Motorsport
Coronavirus latest: MotoGP Qatar cancelled, Infantino on Euro threat, Bach cools Tokyo speculation, and more
Motorcycle racing championship MotoGP has cancelled its season-opening race in Qatar that was due for March 8
NBC Sports adds MotoGP to its motorsport portfolio
NBC Sports will broadcast all MotoGP races across its platforms beginning in 2020, including four races on the main NBC network
Infront Moto Racing strikes CBS motocross rights renewal
CBS Sports Network has extended its FIM Motocross World Championship rights agreement in the US with the recently-rebranded Infront Moto Racing.
The broadcaster’s new agreement runs from 2020 to 2022.
Blue-Emu continues run of sports activity with Nascar deal
Racing deal follows recent pact with MLB
F1 sponsorship chief Barnett replaced by Heineken’s Pincus
Formula 1 today (Thursday) announced that Murray Barnett will step down from his role as director of sponsorship and commercial partnerships to “pursue wider commercial opportunities”.
Vietnam completes F1 race track, with “all systems go”
Local organisers said the track for Vietnam's first Formula 1 grand prix in Hanoi has been completed, with F1 chief executive Chase Carey saying it was "all systems go" for the event
Eleven Sports launches pass for Portuguese F1 fans
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has launched an annual pass in Portugal for Formula 1, ahead of the second season of its coverage of the motor-racing championship
Sport1 retains World Rallycross in wide-ranging IMG motorsports deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has acquired a suite of motor racing rights from the IMG agency in a deal headlined by the FIA World Rallycross Championship
Scuderia AlphaTauri extends partnership with RDS
Formula One team Scuderia AlphaTauri has extended its sponsorship deal with Japanese design and technology company RDS
Youthstream name disappears but management unchanged in Infront rebrand
Youthstream, the owner of exclusive worldwide television, marketing and global promotional rights to the FIM Motocross World Championship, has been renamed Infront Moto Racing a little over after a year…
MotoGP says Thai race will go ahead, renews Valencia deal
Dorna Sports, the promoter behind the MotoGP motorcycling series, has confirmed that this year’s Thailand Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled next month.
Motorsport Network lands Tata’s long-serving Kapadia as COO
Digital media group Motorsport Network has appointed Mehul Kapadia, a long-serving executive at Indian telecoms company Tata Communications, as its chief operating officer
Coronavirus latest: China forfeits Davis Cup match, Vietnam F1 to go ahead, ONE behind closed doors
China has forfeited its away Davis Cup tennis match against Romania next month as its team cannot travel due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The match was scheduled for March 6-7
Eurosport Events launches Pure ETCR electric touring car championship
Discovery-owned promoter Eurosport Events has unveiled a new electric touring car racing series, Pure ETCR, which it is billing as “the world’s first all-electric multi-brand touring car championship”.
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Sony drives off with Extreme E rights in Indian subcontinent
The Extreme E off-road racing series has continued its media-rights drive through a deal with pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN)
Casio and Edifice sign up with Red Bull-owned Scuderia AlphaTauri
The Casio Computer brand has renewed its official partnership with the Formula 1 team Scuderia AlphaTauri, formerly known as Scuderia Toro Rosso
BWT upgrades to Racing Point F1 title sponsor as SportPesa steps down
Austrian water technology specialist, BWT – Best Water Technology – has upgraded its principal sponsor deal with Racing Point F1 to a full title sponsorship.
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo marathon cancels mass race, Hong Kong racing goes ahead, and more
This year's Tokyo marathon is being confined to 200 elite runners due to the coronavirus outbreak, wiping out the mass participation element that would have involved 38,000 amateur runners