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The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that six locations will stage legs of its Track Cycling World Cup in 2018-19, with only Milton in Canada returning as a host destination from last season.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today (Thursday) closed an investigation into allegations of corruption concerning an Ashes Test match between Australia and England last year, stating there is “no evidence” to suggest any wrongdoing took place.

The English Premier League has confirmed that it is to discuss the possibility of introducing a winter break to the calendar before finalising terms on the next round of domestic media rights for the club football competition.

English Premier League football clubs spent £430m (€490.7m/$610.7m) in the January transfer window, smashing the previous record that was set in 2011 by £205m.

Football clubs spent a record $6.37bn (€5.1bn) on transfers in 2017, with teams from the English Premier League again laying out more money than their rivals, according to a new report released by Fifa, the sport’s global governing body.

CAA Sports, a division of entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), has been appointed by City Football Group (CFG), parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, to develop global partnerships.

English Premier League football club Chelsea has signed a two-year partnership with the Doyen Global agency in a bid to further leverage the image rights of its players.

Financier Amanda Staveley has insisted that she remains interested in purchasing Newcastle United despite talks having broken down with Mike Ashley, the current owner of the English Premier League football club.

Talks between Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and financier Amanda Staveley over the sale of the English Premier League football club have collapsed.

English Premiership rugby union club London Irish has denied reports of an imminent takeover, but has admitted its is considering a number of investment offers as it seeks a return to its status as a leading force in the domestic game.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has revealed that the North American basketball league is keen to stage more games in Europe, although scheduling issues are preventing further expansion.

The NFL American football league has scheduled three regular-season games for London in 2018, with the new home of English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur set to host one game, rather than the two originally specified, in its first year of operation.

English Premier League football club Chelsea has today (Thursday) announced the appointment of Guy Laurence as its new chief executive.

A consortium of supporters has completed its takeover of English Super League rugby league club Salford Red Devils.

The English Football Association (FA) has announced that debts related to the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium will be cleared by the end of 2024, as the governing body today (Tuesday) unveiled a range of strategic new investments in the game that will be made from the 2018-19 season.

Nigel Wood has announced that he is to step down from his position as chief executive of the Rugby Football League, which governs rugby league in England.

Robert Elstone, chief executive of Everton, has revealed that the cost of building a new stadium for the English Premier League football club has risen “significantly”.

English Premier League football club Chelsea has reported record turnover of £361.3m (€405.9m/$489.7m) for the year ending June 30, 2017, following its title-winning season in 2016-17.