Sports Industry News
A collection of Sports latest news, analysis and best practices from top business influencers and the world's most trustworthy sources.
'Women are pitted against each other. It's a blood sport': Billie Piper on industry infighting, Elsinore's Oscar buzz and thriving on personal crisis
The late Billie Whitelaw, whom Samuel Beckett considered “a perfect actress”, was on stage in the middle of rehearsals one day when she asked the playwright: “Where should I be looking?” To which Beckett replied:…
BBC Sport quiz: Brainteaser football quiz No 85
Welcome to our Brainteaser game. Every day you can test your football IQ by answering our fiendishly difficult question. You have five lives before the answer is revealed. Take part, suggest your own questions and return for more tomorrow. Today's…
BBC Sport quiz: Five in Five football quiz No 89
Welcome to our Five in Five game. The rules are simple. Each day we want you to give us five correct answers inside five minutes. Will you beat the clock? Take part and return for more tomorrow. Today's question set by BBC Sport's Joe Rindl and…
Longtime NBC Sports announcer Dan Hicks dies at 64
Add Boston.com on Google (opens in a new tab) Add Boston.com as your preferred source on Google to see more of our stories. Sportscaster Dan Hicks, who was the voice of golf, Olympic swimming and Notre Dame football during a 35-year career at NBC…
BBC Sport's daily football quizzes: Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser
Guess the footballer in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. The fewer clues you need to get the right answer, the more points you score. Once you're done keep scrolling to beat all three of BBC Sport's daily…
BBC Sport quiz: Who am I? Guess Premier League footballer No 116
The rules are simple. Each day there's a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. The fewer clues you need to get the right answer, the more points you…
She Started a Small Gathering to Celebrate Women in Sports. Eight Years Later, The Sports Power Awards Are Sponsored by ESPN Films
Ironically, the more connected we become online, the more valuable in-person experiences are. It's classic scarcity theory, and sports publicist and entrepreneur LaTonya Story understands it as well as anyone. That insight helped inspire her to…
Apple Sports adds live UFC updates
UFC fans now have another way to keep up with the action. The Apple Sports app will provide live updates from the MMA organization's events, starting with this Saturday's UFC 334 card. That event will feature two major title fights. Ciryl Gane will…
Devesh Chaturvedi Appointed National Sports Board Chairman With Sweeping Powers
Retired IAS officer Devesh Chaturvedi has been appointed as the chairman of the newly formed National Sports Board, a powerful body set to reshape sports governance in India with its authority over National Sports Federations. Retired IAS officer…
Today on Sky Sports Racing: Bahrain, Sedgefield and Southwell
In Friday's feature, Royal Champion bids to make it back-to-back successes in a competitive renewal of the Bahrain International Trophy for Karl Burke and Clifford Lee. We also have jumps action from Sedgefield and Southwell, live on Sky Sports…
Longtime NBC Sports announcer Dan Hicks, dies suddenly. He was 64 - Poynter
Horrible news from the sports world. NBC Sports play-by-play voice Dan Hicks has died after what his family said was an acute illness. Hicks was 64. The husband of longtime ESPN anchor Hannah Storm, Hicks was NBC's lead play-by-play voice on its…
Cosmic Sports founder talks rapid growth, hockey expansion and taking entertainment sports to new heights
Sports purists don't have to like it, but 'entertainment sports' are not going anywhere. While the Savannah Bananas have mastered this new art, Cosmic Sports has its own twist: glowing in the dark. Wonky uniforms and player personalities are a part…
Trans inclusion in sports is about more than competition. It's about an equal education.
Last week's midterm elections left the LGBTQ+ community with a conundrum. Americans voted for Democrats in droves, and most of these Democrats support the rights of LGBTQ+ people, as well as trans people specifically, something that Republicans…
Connections: Sports Edition Hint Today: Answers for Nov. 13, # 781
Here are the answers for today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Friday, Nov. 13. It'll help if you know a bit about two separate US universities. Read on for hints and the answers. Yellow group hint: Not the whole game. Blue group hint:…
Seven takeaways from one of Australian sport's most memorable press conferences
Pat Cummins walked into Cricket NSW headquarters in Sydney on Friday morning with Australian cricket in turmoil and his integrity under question. He walked out 69 minutes later having delivered one of the most memorable and absorbing press…
Receive a Daily briefing on Sports Industry News
Get Started