Industry Moves
Veloce bolsters esports and racing commercial operations with two new hires
London-based motorsport technology company Veloce has announced two new hires to strengthen its commercial teams on both the esports and racing verticals
Marathe re-elected USA Cricket chair of board
Paraag Marathe has been re-elected as the chair of the USA Cricket board of directors and re-appointed as an independent director
Stevenson named FitzGerald’s full-time successor as Racecourse Media Group CEO
Racecourse Media Group, the media and data rights holding company for 34 British racecourses, has appointed Martin Stevenson as its chief executive on a permanent basis
Bach to be re-elected unopposed as IOC president
Thomas Bach is to be re-elected for a second term as president of the International Olympic Committee this week
European Cycling Union’s general secretary Della Casa elected president
The Union Européenne de Cyclisme (UEC), cycling’s European governing body, has elected Italy’s Enrico Della Casa as its president for the four-year period 2021-2025.
Motsepe poised for CAF presidency after Fifa intervention as CAS rules on Ahmad
South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe appears set to become the next president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after Fifa president Gianni Infantino brokered a deal through which three…
IMG’s Fry to step down as production chief ‘before end of 2022’
Graham Fry, the experienced production executive, is to finish his career at the IMG agency after taking on the position of executive chairman, production
Laporta returns to power at Barcelona
Barcelona members yesterday (Sunday) turned out for Joan Laporta, the leader of one of the Spanish LaLiga football club’s most successful periods, as he was elected as the new president, replacing Josep M…
Former IPL COO Raman to join Chennai Super Kings
Indian Premier League team Chennai Super Kings are set to appoint Sundar Raman in a senior commercial role with the cricket franchise
Round-Up: Lions ‘turn down’ Rugby Australia offer, Arsenal lose £48m, Decathlon China partners with Alibaba Cloud, and more
The British and Irish Lions turned down an offer by Rugby Australia to host this summer's tour against South Africa, according to the BBC
Reynolds named CGF’s interim executive director as Grevemberg exits
Martin Reynolds has taken up a new role as interim executive director of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)
Silva steps down as World TeamTennis CEO
Carlos Silva is stepping down from his role as World TeamTennis chief executive effective immediately after two years in the role
FanDuel recruits Ticketmaster COO Howe for new president role
US online gaming company FanDuel has hired Amy Howe, a senior executive at entertainment giant Live Nation, to the newly-created role of president
Mărculescu departs as long-time executive director of Fina
Cornel Mărculescu, executive director of aquatics’ world governing body Fina for the past 35 years, has resigned from his position.
Mayer named DAZN chairman as Skipper steps down
Kevin Mayer, a former leading executive at Walt Disney Co. and TikTok, has been appointed to the role of chairman at DAZN, the global sports subscription service and media company
Fanatics adds Magic Johnson to board
Basketball Hall of Famer to help guide global merchandising giant
PFL appoints Clyne, Werther to bolster commercial activities
The Professional Fighters League has bolstered its executive leadership team by appointing Tim Clyne as chief financial officer and Jon Werther as executive vice president of strategic partnerships and…
Round-Up: PP Sports ‘loses CSL rights’, 12 women nominated to Tokyo OC board, AFC qualifier postponed, and more
Chinese streaming platform PP Sports is reported by Chinese media to have dropped rights for the Chinese Super League after failing to make rights fee payments