Finance & Law
Cohen receives key MLB committee approval for Mets bid
League's ownership committee signs off on record-setting team transfer
Rawlings set to acquire Easton, form larger baseball equipment supplier
Deal to create dominant entity in youth and recreational levels of play
Uefa to cut club competition prize money over five years to offset Covid losses
Uefa has written to its 55 member associations warning them that it will cut prize money in its club competitions over the next five years to offset the losses incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic
Latest rival European league project ‘assembling $6bn funding package’
The prospect of a European ‘Super League’ has once again resurfaced with leading clubs across the continent reported to have been approached about becoming founder members.
Kenyan clubs protest legality of FKF’s StarTimes deal
The legality of a seven-season media rights deal between the Football Kenya Federation and pay-television broadcaster StarTimes is being challenged by a group of clubs led by Mathare United chairman Bob…
Russian military officers charged in Olympics hacking campaign
US and UK authorities have accused Russia of conducting the “most disruptive and destructive” series of computer attacks ever attributed to a single group in wide-ranging charges that include the 2018 and…
UPC fined CHF30m by Swiss watchdog over ice hockey distribution
The Swiss Competition Commission (Weko) has fined telco UPC around CHF30m ($33m/€27.9
Uefa buoyed by Irish court order blocking illegal streams
European football’s governing body, Uefa, has secured an order from the Irish High Court that requires a series of internet service providers in the country to block access to IP addresses of servers w…
Round-Up: Russia accused of Olympics cyber interference, Barclay and Khwaja vie for ICC chairmanship, Sydney offers to host India, and more
The UK accused the Russian military of conducting "cyber reconnaissance" operations against Tokyo Olympics organisers, logistics suppliers and sponsors - Reuters/CNA
Rai Sport ‘set for closure’ amid spending review
Italian public-service broadcaster Rai is reported to have put forward a plan to close its sports channel amid a wider cost-cutting effort
LFP takes Mediapro shareholder payment claim to court as dispute intensifies
The dispute between France’s Professional Football League (LFP) and its domestic broadcast rights-holder Mediapro, the agency and production group, has intensified after the league body referred its c…
US sports venues to play critical role in upcoming election
More than six dozen pro and college venues are to be used as voting sites in the forthcoming US election. Eric Fisher examines how athletes, player unions and teams are taking a proactive role in next month's vote.
Orlando City SC reportedly on verge of potential sale
Major League Soccer club Orlando City SC is on the verge of a potential sale in a deal which could be worth around $400m, according to multiple reports
EFL rejects Premier League’s £50m rescue package offer
The English Football League (EFL), which operates the three divisions below the Premier League, has rejected a £50m (€55.3m/$64.7m
World TeamTennis partners with PIVOT Agency to expand business efforts
World TeamTennis has signed a wide-ranging partnership with San Francisco-based sports marketing firm PIVOT Agency to expand the organization's business efforts.
Uefa, Premier League and Canal Plus welcome Rwandan piracy ruling
European football’s governing body Uefa, the English Premier League and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus International have welcomed a court ruling in Rwanda concerning the piracy of their broadcast c…
Dentsu role in Tokyo 2020 bid under spotlight
Japanese marketing firm Dentsu played a deeper role than previously understood in helping Tokyo win the 2020 Olympics hosting rights, according to news agency Reuters, which is reporting on ongoing scrutiny…
Premier League clubs reject Project Big Picture, back £50m lower-league aid
Clubs from the English Premier League have rejected the ‘Project Big Picture’ plans put forward by Liverpool and Manchester United and will instead work together on a strategic plan for the future of …