Global

Football
Media

All matches from the group stages of this season’s Uefa Women’s Champions League will remain free to watch in most global markets despite initial plans by DAZN to move fixtures exclusively behind a pay…
Cricket
Media

DAZN’s five-year Indian Premier League international rights deal is close to being terminated after just one year, SportBusiness understands.
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Nike’s long-standing association with Concacaf is under threat after the confederation began a request for proposal (RFP) process looking to maximise its expanded inventory and new-found competition i…
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

US-based footwear brand Skechers has expanded its presence in winter sports by agreeing new sponsorships with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB)
Rowing
Governance

World Rowing is working on a plan to launch a franchise-based league for Beach Sprint, its newest discipline that will debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, which it will operate as a joint venture with…
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced Spanish energy firm Iberdrola as a new sponsor of the Billie Jean King Cup
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Paramount Global's streaming service Paramount+ netted 2.7 million subscribers in the quarter to bring the total to 63 million as the direct-to-consumer service's revenue increased 38 per cent year-over-year
Hockey
Media

The International Hockey Federation (FIH), field hockey's governing body, is to lift geo-blocking of its over-the-top platform, outside of its core revenue-driving market of the Indian subcontinent, as…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Sports data and betting services company Sportradar is cutting its global workforce by 10 per cent amid a downturn in third-quarter profits
Tennis
Governance

The International Tennis Federation is closing in on a title sponsor for the Davis Cup as it looks to embark on a new future for the embattled men’s national teams’ competition.
Motorsport
Host Broadcast & Production

Experienced motor racing production company Whisper has been appointed by Formula E to produce English-language live race coverage of the 10th season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
Skiing
Media

The International Ski Federation (FIS) is live-streaming several World Cup events across its own platforms this winter sports season as part of its new centralised media rights agreement with the Infront…
Winter Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has announced German health food brand LaVita as a main sponsor on a three-year deal
Rugby Union
Fan Engagement

Lucy Basden-Smith, managing partner at Havas Play UK, explores what women's rugby union needs to take a much-needed step forward.
Multi-sport
Media

Media rights to Olympic qualifying events are being centralised for the first time and are set to be packaged together in future Olympic Games rights deals as the International Olympic Committee seeks…
Mixed Martial Arts
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced that Bud Light will become its official beer in the United States in a multi-year deal that also extends its partnership with AB InBev on a global…
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has today (Tuesday) approved the launch of a new competition for men’s international teams as part of a wide-ranging reform of the calendar that will also include an expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams in 2027.
Boxing
Governance

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has ramped up its dispute with World Boxing, sending a formal complaint to the breakaway organisation alleging that it is illegally using its ‘World Boxing’ and…