All articles by Alex Donaldson

Alex is a reporter at Sportcal. He focuses on soccer, NFL, basketball and combat sports.

Portugal, South Africa strike pre-World Cup partnerships

Ahead of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Portugal national team has added Chinese automotive brand Changan as its…
Ongoing playoff rivalries see NBA, NHL draw multi-year viewership highs

As the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) seasons approach their conclusion, playoff viewership for both has…
Oakley Capital taps ex-Red Bull Horner to advise sports partnerships

Private equity firm Oakley Capital is set to expand its sports investments and has tapped Christian Horner, the former chief…
US Soccer continues pre-World Cup sponsorship push with heavyweight Google

With the US set to jointly host the 2026 FIFA World Cup (alongside Canada and Mexico), the US Soccer federation…
President’s Cup adds new partner, DP World Tour plots English Open revival

US golf's PGA Tour has added a new sponsor for its biennial Presidents Cup team tournament, with accounting and consultancy…

SiriusXM renews long-running Nascar rights deal ahead of Coca-Cola 600

Nascar, the top-tier US stock car racing organization, has extended its long-running radio broadcast rights agreement with the national satellite…
Is the Nou Mestalla the key to Valencia CF’s financial revival?

For one monolith of Spanish soccer, the 2026-27 campaign will be its last. The Mestalla stadium, home of Valencia CF,…
Fanatics continues to outrun Panini, confirms English FA rights from 2031

Fanatics has confirmed its new exclusive trading card partnership with English soccer’s FA governing body, adding another major contract for…
Honeywell partners NHL to support arena technology enhancement

North American ice hockey’s elite NHL has struck a new multi-year deal with building solutions firm Honeywell, which becomes a…
SailGP reveals preliminary 2027 calendar with Hong Kong debut season launch

SailGP, the global racing series, has announced the preliminary structure of its 2027 calendar, which will kick off in January…