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Organisers of the 2015 America’s Cup World Series have confirmed an event that had been scheduled to take place this year in the Italian municipality of Cagliari has been dropped following the withdrawal of Luna Rossa Challenge from the 35th edition of the sailing showpiece, which is scheduled to conclude in the Bahamas in 2017.

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has assigned hosts for two of its major competitions in 2017, with North Korea failing in its bid to host its first significant global sports event in over three decades.

A consortium of major Chinese companies is set to join forces with a crowdfunding initiative in a bid to acquire ailing Italian Serie A football club AC Milan, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.

Malaysia has been selected to host the next three editions of the Women’s World Squash Championship, from 2015 to 2017.

Yoshiro Mori, the head of the organising committee for the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympic Games, has hinted that he will step down as president of the Japan Rugby Football Union after undergoing treatment for lung cancer.

The organising committee for the PyeongChang 2018 winter Olympic Games has reached an agreement with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to assist its preparations for the multi-sport event.

Singapore has been confirmed as a host city on the schedule for the 2015-16 World Rugby Sevens Series.

Indonesia is set to retain its hosting rights to the 2018 Asian Games multi-sport event after the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) agreed to drop the use of the Olympic rings in its logo.

The Indian government is targeting a bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games, according to multiple media reports in the country.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will stage fanparks to promote this year’s Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition.

International Cricket Council (ICC) president Mustafa Kamal has resigned from his position as the fallout from his public criticism of umpiring decisions in the recent World Cup quarter-final match between India and his native Bangladesh continues.

Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola is to purchase a 10 per cent equity stake in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), according to Indian newspaper the Economic Times.

Malaysia will retain its place on the Formula One motor racing calendar through to 2018 after Sepang International Circuit agreed a three-year extension to its race contract.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission heaped praise on Beijing after completing a five-day visit to the Chinese city, which is one of only two bidders for the 2022 winter Olympic Games.

The IPL (Indian Premier League) has been hosted in two countries away from its homelands in its short history. Now there is the real prospect of it having a permanent international presence. Elisha Chauhan reports.

North American basketball league the NBA has confirmed that the Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets will play two pre-season matches during this year's edition of its Global Games China series, which will for the first time feature a game in Shenzhen.