Governance
NHL, NHLPA look for new CBA to “meet the challenge” amid Covid-19
New level of collaboration marks sizable shift from sport's troubled labor history
USL Championship heralds return of sports competition in local US markets
The United Soccer League Championship set a meaningful industry precedent over the weekend with the return of live sports competition in local markets in the United States amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
F1 heads to Mugello for first-ever Tuscan Grand Prix
The Formula 1 motor-racing series has today (Friday) added two new races to its 2020 calendar, with a first-ever grand prix at Italy’s Mugello circuit scheduled for September.
NFL set to ban player postgame jersey exchanges
New protocols set to prohibit popular player tradition
Big Ten moves to conference-only schedule for fall sports
Power Five conference's decision described as "the tip of the iceberg"
BCCI’s Johri set to make early exit amid ‘leak of financial information’
Rahul Johri, chief executive of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), is set to part ways with the body after his resignation was accepted yesterday (Thursday)
Nashville SC “devastated” after being forced to withdraw from MLS is Back Tournament
Nashville SC has become the second team to be forced to withdraw from the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, after nine players tested positive for the Covid-19 virus
Major League Rugby could bring in Hawaii expansion team in 2021
Major League Rugby is poised to expand its geographical reach in a significant way after announcing it is in talks to bring in a Hawaii-based expansion team in 2021
MLB looks ahead to 2021 with earliest-ever schedule release
Next year's slate to mark 20th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks with Yankees-Mets game at Citi Field
IPC makes €1.7m in savings in revised budget, ‘confident’ in Tokyo 2020 plans
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said it has already made savings of €1.7m ($1.9
AFC lays out plans to complete 2020 club competitions
The AFC Champions League will restart in two regional hubs in September and October, the Asian Football Confederation said today (Thursday)
Protracted return for professional sport in China
Tom King looks at how China is getting its sporting calendar back on track, and how the global health crisis has affected some of the weaker industry players in the country.
Ivy League shuts down all 2020 fall sports
Decision driven by Covid-19 could influence others in US college sports
Real fans to follow robot fans as Japanese sport carefully reopens
Sport in Japan is making tentative progress in its return after the Covid-19 shutdown, as authorities and organisers implement various measures to re-admit fans and lay the ground for the Tokyo Olympics…
Stanford cuts 11 varsity sports amid Covid-19 impact
Perennial leader in US college sports cuts nearly a third of its programs
NWSL Louisville team rebranded as Racing Louisville FC
The National Women's Soccer League expansion team in Louisville, Kentucky, has been officially rebranded as Racing Louisville FC
Silver worried about potential hole in NBA bubble
As National Basketball Association teams begin to arrive in Orlando, Florida, this week to prepare for the league’s return to play starting July 31 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, league commissioner Adam S…
Watanabe’s term as FIG president extended, Denmark withdraws as Artistic Worlds host
Morinari Watanabe extended his tenure as president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) after the worldwide governing body deferred its Congress to 2021