Governance
Fifa launches global strategy for women’s football
Fifa has launched its first ever global strategy for women’s football which outlines how it will work with confederations and Member Associations (MAs) to grow the women’s game.
PSA announces first prize money pool for real-time athlete data
The Professional Squash Association (PSA), has announced the creation of the first-ever prize money pool for players that have consented to allow it to commercialise their in-match physiological data
Fifa bans CAF ExCo member for Bin Hammam payments
Fifa has today (Friday) handed a two-year ban to Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee member Kalusha Bwalya as the fallout from the investigation into disgraced former Asian football…
Senegal becomes first African host of Olympic event
Senegal has been confirmed as the host of the 2022 summer Youth Olympic Games at the 133rd IOC Session in Buenos Aires. The country has thus become the first African host of any Olympic event
Aiba president hits back amid mounting Olympic concerns
Interim International Boxing Association (Aiba) president Gafur Rakhimov has maintained he has no ties with criminal organisations and hopes to face rival candidates for the full-time position, as the…
Fifa suspends Sierra Leone Football Association
Fifa has suspended the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) due to government interference in the running of the sport in the west African country
UK Sport outlines major event masterplan
UK Sport, the body that oversees the investment of public and National Lottery money into British Olympic and Paralympic sport, has revealed a list of major events for which hosting rights could be targeted…
Fiba looks to China to make basketball most popular sport in the world
Fiba General Secretary Patrick Baumann has expressed his hope that next year’s Fiba World Cup in China can act as a springboard to make basketball the most popular sport in the world.
Roberts to replace Sutherland as Cricket Australia chief executive
Cricket Australia has today (Wednesday) announced Kevin Roberts as its new chief executive
ECB chairman under pressure amid The Hundred plans
Colin Graves, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), has come under scrutiny after it emerged that the organisation’s new competition, The Hundred, could cost significantly more than o…
World Rugby plots new tournament to boost international interest
World Rugby is planning the introduction of a major new tournament intended to grow global interest in the sport, in a move that has been described as the biggest shake-up to rugby since the sport went…
Danish FA seals deal to end players’ union dispute
The Danish Football Association (DBU) has signed a new six-year agreement with the country’s players’ union, Spillerforeningen, over national team participation, following a dispute over commercial rig…
FFA set for governance reform after reaching eleventh-hour peace deal
Football Federation Australia is set for constitutional reform, ending the long-running civil war within Australian football after reaching an eleventh-hour agreement ahead of the forthcoming extraordinary …
Uefa alters VAR stance for Champions League
European football’s governing body Uefa has approved the introduction of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the Champions League, with a view to the system also being used at Euro 2020.
FA loses key man as Dan Ashworth leaves for Brighton
Dan Ashworth, who has served as the Football Association’s technical director since 2013, is set to leave his role to take up the same position at Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion.
Uefa reopens Paris Saint-Germain FFP investigation
Uefa has announced it is re-opening its investigation into the finances of Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Russian football still under doping investigation says Fifa
Russian football continues to be under active investigation relating to state-sponsored doping, according to Fifa
Niels de Vos calls time on tenure as UK Athletics chief executive
Niels de Vos has announced that he will step down as the chief executive of UK Athletics at the end of this month, calling time on an 11-year career with the body.