Governance

Athletics
Governance

Yousef Al-Obaidly, director general of Qatar-based beIN Media Group, has been issued with preliminary charges of corruption amid a probe into the bidding process for the World Athletics Championships
Football
Marketing

German football has earned praise for its blend of ideological purity and commercial nous, but calls to reform restrictions on private ownership and investment are growing. With the Bundesliga’s media rights coming to market, Callum McCarthy explores how the league’s commercial performance over the next 18 months could shape its long-term future.
Boxing
Governance

International Boxing Association (Aiba) interim president Mohamed Moustahsane has said the governing body is confident of its position in the Olympic Movement, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
Athletics
Governance

French prosecutors have recommended that former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack, along with other ex-officials of the world governing body, stand trial…
Rugby League
Governance

The Rugby Football League (RFL) have approved the application of Ottawa to become the second North American city to place a team in the English-based league
Ice Hockey
Governance

Following last month's collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League, more than 200 top female hockey players have unionized and are eyeing a boycott of their sole remaining option for professional play,…
Football
Events

Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin has said today (Friday) that he is “encouraged” by talks between national associations over the future of the body’s club competitions. Ue
Football
Governance

The office of the French Football League (LFP) has approved the introduction of a €10 ($11) cap on away match tickets for the top-tier Ligue 1 from the 2019-20 season.
Football
Governance

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has today (Friday) launched its first-ever women’s football strategy as part of plans to double the number of female players on the continent by 2024.
Football
Governance

French and German football clubs have stated their opposition to proposed reform plans for European competitions that would effectively transform the Champions League into a closed-off event for elite…
Football
Governance

Manchester City has today (Thursday) hit out at what it claims is a “wholly unsatisfactory, curtailed, and hostile process” after European football’s governing body Uefa confirmed that it will refer the E…
Governance

The WNBA named Cathy Engelbert its new Commissioner on Wednesday. Engelbert was Deloitte's first female chief executive, holding the job from 2015 onward
Governance

Witold Banka, Poland’s Sport and Tourism Minister, is poised to become the next president of  the troubled World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).
Football
Governance

European football’s governing body Uefa will reportedly hit Manchester City with a ban from the Champions League after concluding an investigation into allegations that the English Premier League champion m…
Football
Governance

The head of Italy’s Lega Serie A has warned that European leagues could strike against Uefa plans to replace the Champions League and Europa League with a pan-European league with fewer clubs qualifying b…
Football
Governance

Italian side Palermo will be relegated to Serie C despite finishing the Serie B season in third place and earning a spot in the promotion playoffs
Football
Governance

The watchdog that acts to oversee Switzerland’s federal prosecutors has opened a probe into attorney general Michael Lauber over his handling of a four-year investigation into the governance of world f…
Biathlon
Governance

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has furthered its reform efforts by announcing that it is set to establish a new independent integrity unit