Governance

Athletics
Governance

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed that it will elect its first female vice-president this year as it continues its push for greater gender equality in the governance…
Tennis
Governance

Chris Kermode, the executive chairman and president of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), will leave the post when his term finishes at the end of this year
Baseball
Governance

Major League Baseball will introduce new lineup protocols this season. The effort is being undertaken due to the legalisation of state-sponsored sports gaming outside of Nevada
Rugby Union
Governance

The proposed merger between two Welsh rugby union sides as part of a general reorganisation of the game in Wales, is off
Rugby Union
Governance

Two of Wales' most successful rugby sides are set to join forces. Ospreys and Scarlets,  could come together as early as the start of next season as part of extensive changes being planned in the game.
Football
Governance

Budapest’s Metropolitan Court has today (Tuesday) approved the extradition of a hacker who is said to be a key player behind the Football Leaks website that has exposed multiple instances of alleged c…
Football
Governance

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber on Monday revealed two promotions among executive staff and the league's New York headquarters
College Sports
Governance

Jim Delany, commissioner of the Big Ten Conference – the oldest division one collegiate athletic conference in the US – will retire when his current contract expires in June 2020.
Football
Governance

World football’s governing body Fifa has handed David Chung a six-and-a-half-year ban, with the former Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) president becoming the latest senior official to be sanctioned i…
Cricket
Governance

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah has been re-elected as president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for an eighth term, despite an ongoing forgery case in Switzerland
Football
Finance & Law

Manchester City could face a ban from playing in European competitions as further leaked emails appear to show how the club circumnavigated Uefa’s financial fair play rules.
Baseball
Governance

Major League Baseball  has entered into a partnership with the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) that will allow it to test experimental playing rules and equipment during the latter’s Ch…
Rugby Union
Events

World Rugby has finalised its proposal for an annual global rugby competition, but is facing strong objections from the international unions, particularly the Pacific nations, as well as the International…
Marketing

The IOC has reached an agreement with the German Cartel Office to further dilute the scope of its controversial Rule 40, which places marketing restrictions on athletes while Olympic Games are ongoing
Governance

Former NBA champion David West has outlined a proposal for a new college basketball league that could rival the NCAA
Football
Governance

Spanish LaLiga football clubs Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao have today (Tuesday) received a financial boost after the General Court of the European Union overturned an earlier ruling from…
American Football
Governance

The Alliance of American Football's teething troubles took another twist after the start-up league was hit with a lawsuit
Football
Governance

Alexander Dyukov, chief executive of Gazprom Neft, has pledged to improve the financial fortunes of Russian football after being elected as the new president of the sport’s national governing body.