Wimbledon

LONDON: The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and IMG Thursday announced a long-term extension of their exclusive media rights and commercial representation partnership for Wimbledon.

IMG has been working with the club for more than 50 years to help maximise engagement, reach and revenues for the world-famous Grand Slam through international media rights management and sales, including its long-standing partnership with ESPN which last year was renewed for 12 years through to 2035.

Dec 08, 2022 20:12
The ATP, following a similar action by the WTA, has slapped a $1 million fine on the Lawn Tennis Association, UK's governing body for the sport, for having banned Russian and Belarusian male players from its grass-court events in the summer. 
Jun 27, 2022 16:06
LONDON: The All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has renewed its broadcast partnership for Wimbledon with Sport 24, the IMG-owned live sports channel for the airline and cruise line industries, for a further three years until 2024. 
May 21, 2022 17:05
LONDON: In a welcome move that upholds the long espoused principle that politics should be kept out of international sport, the ATP, WTA and International Tennis Federation (ITF) late Friday confirmed that this year's Wimbledon Grand Slam has been stripped of ranking points.
Apr 27, 2022 06:04
LONDON: World No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic and other unvaccinated players will be allowed to compete at Wimbledon, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), which runs the grass court slam, confirmed Tuesday. 
Apr 21, 2022 14:04
THE ATP AND WTA HAVE CRITICISED the unprecedented decision by Wimbledon authorities to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the 2022 tournament, in what is claimed by them to be a "strong" response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 
Jan 17, 2022 18:01
LONDON: UK-based telecommunications giant Vodafone has announced a five-year partnership with Wimbledon as Official Connectivity Partner of The Championships and The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. While financial terms were not disclosed, UK's The Guardian reported it as a ‘multimillion pound’ deal.
Jul 12, 2021 18:07
LONDON: World number one Novak Djokovic won his sixth Wimbledon title on Sunday, defeating Italy's Matteo Berrettini 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 and taking his overall tennis Grand Slam tally to 20 alongside great rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. 
Jun 24, 2021 19:06
LONDON: Wimbledon's official smartphone partner, OPPO, Thursday celebrated the return of tennis through the launch of their new campaign, Courting the Colour. 
Jun 24, 2021 19:06
LOS ANGELES: Pioneering digital artist Mike Winkelmann, more commonly known as Beeple, Thursday announced the launch of WENEW, a curator and provisioner of iconic moments as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Jun 16, 2021 17:06
LONDON: The AELTC on Wednesday announced updated details for Wimbledon 2021, including ticketing capacities, COVID-status certification, other health and safety requirements, prize money for competitors, initial wild cards, and the launch of the third consultation on the AELTC Wimbledon Park Project.