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UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has reached a deal to show the final two matches of the England national cricket team’s tour of the West Indies, according to the Press Association news agency.

The Mediapro agency has extended a rights deal for the Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Femenino, the top division of women’s football in Spain.

Telecommunications company O2 Czech Republic has struck a deal to show North America’s Major League Baseball.

OTT service DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in Spain for Women’s Tennis Association tournaments.

The European Handball Federation has reported a significant increase in digital viewing for its recent Women’s Euro 2018 tournament in France.

Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has expanded its coverage of the IndyCar motor-racing series to include all races and qualifying sessions on its OTT streaming platform

The NBA has expanded its partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to offer fans in China original programming and an easier way to buy merchandise

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has launched its new-look on-demand streaming platform ahead of the first World Triathlon Series event of the season in Abu Dhabi on Friday. TriathlonLive

Streaming platform DAZN has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the MotoGP motorcycle-racing series. The deal covers the 2019 season, which gets underway this weekend in Qatar

The NFL American football league, together with some of its US rights partners, is considering reworking its Sunday-afternoon packages, according to Variety