Covid-19
Tokyo 2020 battles cancellation speculation and other challenges on home straight
There has been no let-up in the challenges for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the final days before it starts
Packers post record national revenue despite pandemic
NFL team releases financial report, showing healthy state of the league
PIF, Ares part of McLaren’s £550m equity raise
British luxury automotive, motorsport and technology company McLaren Group, which includes the eponymous Formula 1 and IndyCar motor-racing teams, has secured an equity raise of £550m (€640.4m/$753.7m
Blue Jays to return to Toronto on July 30
Canadian club to go back to Rogers Centre after nearly two years
Uefa compensates Bilbao, Dublin, Istanbul for loss of key hosting rights
Uefa, European football’s governing body, has moved to compensate Bilbao, Dublin and Istanbul for the loss of club and national team competition hosting rights due to Covid-19 by reordering its future c…
Rugby League World Cup confirmed for 2021, doubts remain over Australia
Rugby League World Cup 2021 organisers have today (Thursday) confirmed this year’s tournament will go ahead as scheduled in England, despite admitting that Australia has yet to commit to the event amid C…
Toronto FC, CF Montreal gain approval for home games in Canada
Major League Soccer clubs Toronto FC and CF Montreal have been given clearance to play home matches at their stadiums in Canada from this weekend, signaling a major step in the return to normal for the…
Suzhou and India allocated new BWF events
Suzhou in China will host the 2023 Sudirman Cup and India will host the Badminton World Championships in 2026 after a reallocation of hosting rights by the Badminton World Federation
World Rowing Championships cancelled in Shanghai due to Covid-19
World Rowing has announced that its 2021 World Rowing Championships have been cancelled due to Covid-19, following a request from host city Shanghai
KBO League suspends play amid Covid-19 cases
The KBO League, the top tier of club baseball in South Korea, has suspended its ongoing 2021 regular season due to an outbreak of Covid-19 cases
Uefa ‘assessing’ Euros expansion, Čeferin won’t repeat Euro 2020 hosting model
Uefa is said to be assessing further expansion of its European Championship, while president Aleksander Čeferin has stated he will not support a repeat of the unique hosting model employed for this year’s po…
Kevin McCullagh | Coping with disaster
With a curtailed Tokyo Olympics about to begin, it is clear there is a long road ahead out of the pandemic for the Asia-Pacific sports industry. Some admirable qualities traditionally associated with Japan could prove valuable along the way.
Tokyo 2020 bars spectators after state of emergency extended
Tokyo 2020 has banned all spectators from the Olympics, following the extension of 'state of emergency' pandemic measures in Japan
Silver bullish after NBA ‘weathers’ financial impact of Covid-19 pandemic
The National Basketball Association is expected to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic on a better financial footing than initially expected due to the ability for its teams to have full arenas during the…
Spectators urged not to attend Olympic marathon
Fans have been urged to stay away from the Tokyo Olympic marathon and race walk events in Sapporo, as part of Covid-19 safety measures
Tokyo Olympics 10,000-spectator limit ‘under review’
Tokyo 2020 organisers are expected to meet this week to review the upper limit of 10,000 spectators at events announced two weeks ago, amid a renewed uptick in Covid cases in Japan
Financial pressures see Schalke sell LEC esports licence for €26.5m
German football club Schalke 04 has sold its licence for a starting place in esports’ League of Legends European Championship (LEC), citing the financial impact on its business model of Covid-19 and i…
Juventus sets up €400m capital increase, faces €320m pandemic impact
Italian Serie A football club Juventus has confirmed plans for a capital increase of up to €400m ($474m) after stating that it expects to lose €320m due to the impact of Covid-19.