Governance
“The math just kept getting worse” | Why Toronto Wolfpack pulled plug on Super League season
Toronto chief executive Bob Hunter tells SportBusiness the club is expecting to face serious "consequences" of withdrawing from 2020 campaign at late notice due to coronavirus-enforced financial problems
Blue Jays favor another MLB ballpark for new home
Pittsburgh's PNC Park emerging as a potential temporary home for club
J.League shelves planned fan increase amid virus spike
The Japanese J.League has postponed a planned increase in the number of spectators allowed into games due to an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country
No fans for Giants, Jets home games in 2020
The National Football League’s New York Giants and New York Jets, co-tenants at MetLife Stadium, will each play its home games this season without any attending fans following a new executive order by N…
NFL players seek to apply pressure on health protocols
Many key details remain unresolved just days before training camp
CBA’s first CEO makes surprise exit
The CBA has announced the shock departure of Wang Dawei, who became the top Chinese basketball league’s first chief executive 14 months ago.
Poll shows less than 25 per cent of Japanese people support 2021 Olympics
Only 23.9 per cent of people in Japan support holding the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next year as scheduled according to a survey
US college sports face critical juncture as Covid-19 cancellations mount
Months after Covid-19 wiped out the entire spring season in US college sports, still-growing virus case rates now imperil the fall season and escalate economic tension around the country
Round-Up: Chinese basketball CEO steps down, T20 World Cup decision, BWF’s gender commitment, and more
The Chinese Basketball Association’s first chief executive officer Wang Dawei has left his post after just 14 months in the job citing “personal reasons”. The
Edmonton CFL team expected to drop Eskimos nickname
The Edmonton-based Canadian Football League franchise has decided to change its Eskimos nickname, according to multiple reports
Blue Jays denied permission to play in Toronto
Just days before the start of the amended 2020 Major League Baseball season, the Toronto Blue Jays are scrambling for a new home venue after the Canadian federal government denied the club’s petition t…
MLS delays debuts of three expansion teams due to Covid-19
Major League Soccer has delayed the arrival of three of the next four expansion teams into the league due to the ongoing financial impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic
World Surf League season called off, new format unveiled for 2021
The World Surf League has called off the 2020 season in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic and unveiled a new format for the 2021 campaign
Bach to seek re-election as IOC president
Incumbent is eligible for a subsequent four-year term
Thai FA sets up summit to resolve broadcast rights dispute
The Football Association of Thailand has called on all relevant parties to find a solution to the rights issue jeopardising the conclusion of Thai League 1
WNBA will not force Loeffler to sell Atlanta Dream stake
Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler will not be pushed into selling her stake in the Women's National Basketball Association team despite a fierce backlash over comments she made about Black Lives Matter…
Round-Up: IOC to discuss “frugal” Olympics, Pressure mounts on Thai broadcaster, Pakistan cricket’s sponsorship deal, and more
The International Olympic Committee will meet today to discuss ways of pushing ahead with plans for a "frugal" Tokyo Games next year
MEAC cancels all its 2020 fall sports
Conference is the third in Division I thus far to cancel its fall sports