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Uefa launches third-tier club competition, changes Nations League format
Uefa announced the launch of a new club competition, the Europa Conference League, and changes to the format of the Nations League national team competition following its executive committee meeting yesterday…
India targets Olympic success with elite training shake-up
Indian sports authorities are revamping their elite athlete training system with the creation of 20 'National Centres of Excellence'
Russia banned again from World Athletics Championships
The International Association of Athletics Federations has banned Russia from competing in this year's World Athletics Championships, in a decision linked to ongoing investigations into doping by Russian…
Wada calls for answers over Rusada data ‘inconsistencies’
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has today (Monday) given the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) and the Russian Ministry of Sport three weeks to address “inconsistencies” in historical data supplied by …
Iran will lift ban on women attending football matches, Fifa says
Fifa’s president Gianni Infantino has said Iran will lift its ban on women attending football matches.
Malaysia Hockey Confederation chief slams AHF over lack of Asian Olympic qualifying slots
Malaysian Hockey Confederation president Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal has criticised the Asian Hockey Federation for failing to protect the continent's interests in the sport
Paul Rabil delighted with PLL’s inaugural season – but already eyeing growth opportunities
Paul Rabil, the co-founder of the Premier Lacrosse League, is already eyeing “advantageous upgrades to our strategy" in 2020 after the start-up league completed its first season at the weekend.
NBA passes stricter anti-tampering measures
League office now armed with heightened set of enforcement measures including fines, draft pick revocations, random team audits
Los Angeles Dodgers add two minority investors
The Los Angeles Dodgers have added two entrepreneurs to the Major League Baseball team's ownership group.
Robert L. Plummer – the chairman and chief executive of R.P. Lumber Co., a
Rick Parry set for EFL chairman role
Ex-Premier League and Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry is set to become the new chairman of the English Football League, which operates the three divisions below the top flight
Indonesia’s sports minister resigns over corruption allegations
Indonesian youth and sports minister Imam Nahrawi resigned yesterday, after being accused of stealing Rp26.5bn ($1.8m, €1.62m) of public money.
Fifa calls for Iran to lift ban on women in stadiums
Fifa's president Gianni Infantino has called Iran's ban on women attending football matches "unacceptable" and called for it to be lifted
Reynolds named New Jersey Devils president, Weber given HBSE promotion
Jake Reynolds has been named the new president of the New Jersey Devils, effective immediately, and will oversee will all business, revenue, strategy and operations for the National Hockey League team.
Commercial chief Strich leaves DFB after 17 years
Denni Strich, a leading commercial executive at the German Football Federation (DFB), is leaving the national football federation after nearly 18 years in various positions
LET begins search for new CEO as Lichtenhein steps down
Golf’s Ladies European Tour (LET) has commenced a search for a new chief executive after announcing that Mark Lichtenhein will step down from the position.
BCCI anti-corruption chief suggests legalised betting and match-fixing laws
India should consider legalising sports betting and introducing legislation to deal with match-fixing, Ajit Singh Shekhawat, the head of the Anti-Corruption Unit at the Board of Control for Cricket in…
NBA approves Tsai’s $2.35bn Nets takeover, Levy confirmed as CEO
As widely expected, the National Basketball Association's NBA Board of Governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Brooklyn Nets to Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai
Hayatou returns to football with Cameroon advisory role
Issa Hayatou, the former president of the Confederation of African Football, has returned to the sport in an advisory role for the sports ministry in his native Cameroon