Decision M…

World Rugby has abandoned its plans to create a Nations Championship after failing to gain unanimous support from the sport's key stakeholders

Over half of German sports fans who have given up going to events say it is because the TV experience is better, according to research carried out by SportBusiness ahead of next month’s Sports Decision Ma…

Relevent Sports Group, the creators of the International Champions Cup, has established a new pre-season tournament known as the LaLiga-Serie A Cup, a home-and-away series featuring teams from the Spanish…

The Indian government has given written assurances to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) that it will grant travel visas to all athletes who qualify to compete…

Exclusive SportBusiness data showing the ways in which sports fans across Europe’s major markets respond to digital content and offers from clubs and promoters will fuel a key discussion on Fan Engagement a…

Michel Platini, the former president of football’s European governing body Uefa, has been arrested in France in relation to allegations surrounding the award of the 2022 Fifa World Cup to Qatar.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has awarded its 2023 World Championships to Oberhof in Germany and approved a plan to relocate the 2021 edition of the showpiece event from Calgary to Whistler in…

The World Curling Federation has cancelled the 2019-20 Curling World Cup, claiming its funding partner for the series, Chinese company Kingdomway Sports, had failed to make payments due under an agreement…

The Women's Tennis Association will stage a new event in the New York tri-state area this summer following the demise of the Connecticut Open.

The International Skating Union (ISU) has awarded hosting rights for World Championship events in its 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, with the French city of Montpellier seeing off competition from five rivals…