Nike retains Uruguay kit contract in long-term deal
Uruguay’s soccer governing body the AUF has announced a long-term partnership with global sportswear giant Nike, which will continue as the official kit supplier of its men’s national team.
View ArticleTwo Circles secures investment from Otro Capital, Bolt Ventures
Otro Capital, a sports-based private equity firm from New York, is investing in Two Circles, the London-based international sports agency.
View ArticleNFL viewership strong through opening three weeks
The opening weeks of American football’s 2024-25 NFL season have been a major broadcast success, achieving the highest average rating through week three of the campaign in the last nine years.
View ArticleAttack launched on ECB’s valuation of the Hundred by IPL founder
The founder of franchise cricket’s iconic Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 tournament has called the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) “disconnected from reality” in terms of their valuation of...
View ArticleNascar ties up Ticketmaster deal with Speedway Motorsports
US stock car racing’s Nascar has announced a new partnership with ticketing giant Ticketmaster, which becomes the competition’s official ticketing partner.
View ArticleNascar ties up Ticketmaster deal with Speedway Motorsports
US stock car racing’s Nascar has announced a new partnership with ticketing giant Ticketmaster, which becomes the competition’s official ticketing partner.
View ArticleSorare charged by Gambling Commission after probe
Sorare, the blockchain-based fantasy platform that last year secured a major partnership with English soccer’s Premier League, has been charged by the UK Gambling Commission for providing unlicensed...
View ArticleSwiss Olympic secures government assent for Winter Olympics 2038 bid
The government of Switzerland has announced that it will fully support the country’s Olympic association, Swiss Olympic (SO), in its bid to host the 2038 Winter Olympic and Winter Paralympic Games.
View ArticleARY lands rights in Pakistan to South Africa matches until 2027
The Cricket South Africa (CSA) governing body has awarded exclusive broadcasting rights for all home international matches to media outlet ARY Digital Network in Pakistan through 2027.
View ArticleControversial Wimbledon expansion project gets go-ahead
Plans by the iconic All England Lawn and Tennis Club (AELC) organisation to build 39 new tennis courts on protected land in London have been controversially approved.
View ArticleJuventus’ year out of Europe leads to €199m loss
Italian soccer giants Juventus posted a loss of €199.2 million ($223 million) for the 2023-24 financial year, severely hampered by their non-participation in UEFA club competitions last season.
View ArticleMichael Andretti giving up operational control at Andretti Global
Michael Andretti, who up until this point has led the US motorsports organisation and team which bears his name, is now relinquishing that stake.
View ArticleBeIN to retain NBA rights in France for 2024-25
BeIN Sports, the pay-TV heavyweight, will remain the home of North American basketball’s NBA in France for the upcoming season.
View ArticlePremiership Rugby and ITV in two-year FTA deal renewal
English rugby union’s Premiership will continue to be covered free-to-air (FTA) domestically by commercial broadcaster ITV for the next two seasons.
View ArticleUCI announces World Championship hosts through 2030
The UCI, cycling’s global governing body, has announced the hosts for 16 upcoming World Championship events through 2030, securing its calendar for the remainder of the decade.
View ArticleSuperSport, SABC, Azam awarded CAF Champions League rights
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), African soccer’s governing body, has awarded media rights to a slate of broadcasters across sub-Saharan Africa for its intercontinental competitions in the...
View ArticleIndian cricket’s GMR Group completes Hampshire purchase
Hampshire have become the first English county cricket side to have foreign ownership after the GMR Group, joint owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Capitals, today concluded its takeover...
View ArticleGenius brings in Google’s Kropf as chief technology officer
Genius Sports, the sports technology and data company, has hired Mark Kropf from Google as its new group chief technology officer.
View ArticleBridgestone to let IOC deal expire, move focus to motorsport
The last Japanese sponsor of the International OIympic Committee (IOC), tire manufacturer Bridgestone, will not be renewing that deal when it expires at the end of this year.
View ArticleDirecTV acquires Dish, provides TV exit for AT&T
DirecTV, the US cable TV carrier, has agreed a deal to acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, which includes satellite television operator Dish TV and the Sling TV streaming platform.
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