Spanish F1 Grand Prix organizer RACC requested "political support" to keep the race on the calendar. The RACC said in a statement that "it is a strategic decision on a business, economic and sports level." It added that "we must urgently find the best solution" (SUPERDEPORTE, 5/31).
Cricket World Cup organizers have been "forced to issue full refunds" for about 2,000 tickets after spectators "missed the majority of the match" between West Indies and Pakistan due to "long queues" at the ticket-collection office (LONDON TIMES, 5/31).
FIFA struck a rights deal with beIN Media Group to show the Women's World Cup in more than 30 countries across Asia, the Middle East and North Africa (DEADLINE, 5/30).
May's IEM Sydney esports event was the "most-watched esports event" in Australasia, with more than 20 million viewers worldwide. The Australian Counter Strike: Global Offensive accumulated almost 10 million hours of viewed footage (STUFF, 5/31).
MotoGP named Lenovo a technical partner (Dorna Sports).
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) issued a statement proposing a reform to increase the number of members in its assembly by 18. LaLiga President Javier Tebas would be one of the 18 new members (AS, 5/30).
