F1 renews Brazilian TV broadcast rights with Band until 2025
Jun 16, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Formula One has renewed the broadcast rights with Brazilian media company Bandeirantes until 2025. All qualifying sessions and Grands Prix will continue to be broadcast live on the Rede Bandeirantes channel of the...
Golf courses, a major source of water pollution, surge in number in S. Korea
Jun 15, 2022 23:09 pm UTC| Sports Nature Economy Business
The number of golf courses in South Korea, mong major emitters of wastewater, is surging with 516 in 2020, up by 188 since 2010, as golf fever sweeps across the country. Other sources of water pollution such as...
NFL picks Little Caesars to replace Pizza Hut as its official pizza sponsor
Jun 15, 2022 22:59 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The National Football League (NFL) has agreed to make Detroit-based pizza brand Little Caesars its official pizza, taking over from Piazza Hut. The deal includes social media activations, new products, and...
Charlotte Hornets to renovate Spectrum Center as lease is extended to 2045
Jun 15, 2022 22:56 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
The Charlotte City Council approved the Charlotte Hornets plans to renovate the 19,000-seater Spectrum Center and build a new practice facility after the NBA team extended their lease until 2045. The original lease...
Burberry signs Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-Min as brand ambassador
Jun 14, 2022 23:56 pm UTC| Sports Life Economy Business
Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-Min has signed an endorsement deal with UK luxury fashion house Burberry. With a combined social media following of more than 12.6 million, Son, a South Korean national team soccer star,...
Apple, Nike to collaborate in producing sports films
Jun 14, 2022 07:58 am UTC| Sports Economy Business Life
Apple Original Films inked a multi-year agreement to finance and distribute sports films produced by Nikes Waffle Iron Entertainment and content studio Makeready. The films aim to inspire the next generation of athletes...
Boxing star Anthony Joshua ditches Sky for DAZN in UK rights deal
Jun 14, 2022 00:57 am UTC| Sports Economy Business
DAZN has confirmed a multi-year deal worth a nine-figure US dollar fee with ex-world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua that will broadcast in the UK his upcoming rematch with Oleksandr Usyk. The global rights...
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