Governance

Basketball
Finance & Law

SLB has served the British Basketball Federation with a letter before action over the governing body’s move to sell the future operating rights to the League.
Basketball
Events

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has said the league will “respect the tradition of European basketball” after announcing plans to explore a new professional league in the continent alongside the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).
American Football
Fan Engagement

The National Football League and Major League Baseball are making moves into the influencer marketing space, with both properties looking to fill key executive positions
Multi-sport
Governance

Kirsty Coventry was today (Thursday) elected as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, and the first from Africa, in a stunning first-round victory, seeing off competition from six other candidates.
Tennis
Governance

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is on the search for a new chief executive, with Kelly Fairweather to leave the governing body later this year
Boxing
Events

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has recommended the inclusion of boxing on the programme for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, ending years of uncertainty over the sport’s status at the Games.
Motorsport
Governance

With Formula 1 opening its 2025 season in Melbourne, Stefano Domenicali will continue as president and CEO through 2029.
Football
Finance & Law

German professional football achieved record revenues last season as the 36 Bundesliga clubs banked a total of €5.87bn ($6.38bn), the highest collective income in their history.
Football
Governance

The WSL's expansion strategy is far from being cemented, but has already created a backlash and public clarifications.
Football
Governance

The Belgian Pro League is to expand to 18 teams and scrap its end-of-season play-off rounds from 2026-27, the second year of its new five-year domestic rights deal with DAZN
Football
Finance & Law

The German Football League (DFL) is working on a new external investment vehicle for its clubs — one that departs from the private equity investment model already rejected three times by German clubs.
Boxing
Media

World Boxing, the breakaway international federation on the cusp of being recognised as the sport’s Olympic governing body, has appointed an entity co-founded by Danny Menken to manage and monetise its events and rights.
Rugby League
Finance & Law

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) declared 2024 the “most successful in the game’s 117-year history” after delivering another set of strong financial results. Tot
Football
Finance & Law

Rangers could become the latest Scottish Premier League club to receive investment from a multi-club ownership group, with a US consortium backed by the San Francisco 49ers' investment arm in talks to buy a significant stake.
Football
Media

France’s Professional Football League (LFP) is dipping into its reserve funds to pay Ligue 1 clubs the €35m ($36.6m) owed by DAZN as the league and its rights-holding broadcaster await a court ruling.
Cricket
Finance & Law

GMR Group has today (Wednesday) assumed full control of Southern Brave, taking the total value of the eight teams in The Hundred to more than £950m (€1.14bn/$1.18bn).
Football
Governance

European Leagues, which is juggling a lawsuit with Fifa with establishing a new centralised media rights strategy for smaller members, has initiated a recruitment process for the successor to managing director Jacco Swart.
Motorsport
Industry Moves

Emily Prazer, Formula 1’s chief commercial officer, will take on the role of president of the Las Vegas Grand Prix, with race chief executive Renee Wilm shifting her focus to Liberty Media.