Governance
Cricket Australia attributes A$5.1m loss to ‘challenging’ UK media rights market
Cricket Australia recorded a A$5.1m ($3.2m/€3.3
Uefa ‘to scale’ back Euro 2028 qualifying over broadcasters’ concerns, Čeferin seeks new term
Uefa is reportedly planning to reduce the size of qualifying groups for Euro 2028 due to a downturn in interest from broadcasters
NBA’s Silver: more media change in next five years than in last 30
Commissioner details how accelerating pace of technological revolution will lead to seismic shifts in how sports are presented to fans
IMG’s rugby league recommendations include scrapped relegation and re-worked calendar
The IMG agency has presented its first seven recommendations under its 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe
ECA and Uefa edge closer to long-term MoU
The European Club Association (ECA) and Uefa have moved closer to agreeing a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) spanning until 2030 after signing a new letter of intent (LOI)
AFL CEO McLachlan ‘to delay departure’, Grand Final viewership at record low
Australian Football League (AFL) chief executive Gillon McLachlan is expected to delay his impending departure from the organisation in order address a number of unresolved issues, according to reports
BCCI confirms Women’s IPL plans, AGM date
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that it plans to launch a women’s edition of its flagship T20 competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the beginning of next year.
DFL ‘hires Deutsche Bank’ to aid media rights equity sale talks
The German Football League (DFL), organising body of the top two divisions of the domestic game, is reported to have engaged financial services group Deutsche Bank to lead the potential sale of a stake…
IMMAF sells hosting and commercial rights to ISMM
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has appointed a company named International Sport Management and Marketing (ISMM) to oversee the distribution of the hosting rights for its World…
Barcelona sells further Barça Studios stake for €100m amid struggle to meet budget rules
Barcelona has activated a fourth ‘lever’ to meet LaLiga budget rules, selling 24.5 p
Rugby Australia receives backing from Stan and sponsor amid Super Rugby clash
Rugby Australia has received support from its domestic media rights-holder Stan Sport and mining magnate Andrew Forrest as it continues to mull the prospect of exiting the Super Rugby Pacific competition
Pac-12 to start media rights talks amid membership speculation
Industry questions run rampant as to college conference's future status
Sports ministers repeat calls to ban Russian, Belarussian athletes and suspend broadcasts
Western countries have reiterated calls for international sports federations to suspend Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in their events amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
UCI registers CHF21.3m surplus as Tokyo 2020 sees revenues surge
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has registered a net surplus of CHF21.3m ($22.2m/€21.3m) in its latest annual report after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics helped uplift revenues to CHF61.4m.
PGA Tour, DP World Tour strengthen alliance to fend off LIV Golf threat
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour have strengthened their alliance with an expanded 13-year joint venture partnership through 2035, which is designed to fend off the growing challenge from the Saudi-backed…
New TDI unit aiming to ‘conquer’ entire betting market, says Gaudenzi, as two jobs advertised
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has described how Tennis Data Innovations, the new data unit for the men’s tennis tour, wants to “conquer” the entire betting market and end the unlicensed distribution of th…
Gaudenzi pushing for tennis-wide collaboration after ATP votes through ATP Media reforms
ATP chairman Andrea Gaudenzi has hailed a decision by the ATP Board to vote through a series of reforms to the men’s tennis tour and its media rights arm ATP Media, arguing that it represents a major s…
Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing must wait until LA 2028 for IOC revenue share
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), the umbrella organisation for the summer Olympic federations, has amended its statutes to allow sports to receive a share of Olympic…