Motorsport
New CEO named at Sepang International Circuit
Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit has appointed Azhan Shafriman Hanif as its new chief executive.
MotoGP’s central sponsors stay loyal amid disrupted 2020 season
Motorcycling series MotoGP is depending on the loyalty of its sponsors and the added value of its esports proposition to help it through the Covid-19 crisis
NOS extends MXGP rights into 2020
Dutch public broadcaster NOS has renewed its rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship for 2020
Italian and Catalan races join growing list of MotoGP postponements
The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has claimed another pair of major events, with this season's MotoGP races in Italy and Catalonia now postponed
Canadian Grand Prix and CFL season start postponed
The Canadian Grand Prix has become the ninth Formula One race to be postponed this year because of the global Covid-19 pandemic.
The Montreal-based event was scheduled to be held on June 14
Nascar’s Wallace loses Blue Emu sponsorship after quitting esports race
Nascar driver Darrell ''Bubba'' Wallace has lost the sponsorship of pain-relief brand Blue Emu after angrily quitting an esports event
Formula 1 bosses take pay cut and furlough staff as teams discuss further cost cap
Formula One Management, the body that runs Formula 1, has furloughed some of its staff while senior executives have agreed to take a reduction in their salaries
Liverpool change tack as coronavirus cost-cutting continues
More sports organisations and athletes around the world are cutting pay and introducing other cost-saving measures as the economic impact of the coronavirus bites
Dorna provides advance payments to MotoGP teams
Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder to motorcycling’s MotoGP series, is to provide its teams with advance payments as the financial effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to take hold.
MTV3 agrees MXGP rights deal as Finnish event returns
Commercial and pay-television broadcaster MTV3 has acquired rights in Finland to the FIM Motocross World Championship in a new four-year deal, from 2020 to 2023
Aramco pays upwards of $40m per year to join F1 top tier
Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, will pay between $40m (€36.6m) and $45m per year for global partner rights to Formula 1 over 10 years from 2020 to 2029.
Moody’s downgrades F1 outlook, McLaren furloughs staff
Credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded its outlook for the Nasdaq-listed Formula One motor racing series to 'negative' from 'positive'
NBC Sports, iRacing partner for short-track esports competition
NBC Sports has unveiled its second esports motorsport competition to help fill the void amid the sports shutdown caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic
Eleven Sports acquires DTM rights in Poland and Belgium, Kubica set to race
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has secured rights to the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) touring cars series in Poland and Belgium
Formula One’s virtual grands prix are a silver lining during dark times
The race’s popularity among young fans, both new and existing, has shown F1’s senior executives that video games and esports can be central to engaging under-25s.
NBC Sports to broadcast IndyCar iRacing series
IndyCar is partnering with NBC Sports for the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, a new esports competition featuring a field of NTT Indycar Series drivers.
Right Formula’s Fenwick: Smart and paid digital campaigns offer cut through in Covid-19 crisis
Brands must be “smarter than ever” in landing their messages on digital platforms during the global Covid-19 crisis, according to a sports consultancy head.