NRL reveals $40m recovery plan amid COVID-19 crisis
Australia’s premier rugby league competition the National Rugby League (NRL) has revealed a $40m recovery plan, providing clubs with $2.5m each as the league’s...
GVC ensures ‘a safer betting and gaming environment’
Sports betting group GVC Holdings has publicly supported the Betting and Gaming Council’s (BGC) new approach to provide a safer betting and gaming environment...
Schalke 04 players waive salaries to stabilise club
Schalke 04 has revealed that the club’s players have agreed to suspend their salaries as a percentage until June 30, 2020 in order to...
NBA’s top executives take 20 per-cent salary reduction
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is set to reduce its base salary by 20 per-cent for around 100 of the league’s top-earning executives, including...
Football Federation Australia ‘stands down’ 70 per-cent of its staff
The Football Federation Australia (FFA), which established the A-League and currently runs its national team, has revealed that roughly 70 per-cent of its staff...
Bayern, Dortmund, Leipzig and Leverkusen provide €20m to Bundesliga teams
Bundesliga clubs Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen have announced they will provide €20m to sides in the top and second-tier...
The DFL: Bundesliga should be suspended until April 30 ‘at least’
The DFL, which is responsible for the operation of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2, has recommended that both leagues should be suspended until at...
Everton CEO makes COVID-19 Business Pledge
Everton Football Club’s CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale has joined the C-19 Business Pledge, an organisation that encourages business owners to help staff, customers and its...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed due to global coronavirus crisis
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe have confirmed that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed to a...
EPCR suspends 2020 Marseille Champions and Challenge Cups indefinitely
The EPCR (European Professional Club Rugby) has postponed the 2020 Marseille's Heineken European Rugby Champions and Challenge Cup semi-finals and finals indefinitely due to...