IOC appoints Essayah to lead Milan-Cortina 2026 coordination commission
The IOC has announced Finnish Olympian and IOC member Sari Essayah will chair the coordination commission for the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics in 2026
LEN and EBU align dates with Munich’s 2022 European Championships
The Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), aquatics’ European body, and its broadcast rights partner Eurovision Sport, the sports arm of the European Broadcasting Union, have issued a joint statement indicating sw…
Tebas criticises Spanish Super Cup Saudi plans given piracy association
LaLiga president Javier Tebas has criticised the Spanish Football Federation’s (RFEF) decision to stage its Supercopa club competition in Saudi Arabia, citing the country’s alleged support for pirate bro…
Russia ‘to host’ 2024 European Aquatics Championships, Rome set for 2022
Rome looks set to host the 2022 European Swimming Championships while Russia’s Kazan or Nizhny Novgorod could host the 2024 edition of the event.
NHL hires Seven League to run localised social media channels
The National Hockey League (NHL) has appointed Seven League to grow its digital footprint in Europe
‘We can no longer rely on the Ryder Cup, and in this cycle we won’t’ | Keith Pelley, European Tour
European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley talks about his plans to diversify the organisation ahead of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Ben Cronin reports
Usada’s Tygart criticises Nike involvement in Salazar scandal
Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada), has heavily criticised Nike’s involvement in the Alberto Salazar doping scandal and called on sponsors to do more to protect c…
European Cricket League adds five new teams
The organisers of the European Cricket League have expanded the competition to include five new teams for its second season, which will take place from May 31 to June 7, 2020
De Siervo says Serie A could take a game abroad if Fifa and Uefa change rules
Luigi De Siervo, chief executive of Serie A, has suggested the Italian league could try to play an official game abroad, if Fifa and Uefa change their rules regarding such fixtures
Dinnage, the EPL boss that never was, to leave Discovery in restructure
Susanna Dinnage, the Discovery executive who came close to replacing Richard Scudamore as chief executive of the Premier League, is stepping down as global president of the US media company’s Animal P…