Governance

Football
Governance

Thai FA president Somyot Poompanmoung is striving to make Thailand the leading football nation in Southeast Asia Former police chief is pushing the organisation toward greater commercial sophistication
Athletics
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federations has revised a plan announced earlier this year to cut the number of Diamond League events in 2020, and will instead launch a new second-tier tour…
College Sports
Licensing & Merchandising

Federal lawmakers in the United States are looking to introduce a bill that could make it possible for all US college athletes to earn endorsement deals as early as January 2021
Football
Governance

After a five-year, rollercoaster effort, Sacramento Republic FC has finally been formally confirmed as Major League Soccer's 29th expansion team
Football
Governance

European football’s governing body Uefa has launched a process to find a partner to aid its fight against match-fixing in the sport.
Para Sport
Finance & Law

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published its financial report for 2018, showing that both revenues and expenditures surpassed €24m ($27m/£20.1m) for the year.
Biathlon
Governance

International Biathlon Union (IBU) president Olle Dahlin has said the sport has entered a “new era” after a first-of-its-kind strategic plan was adopted and the formation of the Biathlon Integrity Uni…
Football
Governance

The nine franchises which make up the National Women’s Soccer League in the US are considering breaking with the United States Soccer Federation to become completely commercially autonomous.
Football
Governance

United Soccer League Championship club Louisville City FC is on the brink of landing a sister team in the National Women's Soccer League.
Baseball
Business

MLB proposal represents some of the largest changes to Minor League Baseball in that organization's 118-year history
Football
Industry Moves

The Asian Football Confederation is looking to recruit a head of media rights and a head of sponsorship to support the recently-appointed commercial director Andrew Rogers
Motorsport
Governance

Nascar has completed its $2bn (€1.8bn) acquisition of track operator International Speedway Corporation, putting both entities under the sole control of the France family.
Basketball
Business

Despite NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s best efforts, the wound from Daryl Morey’s pro-Hong Kong protest tweets will have lasting repercussions on the future of basketball in China, not least among fans and sponsors. Industry insiders in China tell SportBusiness about Chinese sentiment on the ground.
Football
Governance

The city of Sacramento, California, is close to landing a National Women's Soccer League team as well as a Major League Soccer team
Beach Volleyball
Governance

The International Volleyball Federation's 2019-20 Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar features 42 stops, including eight new events
Governance

Since August 16th, 2019, TV MEDIA SPORT (TVMS) markets and distributes the 12th edition of the African Games “RABAT 2019” after winning and signing an agreement with the ANOCA (Association of National Olymp…
Governance

The International Labour Organisation, a UN-affiliated employment rights agency, has announced that Qatar is planning to abolish the controversial kafala migrant workers law and introduce minimum wage…
Sailing
Industry Moves

World Sailing is to begin searching for a new chief executive after Andy Hunt announced he is stepping down from the role in December