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NWSL poised to announce Louisville expansion team
United Soccer League Championship club Louisville City FC is on the brink of landing a sister team in the National Women's Soccer League.
MLB seeking dramatic reorganization of Minor League Baseball
MLB proposal represents some of the largest changes to Minor League Baseball in that organization's 118-year history
AFC in the hunt for media rights and sponsorship heads
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
Nascar closes $2bn merger with International Speedway Corp
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.
The NBA’s burnt bridges in China won’t be mended easily
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.
Sacramento poised to join NWSL in 2020 – report
The city of Sacramento, California, is close to landing a National Women's Soccer League team as well as a Major League Soccer team
FIVB announces 42-event Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar
The International Volleyball Federation's 2019-20 Beach Volleyball World Tour calendar features 42 stops, including eight new events
African Games: ANOCA and TV MEDIA SPORT Partnership
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…
Qatar moves to abolish kafala labour system ahead of 2022 Fifa World Cup
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…
World Sailing CEO Andy Hunt to step down
World Sailing is to begin searching for a new chief executive after Andy Hunt announced he is stepping down from the role in December
Boston Celtics complete purchase of Maine Red Claws
The Boston Celtics have completed the purchase of their long-standing G League affiliate team, the Maine Red Claws
Goodell confirms 17-game regular season is part of NFL’s CBA talks
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell has confirmed that a 17-game regular season is part of the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement talks with the NFL Players Association
Sacramento to be awarded MLS expansion team ‘next week’
Major League Soccer will formally award Sacramento an expansion team on Monday, October 21, according to the Sacramento Bee
Chinese Football Association to hand control of Super League to clubs
Control of the Chinese Super League, China's top football league, is being handed over by the Chinese Football Association to the competition's clubs in an effort to encourage its commercial development
Thailand signs sports cooperation MoU with Qatar
The National Olympic Committee of Thailand, Sports Authority of Thailand, Qatar Olympic Committee and Aspire Academy signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday for joint work on sports initiatives
Former Sunderland, Rangers chief to lead ISL’s commercial arm
Experienced Scottish football executive Martin Bain has been appointed chief executive of Football Sports Development Limited, the commercial arm of the Indian Super League
RLIF rebrands as International Rugby League
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has announced it has rebranded as International Rugby League (IRL), effective from today (Tuesday)
ATP Media revenues up 6.7 per cent to $121m
Revenues at ATP Media, the ATP Tour’s international media rights sales and broadcast production arm, rose by 6.7 per cent to $121m (€108m) in 2018.
ATP Media Holdings Limited also reported $13.6m