WellChild and The Jockey Club sign Cheltenham sponsorship deal
The Jockey Club has formed an agreement with UK children’s charity WellChild, which has seen the organisation become the title sponsor of the Cheltenham...
MLB undergoes historic minor league structure overhaul
Major League Baseball (MLB) has completed its takeover of the affiliated minor leagues after each of the 120 clubs invited to join the Professional...
RFU suspends relegation after passing ‘strong majority vote’ on proposal
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) council has opted to suspend relegation from the Premiership and second tier Championship this year after passing a ‘strong...
Stats Perform safeguards integrity of sports with in-play analysis
Stats Perform has announced the full launch of its performance integrity analysis service to combat match-fixing and ‘offer a new dimension to sporting investigations’.Federations...
McLaren Racing inks multi-year deal with Cisco Webex
McLaren Racing has chosen Cisco Webex as the Official Collaboration Partner of its Formula One team.The partnership, which begins this year, will see Cisco...
ESPN considering ‘shareholder value’ of NFL rights package
Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive, Bob Chapek, has reiterated that the firm will take into account ‘shareholder value’ when making a decision on ESPN’s...
Serie A postpones domestic rights bid amid private investment delays
Lega Serie A has pushed back the vote to award the domestic broadcast rights to the Italian top flight for the 2021/22 to 2023/34...
beIN secures French Ligue 2 rights via agreement with Canal+
French pay-television broadcaster Canal+ has agreed to sublicense its recently acquired rights to France’s Ligue 2 football division to beIN Media.Canal+ acquired the rights...
ECB enlists Cinch as new England cricket principal partner
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has named Cinch as its new principal partner, taking over the contract from Natwest.The deal, which covers...
Australian Open moves behind closed doors amid snap lockdown
The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam will be staged behind closed doors from Saturday after a five-day lockdown was introduced in Melbourne.Victorian Premier, Daniel...