Governance

Multi-sport
Finance & Law

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…
Football
Events

Saturday evening’s Uefa Champions League final netted robust free-to-air viewing figures in Europe’s major markets despite the 36-minute delay caused by chaotic scenes outside the stadium.
Skiing
Finance & Law

Johan Eliasch, the Swedish businessman re-elected overwhelmingly as president of the International Ski Federation (FIS), has promised a period of “consultation” over plans to centralise commercial rig…
Basketball
Governance

The National Basketball Association has announced that Scott Levy, the executive vice-president and managing director of its NBA Asia division, will leave the organisation at the end of next month
NFL
Governance

League to extensively feature prime matchups while also carrying big holiday presence
Rugby League
Data

The Rugby Football League and Super League Europe have finalised a deal that will see the IMG agency working as a strategic partner to their new joint venture over a 12-year period
Skiing
Finance & Law

Controversial plans to centralise international broadcast rights to World Cup events under a so-called ‘Concorde Agreement’ have placed the International Ski Federation (FIS) in legal conflict with the…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

Rugby Australia cut its losses to A$4.5m ($3.3m/€3.1m) last year after broadcast revenue increased by more than 50 per cent during another rugby union season disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby has recorded its first profit since 2017 after revenue increased by 36 per cent to NZ$188.8m ($123m/€116.8m) during another challenging year for the rugby union association.
Multiple Sports
Governance

The World Anti-Doping Agency has signed a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport to aid ongoing efforts to diversify its funding mix
Basketball
Fan Engagement

National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver told the SportNXT industry conference in Melbourne yesterday that sports leagues and athletes must accept their status as role models when it comes…
Motorsport
Fan Engagement

Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali has said today's drivers must also be great communicators, if the sport is to continue to grow and reach new audiences
Football
Governance

Nihat Özdemir has resigned as president of the Turkish Football Federation amid a challenging time for the organisation as it seeks to conclude broadcast agreements for the domestic game.
Football
Governance

Javier Tebas, the president of Spain’s LaLiga, has met with executives from clubs in the Brasileiro Campeonato Série A and Série B to discuss a new collective rights model and investment strategies for…
Rugby League
Events

The IMG agency is set to be named as the strategic partner for the new commercial joint venture set up by the Rugby Football League and Super League (Europe)
Football
Governance

The Premier League is “very closely” considering suspending or terminating its media rights deals with Russian broadcasters following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Tennis
Governance

The ATP Board, the decision-making body of the ATP men’s tennis tour, has approved a motion to remove conflicts of interest, meaning IMG Tennis’ Gavin Forbes will be unable to run again as one of three tou…
Rugby Union
Finance & Law

New Zealand Rugby and the New Zealand players’ union have agreed to an initial NZ$200m ($134.1m/€177.9m) investment in NZR’s commercial rights by US-based private equity company Silver Lake Partners. T