Weather impacts day one of SailGP NYC race
NEW YORK -- The first day of SailGP’s New York grand prix featured a condensed field and adjusted scoring system after high winds affected the league’s ability to transport its full allotment of F50 catamarans, via crane, from its Brooklyn-based tech site to the aquatic race track off the shore of G...
SailGP gears up for N.Y. race, including new hospitality build-out
NEW YORK -- SailGP will stage an event in N.Y. for the fourth time in its history this weekend, with two days of racing set to take place off Governors Island May 30-31. The league is expecting about 6,000 spectators across ticketed areas on viewing boats and premium or invite-only hospitality on sh...
New report details global padel growth, U.S. status
Playtomic and Strategy&, the business consulting arm of PwC, on Thursday released their annual “Global Padel Report,” which studies trends in participation, court construction and club economics specific to the emerging racket sport padel. The report found continued global growth, with 8,000 pad...
Major League Table Tennis adds casino sponsor, closes fundraiser
Major League Table Tennis closed its third season in April and recently hit two business milestones.
Sportradar hit with class action suit in wake of short-seller reports
With its stock price still reeling from short-seller reports that alleged it works with illegal gambling operators, Sportradar has been hit with a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that seeks a jury trial and compensatory damages.
Jets leaning into AI under new front office leadership
Iwao Fusillo started as the N.Y. Jets’ Chief Data & Analytics Officer in January, overseeing both business and football analytics. Since, his primary focuses have been two-fold, he told SBJ -- developing internal analytics applications (e.g., for coaching/scouting or business intelligence) and c...
Fourth annual awards recognize the best in sports technology
For evidence of how robust the state of the sports technology industry is in 2026, look no further than last week’s Sports Business Awards: Tech.
SportAI acquires Padelytics to continue racket sports tech push
SportAI, an artificial intelligence-powered software platform that provides technique analysis for racket sports players, has acquired padel-focused analytics company Padelytics. Terms were not disclosed. The deal combines SportAI’s biomechanical analysis capabilities with Padelytics’ video-based te...
Judge denies PTPA’s motion for French Open, Wimbledon credentials
The PTPA’s emergency motion for a court intervention into the French Open and Wimbledon rejecting applications for tournament credentials was denied, according to a court filing published Friday. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett wrote, however, that despite the denial of the motion, the French T...
David Ortiz, Tom Werner deliver laughs ahead of John Henry’s Lifetime Achievement Award
John Henry had a tough act to follow in accepting SBJ’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He was introduced by Red Sox legend David Ortiz, who was his ever-energetic self, walking out to The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa” and slinging good-natured jabs to Yankee fans in the audience. “New York is a city I...