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Perseverance pays off as NRL becomes first Australian league to restart
Live professional sport returned to Australia on Thursday as the National Rugby League restarted its season
Williams considers sale of F1 team, ROKiT sponsorship to end
Williams is considering a partial or full sale of its Formula One motor-racing team, with the company also announcing that it has served notice to end its title sponsorship agreement with telco ROKiT
Cricket Australia ‘probes hosting T20 World Cup in 2021’
Cricket Australia has asked the International Cricket Council to examine the prospects of the country hosting the T20 World Cup next year, instead of this year, according to a Times of India report
Round-Up: NRL restart reaction, Serie A gets restart date, first live EPL matches for BBC, Sri Lanka’s Carlton returns, and more
Australian commentators hailed rule changes in the National Rugby League that led to an exciting game as the 2020 season got back underway yesterday with the Parramatta Eels beating the Brisbane Broncos…
Major League Rugby unveils Los Angeles expansion team
Major League Rugby has announced that Los Angeles has been awarded an expansion team for the 2021 season.
The new team is called the LA Giltinis, named after a premium cocktail based on the Martini
FFF vetoes LFP’s Ligue 2 expansion plan
The French Football Federation (FFF) has voted against the French Football League’s (LFP’s) proposal to expand the second tier of the domestic game, Ligue 2, to 22 clubs for the 2020-21 season.
Scherzer blasts MLB resumption proposal
Prominent pitcher and MLBPA executive subcommittee member says there is "no justification" for further player pay cuts
F1 approves $145m team budget cap as returning Dutch GP set for 2021
The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has approved a package of cost-cutting measures for Formula 1 that will include a $145m (€131.7
NZ Cricket says sizeable job losses expected
New Zealand Cricket is planning cuts to its staff, including senior staff, of between 10 and 15 per cent, as revenue plummets
Round-Up: NRL and J.League restarts, Bach consults members, NZC cuts, and more
Australia's National Rugby League restarts its 2020 season today, in what is being seen as a triumph for Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys
NWSL unveils month-long tournament in Utah
The National Women's Soccer League has unveiled ambitious plans to stage a 25-game tournament featuring all nine teams in the Salt Lake City area in Utah this summer amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
A’s impose series of cost-cutting measures
MLB club to stop minor-league play, furlough employees
NHL cancels regular season, unveils plans for 24-team playoffs
The National Hockey League has canceled its 2019-20 regular season and will go straight into an expanded 24-team playoff format if it is able to resume play amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, NHL commissioner…
Chinese Football Association disqualifies 11 teams
The Chinese Football Association has disqualified 11 teams from professional competition this year as part of its ongoing crackdown on financial mismanagement
MLB, MLBPA remain far apart after sliding-scale pay offer
Latest proposal from team owners is not well received by the union
McMahon not looking to buy back XFL
World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon has revealed he is not looking to reacquire the XFL despite recent reports to the contrary
World TeamTennis plans to stage season in front of limited fans
World TeamTennis plans to become one of the first major North American sports organizations to return to live competition in front of spectators amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Nippon Pro Baseball set for June 19 restart
Japanese league set for resumption after three-month delay