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Governance Football

The vast majority of Major League Soccer head office staff, including commissioner Don Garber, are taking enforced pay cuts due to the league's shutdown amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Esports Motorsport

IndyCar is partnering with NBC Sports for the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, a new esports competition featuring a field of NTT Indycar Series drivers.
Media

The United Soccer League has secured ESPN distribution for the new Rocket League esports competition it has created to help fill the void during the sports shutdown enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Business Baseball

Distribution deal reached after stalemate of more than six years
Events Golf

Golf superstars Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are reportedly in talks about a rematch of their 2018 head-to-head showdown for a high-profile event that will aid Covid-19 efforts
Business Baseball

Two-game series planned for June is latest event casualty of ongoing pandemic
Governance College Sports

National Collegiate Athletic Association president Mark Emmert is taking an enforced temporary 20-per-cent pay cut due to lost revenues caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic, USA Today has reported
Governance Multi-Sport

The City of Toronto potentially faces an extended sports shutdown after mayor John Tory announced the cancellation of all major city-run events through June 30 amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Esports Basketball

The National Basketball Association has announced the participants and format of its new players-only esports tournament it is holding to help fill the void amid the global Covid-19 pandemic

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Olympic Sports
Events

Canada was the first nation to announce it would not send a delegation to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics if they went ahead as scheduled this summer. It was a 'heartbreaking' decision but the right one, says the COC
Golf
Business

Reflecting on the impact of Covid-19, M. James Ward speaks to five golf facility operators to find out first-hand how the pandemic is affecting the golf industry.
Baseball
Business

With the vast majority of revenues for Minor League Baseball teams deriving from gate revenues and no games happening due to the Covid-19 outbreak, economic worries are growing. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.
Baseball
Events

The United States' neighbor to the south is being increasingly viewed by Major League Baseball as a viable location for both regular-season games and perhaps an expansion franchise
Governance American Football

National Football League team owners have voted to approve the expansion of the league's playoffs from 12 to 14 teams for the 2020 season
Business Baseball

Players to receive weekly pay, health benefits through May 31 amid ongoing pandemic-imposed delay
Events Multi-Sport

The International World Games Association (IWGA) has said it is working “very urgently” on a change of dates for its 2021 World Games in the US city of Birmingham, while the International University Spo…
Media Basketball

10-part series shifted from June release to mid-April
Business Multi-Sport

New terms for canceled events draws quick rebuke
Media Wrestling

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has finalised an extension and expansion to its rights deal in the Indian subcontinent with US-based wrestling organisation WWE, securing exclusive access…
Esports Basketball

The National Basketball Association has become the latest major sports organization to turn to esports as a means to fill the void amid the sports shutdown caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic
Governance Rugby Union

USA Rugby, the governing body for rugby union in the United States, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy "as a result of compounded and insurmountable financial constraints"
Events Athletics

World Athletics is seeking dates in 2022 for its World Championships to avoid clashing with the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics
Events Olympic Sports

The Australian Olympic Committee has said its decision to withdraw from Tokyo 2020 was unilateral, moving to quash speculation that it had acted in concert with Canada and the International Olympic Committee
Fan Engagement Football

Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps have made a move to extend their global reach by debuting a series of new Twitter accounts in multiple different languages
Business Multi-Sport

RSN creates two-screen experience involving former players turned analysts
Governance Motorsport

IndyCar has become the latest major sports organization in the United States to enforce temporary layoffs and pay cuts amid the sports shutdown that has followed the global Covid-19 pandemic
Fan Engagement Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League is creating two new fan-engagement initiatives in a bid to stay active and keep supporters engaged amid the sports shutdown caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic
Governance Golf

The PGA Tour has set up a number of programs to help golfers and caddies who are financially struggling as a result of the suspension of play due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
Stadia Ice Hockey

Construction on the New York Islanders' new arena at Belmont Park has been put on hold after New York state governor Andrew Cuomo expanded his temporary shutdown of non-essential projects due to concerns…
Events 3x3 Basketball

Ice Cube’s Big3 basketball league is partnering with media production company Endemol to create a planned reality show basketball tournament amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Business Basketball

Reductions include commissioner Adam Silver, deputy commissioner Mark Tatum
Events Basketball

Selections to be made without players, media, or guests present
Business Baseball

League, union reach agreement on key issues for this year including player salaries, service time accrual
Events Multi-Sport

Covid-19 pandemic creates sharp reductions in outlays to member schools
Business Baseball

Material for official MLB uniforms to be used for protective masks and gowns
Events Motorsport

Motorsports schedule shifts also create combined IndyCar-Nascar weekend in July
Finance & Money Multi-Sport

US-based media group Discovery has borrowed $500m (€456.9m) under its credit facility as it seeks to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.