Week in Sportbiz: Is crypto the next big player in sports sponsorship? Plus Extreme E’s Suez near miss and Amazon’s Six Nations interest March 25, 2021 Where US sports lead, others tend to follow, so it was with interest that industry insiders noted developments in Florida this week. Miami Heat’s home is set to be rebranded the FTX Arena after the NBA side struck a naming rights agreement with the cryptocurrency exchange. FTX will pay $135m for the 19-year deal, the [...]
Why Chelsea FC are giving away digital advertising to London’s small businesses March 24, 2021 Chelsea are offering London’s small businesses a pandemic pick-me-up in the form of free digital advertising. The Premier League club plan to showcase a different start-up each matchday for the rest of the season, giving away digital assets worth five figures a time. “Rather than celebrating us, we wanted to celebrate the city that we’re [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Lui to continue fine recent run March 23, 2021 IT’S BEEN a tough few months for trainer Douglas Whyte. The former 13-time champion jockey come trainer most recently saw his Hong Kong Derby hope Russian Emperor need two more strides to win the territory’s coveted prize. Unfortunately, that’s been the story of Whyte’s run of bad fortune since the beginning of January with only [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Kingman is a Savvy shout March 23, 2021 WHEN in-form trainer Frankie Lor and last Sunday’s HK Derby winning hero Joao Moreira team up it always looks a recipe for success. The partnership has a 22% strike rate season and over 50% have finished in the first three. Lor and Moreira team-up with lightly raced but exciting SAVVY KINGMAN, who will be looking [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Farshad with critical inside draw March 23, 2021 WITH the action taking place on the infamous C+3 track at Happy Valley on Wednesday, FARSHAD is a sporting bet to follow up his recent course and distance win with the inside draw a massive bonus. Past records show that when racing takes place on this track, which only measures 23.5 meters in width, being [...]
British and Irish Lions summer 2021 tour to South Africa to go ahead March 23, 2021 The British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa will go ahead this summer despite uncertainty over whether fans will be allowed to attend. Alternative arrangements, such as postponing the tour or playing the series in the UK or Australia, had been considered due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “After reviewing information relating to the various [...]
The most complex World Cup qualifying process yet? England’s path, the role of Qatar, the Nations League and Russia in the race for Europe’s 13 spots March 23, 2021 When Bill Shankly quipped that “football is a simple game complicated by people who should know better” he could have been talking about the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers. This week, England and the other 54 European national teams kick off their campaigns to reach next year’s tournament with a triple-header of matches. And the [...]
Thomas Tuchel has turned Chelsea into a winning machine – but the football is surprisingly dull March 22, 2021 Thomas Tuchel’s transformation of Chelsea from freewheeling self-saboteurs to uber-efficient winning machine continues apace. Days after reaching the Champions League quarter-finals by beating kindred spirits Atletico Madrid, they marched into the last four of the FA Cup with minimal flourish against Sheffield United on Sunday. So serene has their recent progress been that media-shy Roman [...]
Women’s Super League nets £21m in groundbreaking TV rights deal with Sky and BBC March 22, 2021 Sky and the BBC have agreed a landmark TV rights deal with the Football Association for the Women’s Super League (WSL). Under previous contracts, broadcasters have only paid production costs to show the WSL. The new three-year deal, which starts in September, is worth at least £7m per season, making it the most lucrative of [...]
International spectators banned from entering Japan for Olympics March 20, 2021 International spectators will be barred from entering Japan during this summer’s Olympic Games amid concerns over the pandemic, the organisers said today. Officials met earlier today to discuss whether foreign visitors would be allowed to travel into Japan after about 1m tickets were sold abroad. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organising Committee said tickets purchased by [...]