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Round-Up: F1 ‘will continue’ after a positive Covid-19 test, Top 14 season terminated, Team WE-Madame Figaro tie-up, PSL crisis, and more
Formula One will not cancel a race this season even if a driver tests positive for Covid-19, series chief executive Chase Carey has said - BBC
Round-Up: NRL restart reaction, Serie A gets restart date, first live EPL matches for BBC, Sri Lanka’s Carlton returns, and more
Australian commentators hailed rule changes in the National Rugby League that led to an exciting game as the 2020 season got back underway yesterday with the Parramatta Eels beating the Brisbane Broncos…
Round-Up: NRL and J.League restarts, Bach consults members, NZC cuts, and more
Australia's National Rugby League restarts its 2020 season today, in what is being seen as a triumph for Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys
Dentsu warns on looming Covid-19 hit
Japanese marketing giant Dentsu Group has withdrawn its earnings guidance for 2020 and is looking to make a 7-per-cent cut in global costs this year, as Covid-19 starts to affect its financial results
How the Covid lockdown is redrawing international federations’ content strategies
Without live events, international federations are being forced to innovate with their fan engagement strategies. Adam Nelson reports.
US to lift entry ban on certain international athletes
Certain international athletes have been allowed to take part in sporting competition in the United States in the coming weeks amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Round-Up: Osaka the highest-paid female athlete, Japanese baseball restart, NRL-Betfair deal, and more
Japan's Naomi Osaka was the world's highest-paid female athlete last year, according to Forbes, earning $37
USOPC implements widespread layoffs and furloughs in cost-cutting measure
The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee is eliminating 51 positions and furloughing 33 more amid the continuing devastating financial effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic
USA Weightlifting’s woes paint familiar picture for Olympic NGBs
US Olympic national governing body has suffered declining revenues and membership numbers since the onset of the health crisis but large financial reserves coupled with a move to put competitions and coaching courses onto digital platforms have stemmed losses.
Round-Up: Sri Lanka scraps stadium, OnePlus-Fnatic cricket initiative, Sunwolves in Australia ‘unlikely’, and more
Sri Lanka's government has scrapped its plans for a new $40m cricket stadium after warnings from former national team cricketers that it would end up a 'white elephant' - Channel News Asia/AFP
Bach confirms no Tokyo Games beyond 2021
Thomas Bach has confirmed that the Tokyo Summer Olympics will be cancelled if they cannot be held in 2021
Round-Up: EPL positive tests, Swiss A-G impeachment proceedings, Pakistan’s ‘bio-secure’ England tour, ANOC funding, and more
There have been six positive Covid-19 tests from English Premier League players or club staff after the league's first phase of testing - Sky Sports
Risk considerations for sport’s return from lockdown
David Griffiths, senior member of the sports and entertainment team at Miller Insurance, on the challenges presented by playing sport behind closed doors.
IOC’s Haddad rejects Global Athlete’s collective bargaining call, backs solidarity model
The International Olympic Committee’s chief operating officer, Lana Haddad, has said that the body’s solidarity model for redistributing its revenue is “more important than ever” in an op-ed column written…
Bach says Beijing 2022 can benefit from Tokyo postponement
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has hailed the progress of preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and said the event might benefit from the move of the Tokyo Summer…
Green screen dreams becoming reality in Covid-19 era
Virtual backdrops and ‘watch together’ social media services are in focus as sport returns behind closed doors.
Law firm Fasken backs Canadian Olympic Committee
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) has agreed a deal for law firm Fasken to become the first-ever official legal services partner of Team Canada
Tokyo Olympics could not happen without ‘containment’ of Covid-19, Abe says
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has said the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the Covid-19 pandemic is contained