Governance
Five candidates vie to succeed Fasel as IIHF president
A total of five candidates are in the running to succeed René Fasel as the president of the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Bordeaux signs Bistro Régent extension amid ongoing uncertainty
French Ligue 1 club Girondins de Bordeaux has signed an extension to its sponsorship contract with restaurant chain Bistro Régent.
Spanish court annuls Uefa’s European Super League sanctions
A Spanish court has issued a preliminary ruling that annuls sanctions placed by Uefa, football’s European governing body, on nine clubs involved in the breakaway European Super League project.
NFL fines WFT $10m for workplace misconduct
Dan Snyder to voluntarily step away from day-to-day operations, but no other formal punishment is levied
Centralised rights sales targeted for Spanish sports federations
The Spanish Sports Association (ADESP) president, José Hidalgo, has said the organisation’s priorities during his second term in office will include the centralised sale of its members’ broadcast righ…
Bold new era begins for US college sports with NIL rule change
Student-athletes now able to commercialize their rights without forfeiting eligibility
MLB places former Mets GM Porter on ineligible list
Former executive can apply for reinstatement after 2022 season
Dundon takes full ownership of Carolina Hurricanes
Tom Dundon, who has been majority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes since January 2018, has taken full ownership of the National Hockey League team
Promoter deal for FIM’s Supercross Championship comes to an end
Feld Motor Sports, the promoter of the Supercross Championship, will not be renewing its sanctioning agreement with the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), with the series to revert back to a…
Trial regarding Broncos trust stayed, fueling talk of team sale
Abrupt cancellation of scheduled trial suggests settlement could be nearing
Henriques elected first female president of French NOC
Brigitte Henriques has been elected president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF), becoming the first woman to hold the role
Brazilian clubs launch working group to explore independent league body
A working group has been set up to explore the formation of a new independent league body for football’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
Tanya Snyder named Washington Football Team co-CEO in latest diversity push
Dan Snyder has set the lofty goal of transforming Washington Football Team into the National Football League's "most diverse and inclusive" franchise after bringing in his wife Tanya as the team's co-chief…
Premiership Rugby extends freeze on relegation, will expand to 14 clubs from 2022
The Rugby Football Union Council has voted to extend the freeze on relegation from the Premiership and second-tier Championship for a further two seasons, a move which will see England's top rugby union…
NCAA outlaws pay-for-play in interim NIL rules
Governing body details stopgap measures in advance of implementation
Spanish government gives green light for return of fans to venues
Spain’s Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, has announced that fans will be able to return to LaLiga football stadiums and Liga ACB basketball arenas when their 2021-22 seasons get underway.
US Soccer blasts ‘concerning level of dishonesty’ in USWNT equal pay documentary
The United States Soccer Federation has hit out at a "concerning level of dishonesty" in LFG, a new documentary about the US women’s national team's equal pay lawsuit against the governing body.
Fifa sanctions former CAF executive Omari over Lagardère negotiations
Constant Omari, the former president of the Congo DR Football Association and an ex-vice president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has been suspended from football for one year by Fifa…