Governance
Dana White hails UFC’s return despite three positive Covid-19 tests
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White said the mixed martial arts organization's high-profile return to action over the weekend was a huge success despite the fact that there were three positive…
Covid-19 cases hit Bundesliga restart plans
German Bundesliga 2 team Dynamo Dresden has been placed in a two-week quarantine after two people from the club tested positive for Covid-19
Chinese Super League plans to restart in June
The Chinese Football Association has drawn up a series of plans for a return of top-flight competition in the country
Round-Up: Serie A fees stop, Taiwan admits fans, LaLiga has no restart date, and more
Pay-television broadcaster Sky, OTT operator DAZN, and the IMG agency have not paid their instalments due for Serie A's 2019-20 domestic media rights, it has been reported
Emmert reaffirms college sports will not return until campuses reopen
Mark Emmert, National Collegiate Athletic Association president, has reaffirmed that college sports will not return from the global Covid-19 pandemic sports shutdown until university campuses have reopened.
Nascar cancels races at Richmond, Chicagoland and Sonoma as part of revised schedule
US stock car racing series Nascar has removed races from Chicagoland Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, and Richmond Raceway as part of its revised 2020 season amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.
NFL releases 2020 schedule but Goodell admits “adjustments” may be necessary
The National Football League released its schedule for the 2020 season to great fanfare on May 7 but commissioner Roger Goodell immediately admitted that changes may be necessary due to the global Covid-19…
Youth sports in US look for reinvention, industry unity
LeagueApps president Jeremy Goldberg and Gators Baseball Academy partner Joe Lopez speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher on the state of the $19bn American youth sports industry amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The second of a two-part series.
Tebas accuses Saudis of ‘stealing football’
Javier Tebas, the president of LaLiga , is appealing to the English Premier League to judiciously examine the planned £300m ($378m/€345m) takeover of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabian investors.
‘Super Rugby Aotearoa’ coming, with NZ to ease restrictions
New Zealand's Super Rugby teams are to take part in a mini-series, among other sporting restarts, with the country preparing to ease its Covid-19 restrictions on Monday
Newsom says Covid-19 vaccine needed for filled stadiums
California governor throws more doubt on packed stadiums anytime soon
Ambrosie: CFL season likely to be wiped out, league “in jeopardy”
Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie has admitted that the "most likely" scenario for the league is to cancel the 2020 season as a result of the global Covid-19 pandemic
IndyCar to open delayed season on June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway
The NTT IndyCar Series will open its delayed 2020 season on June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, it has been announced
Italy looks to the future with law governing Olympic Games, ATP Finals
The Italian Parliament has signed into law the decree that will govern the organisation of the 2026 winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the ATP Finals men’s tennis event, with Sports Minister Vincenzo S…
World and European Orienteering Championships victims of Covid-19
The 2020 World Orienteering Championships, which were due to be held in Denmark, have been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic
International Gymnastics Federation total assets stand at CHF47.7m
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has lodged its audited financial report for 2019, showing that total assets sit at CHF47.7m (€45.3m/$48.9m).
US youth sports industry grapples with heavy Covid-19 uncertainty
LeagueApps president Jeremy Goldberg and Gators Baseball Academy partner Joe Lopez speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher on the state of the $19bn American youth sports industry amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The first of a two-part series.
KBO and K League create templates for the return of sport
Korea’s football and baseball leagues have published detailed guidelines governing their resumptions this week.