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The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) panel tasked with investigating allegations of widespread doping in athletics has claimed that senior executives on the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council must have known about the scale of doping in Russia, but has backed current president Sebastian Coe to lead the sport out of its crisis.

Spanish LaLiga giants Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid have been issued with transfer bans by the Disciplinary Committee of world football’s governing body Fifa for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today (Thursday) unveiled the six teams that will compete in the inaugural edition of its Women’s Super League this year.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is facing up to fresh revelations concerning doping in Russian athletics after it emerged that the world governing body knew of systemic doping as early as 2009 and considered collaborating with Russian officials to hide the full extent of cheating before the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The MotoGP motorcycling world championship has secured the future of one of its key races after it was confirmed that the Czech city of Brno will continue to stage its annual event until 2020.

Rome 2024 has more than doubled its bid budget for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, and has maintained that there is no need for a public referendum on its candidacy.

The International Association of Athletics Federations has admitted that “suspicious delays” by its former anti-doping director, Gabriel Dolle, allowed four Russian athletes to compete at the 2012 summer Olympic Games in London.

German sportswear manufacturer Adidas has signed Tomáš Berdych to become its new men’s tennis figurehead, while Kei Nishikori has agreed a lucrative extension to his partnership with Japanese clothing company Uniqlo.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts organisation has today (Friday) announced that it will stage events in Croatia and the Netherlands for the first time this year.

Michel Platini has confirmed that his bid to become the next president of football’s world governing body Fifa has been scrapped.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has awarded its 2016 World Race Walking Team Championships to Rome and confirmed Bydgoszcz as the new host city of this year’s World U20 Championships, after stripping the two events from Russia.

The Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Thursday) banned three senior officials for life and issued a five-year suspension to the governing body’s former anti-doping chief.

The English Premier League is seeking its first creative agency as part of a major brand overhaul that will see the top-tier club football competition drop its title sponsor category for the first time in its history.

Super League general manager Blake Solly has spoken of his desire to stage more rugby league games in London and the south east of England, as part of a move to help the club competition expand its presence in the UK.

A team of Interpublic agencies, led by McCann London and comprising Octagon and UM, has been appointed to grow the brand of the Wimbledon tennis grand slam in key markets worldwide.

The organising committee behind Rome’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games is facing fresh calls for a referendum to be held to establish whether or not the Italian capital’s population is in favour of staging the multi-sport showpiece.