Rajasthan Royals bowlers S. Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan have confessed to spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League, according to a Delhi police official.
Continental Tire has strengthened its involvement in football in North America by unveiling new deals with Soccer United Marketing (SUM), the commercial arm of Major League Soccer, and US Soccer, the governing body of football in the US.
Scott Blackmun, the chief executive officer of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), has revealed that the organisation is in talks with 10 cities over a potential bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.
SportBusiness International magazine has named the International Centre for Sports Studies’ (CIES) FIFA Master as Europe’s best postgraduate sports management course for 2013.
Russia’s largest mining company Norilsk Nickel has agreed a deal to provide financial backing to help complete construction of Sochi 2014’s ski resort and Olympic village.
The English Premier League has announced the appointment of Anthony Fry as its new chairman, with the finance expert replacing Dave Richards in the role.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) has announced the appointment of former Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) senior executive Tim Leiweke as its new president and CEO.
The Tour de France will continue to receive extensive free-to-air television coverage in its home market after the cycling event’s organiser, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), extended its deal with France Televisions through to 2020.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has sealed its second major commercial extension of the month with Allianz agreeing a new deal that will run through to 2016.
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has agreed its first major commercial deal since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games after agreeing a contract with Nissan through to Rio 2016.
