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Inter Milan will reportedly be ending its shirt deal with Pirelli tyres after this season. Pirelli’s logo has been on Inter Milan’s kits since the '95-96 season. Chinese real estate group Evergrande is reportedly set to take over from the tyre company in '21 (VERSUS, 9/25).

FIA President Jean Todt said that FIA had not been in contact with any contender that it felt was at a "good enough level" to warrant the entries for a new F1 team being opened (MOTORSPORT, 9/24).

League One side Bury’s "desperate bid" to be reinstated in League Two will reportedly be "top of the agenda" at the English Football League’s club meeting on Thursday (London TELEGRAPH, 9/24).

Chelsea "vowed" to cover the cost for supporters who booked travel with Thomas Cook to Lille or Southampton after the company’s collapse (London EVENING STANDARD, 9/24).

A total of nearly 950,000 fans attended the 133 Twenty20 Blast cricket matches in '19, just 12 months before the England & Wales Cricket Board plans to "shake up the game" with the new 100-ball tournament (BBC, 9/24).

West Ham is expecting a crowd of nearly 20,000 for its first Women's Super League match at the London Stadium vs. Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The WSL's first weekend of the new season drew "record-breaking turnouts" (London TELEGRAPH, 9/23).

Premiership rugby side Wasps announced that O'Brien Contractors will remain an affiliate partner for the '19-20 season (Wasps).

FIBA launched the Basketball Champions League Americas, a competition that will feature 12 South American clubs (FIBA).

Varcis Capital launched the world's first Asia-focused sports technology investment and advisory house (Varcis).

Last weekend's Singapore F1 GP on ESPN2 averaged 574,000 viewers, up 20% from the race on ESPN2 last year (477k) and up 27% from '17 on F1 Racing Network (451k) (ESPN).

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