All articles by Tariq Saleh

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

Newcastle land first training ground naming partner with £18m Knox deal

Newcastle United, the English Premier League soccer club, have secured a first training ground naming rights agreement with South African…
Coca-Cola returns as Commonwealth Games soft drinks partner

Coca-Cola has been named as the official soft drinks partner of this year’s upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.As part of…
Real Madrid star Courtois joins E1 team Sierra Racing Club as co-owner

Real Madrid and Belgium soccer star Thibaut Courtois has been named as the latest high-profile team owner in E1, the global all-electric…
Austrian Cup gets additional FTA coverage through ProSiebenSat.1 deal

The ÖFB Cup, Austrian soccer’s domestic knockout competition, will receive wider free-to-air coverage after commercial network ProSiebenSat.1 acquired an additional…
Stadium sale, commercial income help Newcastle post first profit in PIF era

Newcastle United have posted record revenues for the 2024-25 financial year, boosted by a significant increase in commercial income and a…

Ronaldo, James among major investors in $575m Whoop funding round

Whoop, the US-based wearable fitness tech brand, has been valued at just over $10 billion after a funding round that…
CAF general secretary steps down; AFCON to expand to 28 teams

Veron Mosengo-Omba, the general secretary of African soccer’s CAF governing body, has resigned amid the fallout from the controversial 2025 Africa…
Synergy Sports Capital acquires Salt Lake LOVB team

Synergy Sports Capital, the US-based private equity firm, has made a strategic investment in League One Volleyball (LOVB), the nascent…
AC Milan brings in Man United’s Baker as commercial director

Italian soccer giants AC Milan have hired Luke Baker from Manchester United as their new senior commercial director.He joins the Serie…
BeIN Sports returns to commercial venues in Australia through Foxtel deal

Foxtel, the Australian pay-TV operator owned by DAZN, has agreed an exclusive distribution partnership with BeIN Sports to deliver the…