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Sónia Carneiro, executive director of Liga Portugal, has warned that the teams in the top two divisions of Portuguese league football are facing collective losses of over €250m ($304m) for the 2020-21 se…
Industry Moves Football

Luigi De Siervo and Paolo Dal Pino are set to be re-elected as chief executive and president of Lega Serie A, respectively, although the latter is set to decide next week whether he will continue for another…
Events Multi-Sport

New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey said he will leave his role "in the coming months"
Governance Football

Fifa and world football’s six confederations have reacted to renewed reports about the creation of breakaway ‘European Super League’, issuing a joint statement warning that any player or club involved in su…
Governance Baseball

Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays could be forced to start their 2021 campaign in the Tampa area due to ongoing travel restrictions between the United States and Canada in the wake of the Covid-19…
Governance Multi-Sport

Both NHL Capitals, NBA Wizards hit hard by pandemic
Events Multi-Sport

World Athletics unveiled a 191-race calendar across 49 countries for its 2021 Label Road Race series, beginning with the Osaka Women’s Marathon in Japan on January 31 - World Athletics T
Governance Baseball

Team president vows changes to executive hiring processes
Governance Rugby Union

The Dallas Jackals have pushed back their entry into Major League Rugby from 2021 to 2022 to try to ensure a more successful debut for the club amid the Covid-19 pandemic

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All India Football Federation president Praful Patel says hosting the 2027 Asian Cup will hasten India's big ambitions in football and sport more generally.
Football
Governance

Sport was caught in the crossfire of the four-year feud between Qatar and Saudi Arabia that ended with an agreement between the Middle Eastern rivals this month. The peace deal raises intriguing prospects for cooperation and joint projects.
American Football
Fan Engagement

Fan Controlled Football, set to debut next month, will feature a unique style of play and a more conservative business model. US Editor Eric Fisher asks if it can succeed where the second edition of XFL and the Alliance of American Football failed.
Football
Governance

Chris and Angie Long tell SportBusiness about the opportunities and challenges of acquiring an NWSL expansion team in Kansas City just six months prior to the 2021 season.
Finance & Law Basketball

Pending transaction set to end controversial tenure of co-owner Loeffler
Events Multi-Sport

Fifa is offering Visa credit card holders in Qatar access to a special presale of Club World Cup tickets, for the competition that starts on February 4
Governance Rugby League

Australia's NRL and Rugby League Players Association have agreed player salary reductions as part of ongoing measures to address the impact of the pandemic
Industry Moves Baseball

MLB club terminates executive following series of explicit text messages
Governance NFL

Scouting event in Indianapolis has been a key point on NFL's annual calendar
Events Multi-Sport

Despite Indian Premier League teams giving approval to add two new franchises, the BCCI is considering only adding one more team – Times of India T
Governance Rugby Union

The Japan Rugby Football Union on Friday announced that the country's new league will start in January 2022 with 25 professional and amateur teams split into three divisions
Governance Motorsport

Popular US musician Pitbull has become a part-owner of Nascar Cup Series organization Trackhouse Racing Team ahead of its debut season in 2021.
Governance NFL

League, teams seek delicate balance between pandemic and fan engagement
Finance & Law Basketball

Mark Davis, the owner of the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders, is expanding his sports portfolio in the Nevada city by acquiring the Women's National Basketball Association's Las Vegas Aces.
Governance Weightlifting

Ursula Papandrea has announced that she intends to run to become the next president of the International Weightlifting Federation, just three months after she was ousted as the organisation’s interim l…
Governance Football

Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact has unveiled a major identity refresh, in which the club has been renamed Club de Foot Montréal, or CF Montréal for short.
Events Multi-Sport

The new Extreme E off-road all-electric series has pushed back its opening race in Saudi Arabia from March to April due to the Covid-19 pandemic - CNA/Reuters
Governance Basketball

Revisions come amid flurry of early-season challenges
Events Multi-Sport

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka became a brand ambassador for French fashion label Louis Vuitton - CNN
Governance Football

The National Women's Soccer League has officially announced that an expansion team from Sacramento, California, will join the league for the 2022 season
Finance & Law Rugby Union

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has held talks with US-based private equity firm Silver Lake about the acquisition of a 15-per-cent stake in its commercial rights arm, according to various reports
Finance & Law Ice Hockey

NHL commissioner addresses heavy anticipated losses for revised 2020-21 season
Governance Football

Cindy Parlow Cone is the only candidate to become the next United States Soccer Federation president and will run unopposed in the upcoming virtual election on February 27.
Governance Multi-Sport

US government interference in the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) as well as threats to reduce funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) have raised questions over whether …
Governance Baseball

MLB ballpark finds another crucial public use
Governance Football

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has approved the candidatures of two officials for the presidency, with incumbent Ahmad deemed ineligible, and further checks required on two applicants
Governance Football

US soccer team North Carolina FC has decided to move down from the second-tier United Soccer League Championship to the third-tier USL League One in what the club describes as a "strategic move
Events Multi-Sport

World Athletics launched a bidding process for host cities for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, and the World Athletics Road Running Championships and World Athletics Relays, both in 2023 - World…