Governance
New Zealand may open stadiums from Monday
The New Zealand government will next Monday consider dropping the country's Covid-19 alert level to 'level 1', meaning it could fully open sports stadiums
IMMAF completes Swiss registration in latest push for Olympic recognition
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation has taken a major step in its push for Olympic recognition by completing the registration process to become a non-profit organisation in Switzerland, where…
NBA eyes July 31 date for season restart
League expected to bring formal proposal to Board of Governor this week
NFL says teams must hold training camps at home facilities
League also bars joint preseason practices due to Covid-19
World TeamTennis poised to set significant precedent for staging events in front of fans
Mixed-gender professional tennis league will hold its entire season at The Greenbrier in West Virginia this summer, becoming one of the first sports events in US to be held in front of limited spectators. Bob Williams reports.
Australia wants to host Rugby Championship in quarantine ‘bubble’
Rugby Australia is discussing with its Sanzaar partners and the Australian government plans for a Covid-19-free "hub" to host the four-nation Rugby Championship
Muirfield Village to stage back-to-back PGA Tour events
Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, is widely expected to host back-to-back events on the PGA Tour this summer following the recent cancellation of the John Deere Classic
NBA coaches’ association forms committee on racial injustice
Coaches' group committed to seeking social change
Nationals reverse course on minor-league pay
2019 World Series champions do about-face on plans to cut stipends to prospects
MLB floats shorter schedule as tensions rise with MLBPA
Latest management salvo calls for 2020 regular season of just 50 games
European Olympic Committees mourns death of president Kocijančič
European Olympic Committees president Janez Kocijančič has died at the age of 78 after what the EOC described as a “sudden and severe” disease.
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Organised, timely and efficient: German football shows the way out of lockdown
There have been positive tests, protocol breaches and postponements, but nothing has been able to derail the project.
MLS pushes back lockout ultimatum to players’ union until June 3
Major League Soccer has pushed back its ultimatum to the MLS Players Association over accepting a return-to-play proposal by a day, until June 3, as both sides try to avoid a lockout and salvage the 2…
Japanese MotoGP race cancelled
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of the Japanese MotoGP, which was set to take place on October 16-18 at Motegi
Rugby Australia cuts staff by a third
Rugby Australia is cutting 47 of its 142 full-time staff in a restructure forced by Covid-19.
The cuts will come into effect over a period of months, and will cut RA's wage bill by A$5.5m ($3.7m/€3.4m).
French sports minister wants 5,000 fans in stadiums by end of July
Roxana Mărăcineanu, France’s minister for sport, has outlined ambitious plans to open French sporting events to fans as soon as the end of July.
Covid-19 effect on event hosting sector revealed in IAEH survey
The International Association of Event Hosts has released the results of a survey investigating the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its members
J-League will return to action on July 4
With Japan's state of emergency now lifted across the country, its top football league, the J-League, has announced it will resume games on July 4 after an almost four-month gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic