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Fifa, football’s global governing body, has spoken out over its concerns that the Samara Arena in Russia will not be ready in time to host matches during this summer’s edition of its showpiece World Cup.

Organisers of the French Open tennis grand slam have announced plans to enter into the esports market, along with unveiling an increase of around €3m ($3.7m) to the prize purse for this year’s tournament.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has confirmed that the Hungarian city of Sopron will host the 2018 edition of the EuroLeague Women Final Four.

The deadline for submission for the 2018 SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings has been extended by a further two weeks. SportBusiness Group is calling on entries from course leaders and alumni.

LaLiga, which operates the top two divisions of Spanish football, has launched its latest esports venture, with the new project to be sponsored by Spanish banking group Santander and French food products manufacturer Danone.

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has announced a new partnership to outsource the management of its anti-doping program as part of continued efforts to assure the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over its governance.

Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) executive chairman Chris Kermode has said the men’s tour is still focused on introducing a team event in the wake of reform plans that have been announced for the Davis Cup, hinting that an announcement on the matter could be imminent.

Fifa president Gianni Infantino will tomorrow (Friday) ask members of the executive council of world football’s governing body to approve a new global women’s league, along with changes to youth tournaments, according to the New York Times.

World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union, has acquired the .rugby domain name on a worldwide basis.

LaLiga, which operates the top two divisions of Spanish football, has revealed details of a new esports competition that will be sponsored by fast-food restaurant chain McDonald’s.

North American ice hockey league the NHL has become the latest major sports organisation to embrace esports by launching an official tournament.

Rocco Cattaneo has secured the presidency of the European Cycling Union (UEC) on a permanent basis after being elected by acclimation for a three-year term in office.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have signed a new long-term partnership that will expand on a collaboration between the two governing bodies.

Super League Triathlon and the International Triathlon Union (ITU) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will seek to drive the global development of the sport.

Kraft Sports and Entertainment CMO Jennifer Ferron sat down with SportBusiness International at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, to explain why the Kraft Group got involved in the Overwatch League and what it is looking to gain from the investment. 

The European General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR for short – places significant requirements on companies for the better management and acquisition of their data. And it's not just limited to European rights holders. Andy Fry looks at what sporting institutions can do to comply