Contents:1 Introduction: Innovation and entrepreneurship insport management 1Vanessa Ratten 2 Disruptions in sport management from COVID-19:Lessons from entrepreneurship and innovation 9Vanessa Ratten and Geoff Dickson 3 On the importance of tournament design in sportsmanagement: Evidence from the UEFA Euro 2020qualification 22Kjetil K. Haugen and Alex Krumer 4 A system innovation related to sports entrepreneurship 36Ben Hattink and Aard Groen 5 Technology innovations in sports: Typology,nature, courses and impact 57Ekaterina Glebova and Michel Desbordes 6 Do scientific approaches lead to innovative socialentrepreneurial ventures? The relationship betweenfitness equipment and stages of life 73Silvio Addolorato, Jorge García-Unanue, LeonorGallardo and Jerónimo García-Fernández 7 Sport innovation, entrepreneurship and digital ecosystems 122Esha Thukral and Vanessa Ratten 8 Why should we need innovation in sports management? 137Kadir Yildiz, Elvan Deniz Yumuk and JerónimoGarcía-Fernández 9 COVID-19: Entrepreneurial ecosystem approach tobounce back: Implications for the sport industry 148Esha Thukral and Vanessa Ratten 10 Coronavirus and sport crisis management:A knowledge spillover perspective 159Vanessa Ratten and Alice LiIndex.