Governance
Rights executive Lösch joins British Fencing board
Experienced international media rights executive Jochen Lösch has become a non-executive board member at British Fencing.
Silver hopes for return to ‘normal’ for 2021-22 NBA season
Full arenas, high vaccination rate among players give commissioner reasons for optimism
Fiba to market .basketball domain name on GoDaddy registry
Fiba, the world governing body for basketball, is to make its .basketball domain name available to the general public on the GoDaddy registry for the first time
Football match-fixing down in 2020 despite Covid risks, says Stats Perform report
Match fixing in professional football declined for the third consecutive year in 2020, despite the increased risks created by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study carried out by Stats Perform…
IOC wants ‘wider consultation’ over Fifa’s World Cup plans
The International Olympic Committee has waded into the debate surrounding Fifa’s proposal to transform the men’s and women’s World Cups into biennial events by stating that it supports the calls for a…
Webborn elected for second term as chair of British Paralympic Association
Nick Webborn has been appointed for a second term as chair of the British Paralympic Association following an open recruitment for the position
Baldwin vows to sell Washington Spirit amid player, fan pressure
Washington Spirit majority owner Steve Baldwin has reportedly told club investors that he plans to sell the National Women's Soccer League team amid widespread pressure from players and fans
Gaillard to join World Rowing as executive director following EPCR exit
Vincent Gaillard, the former chief executive of European Professional Club Rugby, is to take up a new role as executive director of World Rowing
Karamarinov elected permanent European Athletics president, Glasgow to host new event
Dobromir Karamarinov has been elected unopposed as the sixth president of European Athletics, while the governing body has announced that a new mixed-gender indoor team event will debut in Glasgow in February…
Earl Eddings steps down as Cricket Australia chairman
A withdrawal of support by Australian state cricket bodies has led to Earl Eddings stepping down as Cricket Australia's chairman
Adidas CEO Rørsted joins opposition to biennial World Cup plans
Kasper Rørsted, the chief executive of global sportswear company Adidas, has added the weight of his voice to world football governing body Fifa’s proposals to hold the World Cup on a biennial basis.
Gruden fallout grows as calls mount for WFT probe emails
NFLPA, lawyers for former WFT employees among those seeking greater transparency
Athletes Unlimited unveils women’s basketball league
Women’s sports league developer Athletes Unlimited has unveiled women’s basketball as its fourth professional league, joining softball, volleyball and lacrosse.
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Fina to launch Aquatics Integrity Unit amid wider reforms
Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has detailed plans to launch an Aquatics Integrity Unit and implement reforms across marketing, events and communications as it aims to deliver an organisation…
NFL narrows its list of candidate cities for games in Germany
League advances its efforts to expand its International Series to mainland Europe
CGF cuts number of compulsory sports from 2026 in major revamp
The Commonwealth Games Federation has unveiled an extensive overhaul of its showpiece event that will see only athletics and aquatics retained as proposed compulsory sports from its 2026 edition in a blow…
Choue sets out goals for fifth term as World Taekwondo president
Chungwon Choue has been re-elected for a fifth term as president of World Taekwondo after standing unopposed for the position
Rolland and Smith set to remain at helm of World Rowing
World Rowing’s leadership appears set to remain intact for another four-year term after Jean-Christophe Rolland and Tricia Smith were today (Monday) confirmed to be running unopposed as president and v…