European Athletics, track and field’s continental governing body, has confirmed England’s Birmingham and Hungarian capital Budapest as the two final bidders to host the biennial European Athletics Championships in 2026, the third edition of the multi-sport event.

Bruce Buck, the chairman of top-tier English soccer club Chelsea FC, is to step down after nearly 20 years in the role, the club has announced today (June 20), with director Marina Granovskaia also reported to be leaving.

North American basketball’s NBA achieved record viewership in the UK for the 2021-22 season and saw a growth in its League Pass subscription streaming service.

The International Boxing Association (IBA) governing body has opened the bidding process for countries and cities to host World Boxing Tour (WBT) events during the 2023-24 period.

The hotly anticipated rematch between British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua and Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk will take place on August 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, it was announced yesterday (June 19).

OneFootball, the international soccer portal, has agreed a new global content partnership with French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

Just Women’s Sports (JWS), the multimedia sports platform, has agreed a deal to distribute highlights from the current and past seasons of the US’ National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

The International Cricket Council (ICC) governing body has today (June 17) announced details of its forthcoming Indian-market broadcast rights tender for major events during the 2024-31 cycle, which will be released on Monday (June 20).

Fanatics, the sportswear and equipment retailer, has appointed Mike Mahan as chief executive of its trading cards and digital collectibles division.

The 2022 edition of the Breeders’ Cup, the prestigious annual US horse racing event which takes place each November, will once again be covered in the UK by free-to-air commercial broadcaster ITV, pay-TV’s Sky, and specialist channel Racing TV.