Governance

Liga Forte União (LFU), a group of 25 Brazilian football clubs, has announced the sale of 20 per cent of its broadcast rights for the next 50 years for R$2.6bn (€494m/$525m), in what represents one of the most significant developments in the sport's history in the country.

The International Tennis Federation is closing in on a title sponsor for the Davis Cup as it looks to embark on a new future for the embattled men’s national teams’ competition.

Luigi De Siervo, chief executive of Lega Serie A, has hit out at critics who claimed the recent €4.5bn ($4.8

The Uruguayan Professional League (Lufpro), the entity aiming to take over the running of the top domestic league from the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF), has received a boost to its cause by signing…

Football's world governing body Fifa has said it is “a clean, well run and robust organisation” after Swiss public prosecutors announced they had closed an investigation into its president Gianni Infantino ove…

Media rights to Olympic qualifying events are being centralised for the first time and are set to be packaged together in future Olympic Games rights deals as the International Olympic Committee seeks…

The Saudi-backed LIV Golf has announced the appointment of experienced US sports and entertainment executive Lawrence Burian as chief operating officer (COO), a rare hire for the organisation after a number…

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has ramped up its dispute with World Boxing, sending a formal complaint to the breakaway organisation alleging that it is illegally using its ‘World Boxing’ and…

TGL, the new tech-focused team golf league set to launch in the US next year, has entered into a multi-year partnership with global digital sports platform Fanatics, while San Francisco has been announced as the location for its latest franchise with NBA star Steph Curry among its investors.

James Rushton, the former DAZN chief executive, is to lead the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) alongside commissioner Nick Garcia, following the exit today (Friday) of chief executive Danny Townsend

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) expects to be profitable by 2025, off the back of its Saudi investment that will fund the acquisition of top fighters and staging of showpiece events that in turn…

USA Lacrosse, the American governing body for the sport, is looking to capitalise on lacrosse's addition to the Olympic Games in 2028 in Los Angeles

A number of International Olympic Committee members have called for a break from tradition - and an amendment to the Olympic Charter - by urging Thomas Bach to stay on as president beyond the 12-year maximum…

The International Olympic Committee looks set to pursue a dual award of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympic Games next year, citing concerns over climate change for its decision

Moves to centralise the Olympics qualification process have been advanced with the dual hosting appointment of Budapest and Shanghai, as the International Olympic Committee continues its push to better…

Why evolution not expansion is the order of the day at the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) as it sketches out the next phase for its 3x3 discipline following the staging of a landmark 100th World Tour Masters event.

World Netball is looking for its first chief executive in a decade, with Clare Briegal stepping down from the role

The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) has held talks with its Australian counterparts over a possible bid for the 2034 Fifa World Cup, according to its president