News

Boxing

ESPN+, the US sports broadcaster’s subscription streaming service, will hold live and exclusive rights to the comeback fight of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.

Football

Dutch public-service broadcaster NOS has acquired rights to all matches played by the men’s national football team over the next four years, the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) has announced.

Football

Hong Kong telco PCCW has acquired rights for the 2018-19 season of football’s English Premier League.

Football

Social media company Facebook has acquired rights to LaLiga, the top division of Spanish club football, in the Indian subcontinent, according to the Inside Sport website.

Football

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in Spain to the International Champions Cup pre-season football competition.

Football

Clubs from the top two divisions of Danish football have agreed to major reform plans that will bind together all commercial rights on a long-term basis and alter the structure of the league system, while also seeking to extend deals with existing domestic broadcast rights partners.

Tennis

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Media has rubbished claims it is complicit in the operation of pirate service BeoutQ as a “malicious lie”.

Cricket

Pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights in the UK and Ireland to cricket’s Caribbean Premier League.

Football

Public-service broadcaster ORF has extended its rights to domestic club football competition the ÖFB Cup as part of a wide-ranging four-season deal with the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB).

Pay-television broadcaster Eleven Sports Network’s carriage deals with Singaporean telco Singtel and Mediacorp’s Toggle online platform will reportedly conclude on July 20.