Europe

The Uefa Executive Committee has today (Friday) formally approved the introduction of goal-line technology (GLT) into its major competitions from Euro 2016, as well as giving its full backing to general secretary Gianni Infantino’s bid to become the head of world football’s governing body, Fifa.

Golf’s Asian Tour has said it will resume talks over a proposed merger with the European Tour after appointing Jimmy Masrin as its board chairman today (Friday).

Russia remains the European Olympic Committees’ (EOC) preferred destination for the 2019 European Games multi-sport event, in spite of the ongoing doping scandal engulfing athletics in the country.

Mourad Boudjellal, the president of European rugby union champion Toulon, has asked Premiership Rugby about the possibility of the French Top 14 club switching to the English Premiership.

Real Madrid has retained its position at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money League for an 11th consecutive year, with Spanish LaLiga rival Barcelona having overtaken English Premier League club Manchester United in second place in the rankings.

Chinese manufacturing business Rastar Group has completed its takeover of LaLiga club Espanyol in a move that furthers Asian influence in the top division of Spanish football.

A proposal for a referendum on whether or not the Hungarian capital of Budapest should proceed with its bid to stage the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has been rejected by the country’s Supreme Court.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has awarded hosting rights to Italy, Serbia and the Philippines for its three Olympic men’s qualifying tournaments, while France will stage the women’s event.

Hans-Peter Zurbruegg, a senior executive for the Infront Sports & Media agency, has been handed another remit in the endurance sports sector by being appointed managing director of the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) division of the Ironman triathlon series.

Lagardère Sports, the sports division of Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, has today (Tuesday) announced the acquisition of the Sponsorship 360 agency.

Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino today (Tuesday) unveiled his manifesto for the presidency of world football’s governing body Fifa, including the proposal to expand the World Cup to a region-wide hosting model.

European football’s governing body Uefa has referred Galatasaray to its Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) adjudicatory board after the Turkish Super Lig club “failed to comply with the break-even requirement” of its financial fair play (FFP) regulations during the 2015-16 season.

The newly elected “anti-crisis” president of the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has pledged to restore the national body’s image and has said it is his aim to send Russian athletes to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil later this year.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has said the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP) and French Basketball Federation (FFBB) have agreed that their clubs will participate exclusively in competitions organised jointly by the sport’s global governing body and domestic leagues, as it moves forward with plans to establish its Basketball Champions League event.

The Hungarian government has appointed former President Pal Schmitt as the chairman of a group that will drive Budapest’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver has said Paris could be the next destination for an overseas regular-season encounter, hinting that the North American league could be open to staging its All-Star Game in Europe.