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German sportswear brand Adidas has announced plans to launch a new range of footwear and establish more grassroots programmes as part of a new strategy to defend its position in the global sports market.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has unveiled a new logo as part of a revamped brand identity for the sport’s global governing body.

As SportAccord’s future hangs in the balance, Elisha Chauhan looks at the potential consequences for the union of International Federations’ World Beach, Combat, Mind and Urban Games.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has cleared Vanessa-Mae of allegations she helped to fix Alpine skiing races in order to qualify for the 2014 winter Olympic Games, with the celebrity musician stating the verdict has exposed a “sham investigation” undertaken by the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Liberian Football Association (LFA) president Musa Bility has announced his intention to stand for the presidency of Fifa, stating he is confident he will gain the necessary backing to formalise his candidacy.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has shrugged off the threat of legal action from former president Hein Verbruggen over the contents of the report from the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) into doping in the sport.

Former Fifa Executive Committee member Chuck Blazer agreed to act undercover for US investigators and has been cooperating with the government’s investigation into corruption in world football since at least 2011, it emerged on Monday, as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Confederation of African Football (CAF) denied knowledge of the possibility of Sepp Blatter staying on as Fifa president.

The IMG agency has furthered its presence in eSports by signing global representation deals with the Cloud9, Dignitas and SK Gaming organisations.

Gian Franco Kasper has been appointed as the interim head of SportAccord, following the resignation of Marius Vizer last month.

Domenico Scala, the head of the auditing and compliance committee at Fifa, has said Sepp Blatter’s departure as president is a “clearly indispensable” part of regime change at football’s global governing body, amid a report that the Swiss may reverse his decision to step down.

Prosecutors have been ordered to unseal the plea agreement between former Fifa executive committee member Chuck Blazer and the US government.

Konami Digital Entertainment has sealed an extension to its exclusive deal with Uefa that allows the computer gaming company to feature elements of the European football governing body’s Champions League and Europa League club football tournaments in its Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) series.

NBA basketball franchise the Cleveland Cavaliers has entered into partnerships with ESP Properties and Property Consulting Group (PCG) to promote its brand outside North America by securing international commercial deals.

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) -- The president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, Riccardo Fraccari, today announced that the world governing body has submitted an official proposal to the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (TOCOG) for the addition of men's baseball and women's softball at the 2020 Games.

English Premier League clubs have voted to remove the League's title sponsor category once Barclays existing deal expires at the end of the 2016/17 season.

Is the rebranding of sports federations a waste of time and money?