All articles by Tariq Saleh

Tariq is news editor at Sportcal. He specializes in sponsorship deals and media rights in soccer, basketball, and tennis.

Machineseeker adds another year as men’s EHF Champions League title sponsor

Machineseeker, the online commercial vehicle marketplace business, will remain the title sponsor of European handball’s annual men's Champions League club…
France Televisions holds off TF1 to keep Six Nations rights until 2029

France Televisions, the country’s public-service broadcaster, has retained domestic rights to rugby union’s Six Nations for four additional years.The renewed agreement…
RTL Group agrees to acquire Sky Deutschland in €150m deal

RTL Group, the international commercial broadcasting giant, has agreed to acquire German pay-TV broadcaster Sky Deutschland for approximately €150 million…
Volleyball World appoints Valensi as new chief exec

Volleyball World, the commercial vehicle of the sport’s FIVB governing body, has appointed Ugo Valensi as its new chief executive.He…
Betano adds Copa America Femenina to South American soccer portfolio

Betano, the sports betting brand owned by Kaizen Gaming, has added the upcoming Copa America Femenina, the women’s edition of South…

PGA Tour elevates Genesis to global partner, LIV and MGM team up

Korean car manufacturer Genesis has expanded its long-running commercial partnership with US golf's top-tier PGA Tour by becoming a global sponsor through…
DAZN lands Spanish-language UCL rights in US through TelevisaUnivision

Global sports streaming service DAZN has secured Spanish-language rights for European soccer’s elite UEFA Champions League club competition in the…
Lyon to appeal against ‘incomprehensible’ demotion to Ligue 2

French soccer club Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) have been demoted to the second-tier Ligue 2 over claims of serious financial mismanagement,…
W-Sport enters Middle East with Du carriage deal

W-Sport, the dedicated women’s sports TV channel, has expanded into the Middle East by launching a 24/7 linear channel with Du,…
Dentsu hit with huge fine over Tokyo 2020 bid-rigging scandal

Japanese advertising giant Dentsu is among six companies hit with fines totaling 3.3 billion yen ($22.8 million) for bid-rigging in advance…