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Ajaz Ahmed, chief executive of advertising agency AKQA, will join the seventh edition of the Leaders Sport Business Summit in London, which takes place on October 8-9 at Stamford Bridge, home of English Premier League football club Chelsea.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has confirmed that Hyères in France and Weymouth in the UK will host the two European rounds during the 2015 Sailing World Cup series.

The Glazer family, which owns Manchester United, has announced that it will sell about five per cent of its shareholding in the English Premier League football club.

UCI (International Cycling Union) Brian Cookson writes for SportBusiness International about setting an example for other sports and making cycling safer for the average Joe.

Alejandro Irarragorri, chairman and owner of Mexican Liga MX football club Santos Laguna, is the latest speaker to be revealed for the Leaders Sport Business Summit, which takes place on October 8-9 in London.

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has confirmed details of a new structure for rugby league’s Super League, which currently features 13 English clubs and one French club, and the second-tier Championship competition in England.

Organisers of the World Cup of Pool have announced that the 2014 edition of the annual event will take place in the English city of Portsmouth.

English Premier League football club Arsenal has withdrawn support for its Fanshare scheme citing a lack of liquidity in the share market and a shortfall in funding.

English Premier League champion Manchester City has entered into a 10-year partnership with local institutions Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) and Manchester City Council (MCC) designed to enhance the sporting and educational legacy in the city.

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has received a major boost in its efforts to develop a new 58,000-seat stadium after being granted government approval for a compulsory purchase order (CPO) which will allow work to commence on the site.

Russell Wolff, executive vice-president and managing director of sports media company ESPN International, is the latest speaker to be revealed for the Leaders Sport Business Summit at Stamford Bridge in London on October 8-9.

Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme has insisted that Yorkshire has “raised the bar” for future hosts of the cycling event’s Grand Départ after an estimated crowd of between four and five million people packed the roadsides in the UK county at the weekend.

England Rugby 2015, the organising body for the IRB Rugby World Cup 2015, has announced its testing programme in preparation for the national team rugby union tournament.

Construction company Carillion has been named as the preferred bidder by Liverpool for the contract to redevelop the English Premier League club’s main stand and increase Anfield’s capacity to 54,000.

Bath Rugby’s plans to temporarily increase the capacity of its Recreation Ground have been put on hold after the local council opted to defer a decision over the English Premiership rugby union club’s development proposals until a later date.

Roel De Vries, corporate vice-president and global head of marketing, communications and brand Strategy at car maker Nissan, has been named as the latest speaker to join the line-up for the Leaders Sport Business Summit.