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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has said that the women’s winter Olympic Games tournament could expand to include more teams at Beijing 2022, while the sport’s global governing body also talked up the possibility of a return for the unified Korean team.

Grigory Rodchenkov, the key whistleblower behind the uncovering of Russia’s state-sponsored doping scheme, has labelled the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) overturning of bans handed out to Russian athletes as “unacceptable” and has also criticised the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) handling of the process.

The 2018 SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings are open for entries. SportBusiness Group is calling on entries from course leaders and alumni.

Al Guido says his track-record in delivering some of the largest and most technologically-advanced stadiums in the world equips him with just the right CV to run Elevate Sports Ventures – a new consultancy combining the expertise of the San Francisco 49ers, CAA and HBSE. Ben Cronin speaks to him about the new enterprise.

Sports media and technology company Supponor has partnered with digital solutions provider TGI to deliver a broadcast-ready virtual LED advertising service for sports events.

Richard Clarke rounds-up some of the ways in which digital, social media and technology impacted the NFL during the 2018 season.

Carlos Cordeiro has maintained he is the right man to deliver reform within the U.S. Soccer system after being promoted to become the new president of the national governing body, seeing off the claims of seven rivals in the process.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has threatened to strip the 2021 Champions Trophy from India amid a dispute with the Indian government, as Indra Nooyi, chairman and chief executive of multinational food and beverage corporation PepsiCo, was today (Friday) named as the organisation’s first independent female director.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today (Thursday) closed an investigation into allegations of corruption concerning an Ashes Test match between Australia and England last year, stating there is “no evidence” to suggest any wrongdoing took place.

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), the organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup club rugby union competitions, has announced it will relocate its headquarters to Lausanne.

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has launched a campaign to maintain the sport’s place in the Olympic Games amid growing concern over escalating tensions between the International Boxing Association (Aiba) and International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has unveiled a new scheme which aims to slash over $1.5bn (€1.23bn) from the cost of staging summer and winter Olympic Games through an “ambitious” set of 118 reforms.

A group of nearly 100 professional beach volleyball players from across the world have joined forces to form a union, amid dissatisfaction at how the sport is being run by its governing and operating bodies.

The repercussions of match-fixing scandals for sports are seen as largely reputational. But, asks Kevin Carpenter, Special Counsel, Sports Integrity at Genius Sports, what are the commercial impacts of match-fixing and what are the latest measures rights holders can adopt to safeguard their competitions?

World Snooker, the organising body of the sport’s main ranking events, has extended its long-running data partnership with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Ahmad has issued Cameroon with its latest warning regarding preparations for the expanded Africa Cup of Nations in 2019, adding that talks are taking place to resurrect the Afro-Asian Club Championship.