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Now Belarus stripped of European track cycling champs

The UEC, the European Cycling Union, has today cancelled the Elite Track European Championships that were due to take place in Minsk in Belarus next month.

TikTok adds live coverage of Extreme E for Senegal event

Extreme E, the new SUV electric motor racing series which started last month, has expanded its tie-up with TikTok, the China-based video-sharing platform, to include live coverage.

Rakuten strengthens Barcelona ties in Japanese merchandising deal

Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce corporation, has landed exclusive merchandising rights in its home market to Spanish soccer giants Barcelona.

Sky Italia adds to basketball rights portfolio with EuroLeague deal

Sky Italia, the Italian pay-television broadcaster, has acquired domestic rights to the EuroLeague, Europe's elite basketball clubs competition, for the next three seasons.

RTE extends UCL rights deal; Uefa 'considering Final Four'

RTE, the Irish public-service broadcaster, has extended and expanded its rights deal for European club soccer’s top-tier Uefa Champions League through to the end of the 2023-24 season.

KitKat builds on partnership with Riot Games for LoL events

KitKat, the chocolate brand produced by Nestle, the international food and drinks giant, has extended and expanded its partnership with Riot Games, the video games developer, for major League of Legends esports events in Europe.

2023 World Combat Games awarded to Saudi Arabia

The Global Association of International Sports Federations has today named Saudi Arabia as the host of its returning World Combat Games in 2023.

New Ocean Race event to receive widespread European coverage in Discovery tie-up

The Ocean Race, the round-the-world sailing event, has today announced a broadcast partnership with US media giant Discovery ahead of the launch of its new European race.

Copa America shifted from Argentina to Brazil at short notice

Brazil is stepping in to stage this year’s Copa America, South American soccer’s national teams competition, after Argentina became the second country to lose hosting rights to the event.

Ex-Bundesliga and DAZN executive Dammholz to lead on media rights at DFB

The DFB, the German soccer federation, has brought in Kay Dammholz, an experienced agency, league and media executive, to be the head of its media rights department.

Mitchell is new NZR chair at pivotal time for the sport

New Zealand Rugby, the national governing body for rugby union, has appointed Stewart Mitchell as its new chairman, amid negotiations on proposed investment from US private equity firm Silver Lake.

Canal Plus chief Saada wants Ligue 1 reduced to 18 teams

Maxime Saada, the chairman and chief executive of French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus has called for domestic soccer’s top-tier Ligue 1 to be reduced to 18 clubs.

Ryder Cup adds to sponsorship line-up with Pega

Golf’s Ryder Cup, the biennial men’s teams contest between Europe and USA, has sealed a multi-year partnership with software company Pega.

BT Sport draws 8.7m for Chelsea's Champions League triumph

BT Sport, the UK pay-TV broadcaster, attracted an average audience of 8.7 million for last Saturday’s all-English Uefa Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City.

MTN extends with SA Rugby to 2025 in deal covering Lions tour

MTN, the South African mobile phone operator, has extended its headline sponsorship deal with the Springboks, the country’s men’s national rugby union team, until 2025.

Bids invited for table tennis' 2022 WTT Series

World Table Tennis, the new commercial vehicle of the International Table Tennis Federation, has announced the launch of the host bidding process for the 2022 WTT Series.

LaLiga North America targets further growth with Mexico expansion

LaLiga North America, the long-term joint venture between Spain’s top-flight soccer league and Relevent Sports Group, the US soccer events and media business, is expanding its operations into Mexico to enhance its presence in the region.

Puma takes over from Mitre as EFL ball supplier

Puma, the major German sports apparel brand, has today agreed a new long-term ball supply partnership with English soccer's English Football League.

CBS bolsters soccer offering with AFC competitions through 2024

CBS, the US sports network, has today acquired exclusive domestic rights to major competitions organised by the Asian Football Confederation, the governing body for soccer, until 2024.