Table Tennis
Endeavor’s 160over90 among quartet of companies working with WTT
World Table Tennis, the new commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has recruited the support of four companies, including 160over90, the marketing services arm of sports and entertainment…
Round-Up: Ballon d’Or cancelled, Japanese athlete abuse report, slimmed-down SEA Games, and more
Football's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player, run by French magazine France Football, will not take place this year due to Covid-19
Round-Up: True threatens FAT, ITTF worlds postponed again, WTA ‘hopeful’ on China tournaments, and more
Thai pay-television broadcaster TrueVisions is threatening not to show the end of the extended Thai League 1 football season, and is demanding a reduction in its rights fees for the competition
WTT turns to IMG in long-term media rights, production and sponsorship deal
World Table Tennis, the new commercial arm of the International Table Tennis Federation, has appointed the IMG agency in a wide-ranging and long-term agreement that includes international media rights…
Round-Up: Asia Cup cancelled, Sri Lankan cricket resumes, Mailman opens LA office, and more
This year's Asia Cup national team cricket tournament has been cancelled, with planned hosts Pakistan possibly hosting it next year instead, cricket officials have said - The Hindu
Chinese table tennis president appointed to lead WTT Council
Liu Guoliang, the president of the Chinese Table Tennis Association, has been appointed chair of the new World Table Tennis Council
Round-Up: Positive message from Tokyo, D-Day for Women’s World Cup, Aussie rugby pay cut, and more
In a positive sign for next year's Olympics, Japanese Olympic Committee chief Yasuhiro Yamashita has told his international counterparts that Tokyo is gradually resuming sporting activities - Kyodo News
ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships postponed to 2021
The International Table Tennis Federation has asked organisers of this year’s Hana Bank World Team Table Tennis championships in Busan, South Korea to look for a new date in 2021.
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
APAC Round-Up: Good, bad news for Bundesliga; ITTF postponements; Cricket Australia loan; and more
European football news
There was both positive and negative news for the planned restart of the German Bundesliga football season over the weekend
Turkmenistan football league restarts, other Asian events join cancelled list
Turkmenistan on Sunday joined the small handful of countries around the world to continue hosting sports events amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as its domestic football season restarted
ITTF considers dropping individual World Championships
The head of the ITTF has said the organisation is considering getting rid of its individual World Championships, as part of its ongoing competition restructure
Mixed fortunes for landmark badminton and table tennis events
Badminton's 2020 Thomas and Uber Cup is facing fresh doubts on whether it will go ahead
ITTF commercial restructure accelerates during shutdown, Pound says
As part of a series of video interviews by SportBusiness looking at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kevin McCullagh speaks exclusively to Matt Pound, marketing director of the International Table Tennis Federation.
Coronavirus latest: Euro 2020 postponement report, Olympics support ebbs in Japan, June may be too soon for ITTF
Uefa has already decided to postpone the Euro 2020 championship, the Financial Times has reported
“Instead of a draw ceremony we had an emergency meeting” | ITTF chief executive Steve Dainton on the impact of coronavirus
With its biggest market at the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, table tennis is one of the sports most affected
ITTF unveils World Table Tennis events as Le Floc’h comes on board
The International Table Tennis Federation has released details of World Table Tennis, its new in-house commercial arm, along with details of the new competitions that will take place from 2021 onwards
ITTF postpones Busan’s World Championships amid sharp rise in Korean coronavirus cases
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has postponed its 2020 World Team Championships in Busan as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea rose to close to 1,000 today (Tuesday)