News: Sport

Memorable World Aquatics Championships closes in Doha

After 17 days of world record-breaking performances, dramatic finishes and penalty shootouts, the 21st World Aquatics Championships - Doha 2024 has come to a close. Having welcomed over…

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Feb 19, 2024 Aquatics / Events / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Athlete representation and rules for transgender athletes tackled at LawAccord

Topical legal issues confronting International Federations including athlete representation, rules for transgender athletes in international sport and how to ensure integrity in…

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Feb 16, 2024 ByKaren Sweaney Events / Legal / Sport /

 
 

International esports exhibition match in Darwin to blend culture and entertainment

With support from Northern Territory Major Events Company, Darwin will host some of the best Tekken players from the Philippines and Australia when they compete in an esports exhibition…

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Feb 14, 2024 Culture / Entertainment / Events / Sport / Technology /

 
 

Global sport sponsorship market set to grow by US$22.6 billion in years to 2027

The expansion of leagues and the creation of new ones is set to see the global sports sponsorship market increase by US$22.64 billion between 2022 and 2027, accelerating at a compound…

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Feb 12, 2024 Events / Finance / Marketing / Sport /

 
 

Beijing announced as host city for 2029 World Aquatics Championships

While the current edition of the World Aquatics Championships continues in Qatar capital of Doha, the global governing body for the sport has announced that that the Chinese capital will…

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Feb 12, 2024 ByNigel Benton Aquatics / Events / Sport /

 
 

Singapore Sports Hub saw 30% growth in event days through 2023

The Singapore Sports Hub has entered 2024 looking forward to the presentation of a wide range of sporting and community events during the year. Having recently passed the first anniversary…

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Feb 10, 2024 ByNigel Benton Entertainment / Recreation / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Organiser of Hong Kong Inter Miami fixture offers refunds after Lionel Messi no-show

Tatler Asia, the organiser of the Hong Kong fixture featuring Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami CF and a local XI last weekend, has advised that it will issues partial refunds to…

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Feb 9, 2024 Events / Sport / Ticketing / Venues /

 
 

CyberCX report indicates growing cyber risks to global sport

A new cyber insights report from CyberCX has found that the global sporting sector faces an increasingly hazardous cyber threat landscape as a broad range of threat actors demonstrate…

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Feb 9, 2024 Safety / Security / Sport / Technology /

 
 

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