Investment & Strategy

News and analysis relating to sports investment and the strategy employed by sports teams globally, including financial results.

New Zealand PM backs transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has offered her support to transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, after she was chosen to represent the country at...

Sportradar bolsters legal team with McCreary hire

Sportradar has appointed Lynn S. McCreary as the data collection and analytics firm’s new Chief Legal Officer.McCreary, who brings over three decades of experience...

Tokyo 2020 playbook threatens disqualification for offending athletes

Athletes competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games could face expulsion from the rescheduled event if found to be violating COVID-19 regulations across the...

AIBA opens Rio 2016 investigation with McLaren

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has tasked McLaren Global Sport Solutions (MGSS) with conducting an independent investigation, consisting of two phases, into possible boxing...

Sportradar extends multi-event ITTF integrity alliance

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Sportradar Integrity Services have extended their existing alliance, taking the relationship - which covers various global events...

FMF enlists Stats Perform for integrity services

The Football Association of Moldova (FMF) has inked a two-year agreement with Stats Perform to aid in the fight against match-fixing and corruption in...

Premier League approves additional rules to ‘protect’ against ESL

The Premier League has approved a new set of rules to safeguard the sport from future threats of unsanctioned competitions, following the European Super...

Brazil’s Supreme Court rules Copa America can go ahead as sponsors...

The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that the country can host the upcoming CONMEBOL Copa America, despite concerns about the state of the COVID-19...

UEFA hits Latvian football club FK Ventspils with seven-year ban

Latvian football club FK Ventspils has been disqualified from UEFA competitions for the next seven years, the football authority’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body...

Capturing the ‘raw emotion of sport’ through betting sponsorships

Alliances between sporting teams, leagues and organisations, and betting companies in the US are on the ‘cusp of something extraordinary’, according to industry leaders...