Governance
NCAA to allow player workouts for football, basketball
College governing body lifts moratorium on voluntary player activities
IIHF likely to extend Fasel’s presidency until 2021
The International Ice Hockey Federation plans to postpone its presidential elections and extend the mandate of sitting president René Fasel for a further year due to the ongoing disruption caused by the …
Fina postpones Abu Dhabi’s short course World Swimming Championships
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has moved this year’s World Swimming Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi to 2021 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thai League 1 to resume on September 12
The Football Association of Thailand has announced that the country's top football league, Thai League 1, will restart on September 12, 2020, and the season will run until May 15, 2021
Bach confirms no Tokyo Games beyond 2021
Thomas Bach has confirmed that the Tokyo Summer Olympics will be cancelled if they cannot be held in 2021
Bedoya: MLS quarantined tournament plan like a “luxurious prison”
Philadelphia Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya has compared Major League Soccer's reported plans to restart the season in Orlando, Florida, this summer amid the global Covid-19 pandemic to living in "luxurious …
Chinese Super League reveals guidelines for restart
The Chinese Football Association has drawn up guidelines to counter the Covid-19 threat as it eyes a late June or early July restart for the 2020 season of the Chinese Super League
Round-Up: EPL positive tests, Swiss A-G impeachment proceedings, Pakistan’s ‘bio-secure’ England tour, ANOC funding, and more
There have been six positive Covid-19 tests from English Premier League players or club staff after the league's first phase of testing - Sky Sports
CFL eyes “shortened but meaningful season” from September
The Canadian Football League is now hoping to stage a "shortened but meaningful season" from September amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, while the traditional Grey Cup Festival format has been changed
Professional Bowlers Association to make live competition return
The Professional Bowlers Association has announced it will make a live competition return this summer in a series of events that will be broadcast on the Fox family of networks
Report claims economic impact of up to £1.2bn for Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation has published an in-depth report which claims that its recent events have offered an economic impact of between £800m ($980m/€897m) and £1.2bn ($1.4bn/€1.3bn)
Basketball Champions League adds clubs from Turkey, Spain and Lithuania
The Basketball Champions League has announced that Turkish club Darüssafaka, Spanish team RETAbet Bilbao and Lithuanian outfit Rytas Vilnius will join the competition for the 2020-21 season.
NFL implements new diversity measures
Several changes made to Rooney Rule, but owners table measure that would have tied minority hiring to improved draft position
MLS calls off All-Star Game, Leagues Cup, and Campeones Cup
Major League Soccer has been forced to call off three major tentpole events involving Liga MX clubs this year as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
Players’ union hits out at Cricket Australia pandemic response
The chairman of the Australian Cricketers Association has condemned Cricket Australia’s cost-cutting in response to the Covid-19 pandemic as "disastrous" for the sport.
Round-Up: Football salary cap proposed, India-Sri Lanka tour decision delay, UFC on Bilibili, and more
The president of the German football federation and the chairman of Bayern Munich are proposing a salary cap for professional football in Europe
Toronto NWHL expansion team unveils name, logo, and colors
The National Women's Hockey League expansion team in Toronto has been officially branded the Toronto Six
NFL preparing sizable changes to Rooney Rule
Additional minority interviews to be required, potential draft incentives to be considered