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Rugby Union
Business

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) believes “positive and constructive” progress has been made in the effort to break the impasse surrounding the future of the European club game, following a meeting of Six Nations unions and clubs in Paris today (Wednesday).

Horse Racing
Business

UK horse racing stakeholders have joined forces to form a new company designed to enhance the sport’s control and licensing of data.

The seventh edition of the annual Leaders Sport Summit will take place in London on October 8-9, 2014, organisers of the event have announced.

Football
Business

Insurance company Allianz has acquired an 8.33-per-cent stake in Bayern Munich as part of a deal to extend its naming rights agreement for the German Bundesliga top-tier football club’s stadium until 2041.

Ice Hockey
Business

The NHL has revealed that a final decision on whether to allow players from the North American ice hockey league to compete in the 2018 winter Olympic Games will be made in about six months’ time.

Boxing

Mauricio Sulaiman has been unanimously elected as the president of the World Boxing Council (WBC), replacing his late father Jose Sulaiman who passed away last month.

Rugby League

Leeds Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington has called on English Super League and Australian NRL officials to approve the expansion of the World Club Challenge from 2015 stating the move would present increased broadcast and commercial revenues for rugby league.

South Africa’s Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has said the country will bid for both the 2024 summer Olympics and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Football

A charter detailing the rights of migrant workers involved in construction projects for Fifa World Cup stadia in Qatar has been labelled as a “sham” by the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Cycling
Business

The Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) today (Tuesday) launched an appeal for testimonies to aid its drive to investigate the past governance of the International Cycling Union (UCI) and the doping problems that have affected the sport.

Sailing

Sailing’s World Match Racing Tour has announced the schedule for its 2014 Match Racing World Championship, with a new event set to debut in Sopot, Poland.
Business

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted its suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after the national body held elections for a new board on Sunday.
Events

Gerhard Heiberg, the outgoing chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Marketing Commission, has called for schoolchildren and members of the armed forces to be allowed to fill empty seats at the Sochi 2014 winter Olympic Games.

Winter Sports

Oslo’s bid leaders for the Norwegian city’s tilt at the 2022 winter Olympic Games have said they are confident in securing the financial support and public backing necessary to justify its status as a favourite to land the multi-sport event.

Rugby Union

Italian rugby union club Benetton Treviso has said it will exit the Pro12 at the end of the current season due to uncertainty over the league’s future.
Events

Sport Event Denmark, the national event bidding agency, has retained its role as a gold partner of SportAccord Convention for the 2014 edition in Belek/Antalya, Turkey.

Tennis

The Association of Tennis Professionals has released its 2015 ATP World Tour calendar, with the season set to incorporate a three-week grass-court swing in the lead up to the Wimbledon Championships for the first time.

Cricket
Business

The Pakistan government has moved to dismiss the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and its chairman Zaka Ashraf, just weeks after he was reinstated to the position.