Soccer -
25 Jan 2021
49ers Enterprises, the investment arm of NFL American football's San Francisco 49ers, has today increased its minority stake in Leeds United to 37 per cent after pumping a further £50 million ($68 million) into the English Premier League soccer club.
Wrestling -
25 Jan 2021
Peacock, the video streaming service from US national network NBC and its parent company Comcast, is to become the sole home in the country to WWE Network, the wrestling promotion's digital platform.
Soccer -
25 Jan 2021
The Asian Football Confederation has today renewed and expanded its sponsorship and licensing-based partnership with Konami, the video game developer, in a four-year deal.
Business -
25 Jan 2021
NBC Sports Network, the dedicated cable sports channel of the Comcast-owned US broadcaster, is to close later this year.
Rugby union -
25 Jan 2021
English rugby union’s Premiership Rugby has today appointed Turnstile, the sponsorship-pricing platform, to value its partnership offerings.
Olympics -
25 Jan 2021
Japan’s economy stands to lose over 2.4 trillion yen ($23 billion) if spectators cannot attend this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games at all, according to new research.
American football -
22 Jan 2021
The Washington Football Team have become the first franchise in American football’s NFL to secure a sports betting licence through its partnership with FanDuel, the fantasy sports company.
Motor racing -
22 Jan 2021
Turkey’s Saran Media Group has made a further motorsport rights acquisition in agreeing a deal to televise the first season of Pure ETCR, the new international electric touring car series.
Mixed martial arts -
22 Jan 2021
Eleven Sports, the international pay-television broadcaster, has retained rights in Belgium to mixed martial arts’ Ultimate Fight Championship in a multi-year deal.
Soccer -
22 Jan 2021
Real Madrid, the Spanish soccer giants, have agreed a new sports betting partnership with Russian company Fonbet to the end of the 2022-23 season despite an impending ban on gambling advertising in their home country.