Europe

Rugby Union
Business

World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has hailed the commercial success of the 2015 World Cup, stating that the ongoing national team tournament has benefited from having its core business partners and sponsors locked down a year in advance.

Football
Business

Football’s European governing body Uefa has released the seventh edition of its licensing benchmarking report, detailing “huge” growth in both club revenue and wages over the past 20 years.

Table Tennis
Events

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced that the German city of Saarbrücken will host the 2016 edition of its men’s World Cup.

Golf
Events

The Open Championship will return to Northern Ireland in 2019, 68 years after the country last hosted the major golf tournament.

Baseball
Business

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced that the 2019 edition of its men's Softball World Championship will take place in the Czech Republic cities of Prague and Havlickuv Brod, with the women's event being staged in Chiba, Japan.

Football
Business

German Football Association (DFB) president Wolfgang Niersbach today (Monday) reiterated that there is no truth in allegations that a secret ‘slush fund’ was established to secure votes for the country to host football’s 2006 Fifa World Cup, as Frankfurt’s state prosecutor said it will look into the reports.

Volleyball

Newly-elected president of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV), Aleksander Boricic, has outlined his desire to modernise the sport on the continent and seek greater recognition for the European game on the global stage.

Golf
Events

Italy’s bid to host golf’s Ryder Cup in 2022 has been boosted with the news that the country’s Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, has offered the government’s full support for the project.

Football
Business

The German Football Association (DFB) has denied allegations that a secret ‘slush fund’ was set up to secure votes for the country to host football’s 2006 Fifa World Cup.

Rugby League
Events

Rugby league’s Super League has confirmed that its Magic Weekend will return to St James’ Park, the home of English Premier League football club Newcastle United, in 2016.

Football
Business

Uefa, football’s European governing body, has called for a quick decision on the case involving its suspended president Michel Platini, who is running for the presidency of Fifa, the sport’s global governing body.

Basketball
Business

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has claimed further progress in its efforts to reform the European game after holding its latest series of meetings with the sport’s stakeholders on the continent.
Business

Russian conglomerate USM Holdings, owned by billionaire Alisher Usmanov, has invested around $100m (€88.1m) in Russia’s largest esports company Virtus.pro.

Football

Manchester City this (Wednesday) afternoon reported its first annual profit since Sheikh Mansour became owner of the English Premier League football club in 2008.

Cycling
Events

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has said it remains in talks with potential hosts amid reports that the Austrian city of Innsbruck has been awarded the 2018 Road World Championships.

Football
Business

German Bundesliga football club Vfl Wolfsburg has been forced to postpone plans for a new youth training centre amid the emissions scandal currently surrounding automotive giant Volkswagen.

Boxing
Events

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has awarded hosting rights for its 2017 World Championships to the German city of Hamburg.

Motorsport

Swedish automotive manufacturer Volvo will enter the World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) in 2016, it has been announced.