Tag: Sports governance
Olympic bodies launch competitive series in virtual sports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A competitive virtual sports event was launched Thursday by the International Olympic Committee.
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Olympic athletes promised legal support if they protest
GENEVA — Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics were promised legal support Thursday by a global union and...
Super League among sporting ventures that went wrong
The aborted plan to create a breakaway Super League with 12 of the biggest clubs in European soccer was perhaps the most egregious example...
IOC approves Tchaikovsky music as Russian anthem at Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics are set to hear music by Tchaikovsky as the replacement for their national anthem,...
NCAA tweaks college football OT format to shorten games
INDIANAPOLIS — College football teams will have to go for 2 after touchdowns starting with the second overtime possession, and beginning in the third...
Athlete protests remain banned at Tokyo Olympics, IOC says
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Athlete protests and political messages will remain banned at the Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday, after a survey found that a...
PSG head to lead European clubs after Super League turmoil
GENEVA — After resisting offers to take his team into the ill-fated Super League, Paris Saint-Germain’s president was picked to lead the network of...
Plans, test events change daily for postponed Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Each day seems to bring another change to the Tokyo Olympics as surging coronavirus cases in Japan threaten planning for the games,...
Super League Timeline
GENEVA — Super League Timeline:
1990s — Wealthy European soccer clubs...
Pérez: Super League being created to ‘save soccer’
MADRID — Florentino Pérez, the founding chairman of the Super League, on Tuesday said the new competition is being created to save soccer for...
