Tariq Saleh

5 days ago | sportcal.com | Tariq Saleh

The deciding game 7 became the most-watched NBA Finals game in six years as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers on Sunday to claim their first championship. The game, in which the Thunder won 103-91, thereby winnng the series 4-3, averaged 16.4 million viewers on Disney-owned broadcaster ABC. This made it the largest audience for a finals game since the 2019 matchup between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors.

5 days ago | sportcal.com | Tariq Saleh

Liberty Media, the US media giant that owns Formula 1, has today received unconditional approval from the European Commission to complete its €3.5-billion ($3.8 billion) acquisition of Dorna Sports, the promoter of top-tier motorcycling series MotoGP. After overcoming its final hurdle, the deal is now expected to close no later than July 3.

6 days ago | sportcal.com | Tariq Saleh

The Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL), the company formed last year to oversee the top two tiers of women’s soccer in England, recently unveiled a rebrand as the next step in the growth journey of the women’s game. WPLL has become Women’s Super League Football (WSL Football), with the second-tier Championship becoming the Women’s Super League 2 (WSL2) from the 2025-26 season, bringing the top domestic leagues under one umbrella.

1 week ago | sportcal.com | Tariq Saleh

French media outlet and broadcaster L’Equipe has acquired free-to-air domestic rights to European soccer’s UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL) club competition. Through a multi-year agreement, the L’Equipe channel will broadcast one UWCL game per matchday live, including the final. This comes after the media group recently aired the 2024-25 final between Arsenal and Barcelona. The L'Équipe channel will primarily broadcast matches of French clubs while they compete.

1 week ago | sportcal.com | Tariq Saleh

The Buss family has entered into an agreement to sell a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers, the major NBA basketball franchise, to billionaire businessman Mark Walter, it has been reported. Walter, the chief executive and chairman of holding company TWG Global and already a minority shareholder in the Lakers, is set to take majority ownership under the agreement which values the team at $10 billion, according to ESPN.