Europe

The World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) is set to reduce the number of European races to four in its 2016 calendar, according to general manager of the motor racing series, Francois Ribeiro.

The office for the Swiss Attorney General has said that new evidence has emerged of 28 new acts of possible money laundering in relation to the bidding contests for football’s Fifa 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

The British Automobile Racing Club (TOCA) has agreed a five-year extension to its role as the organiser and promoter of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) motor-racing series.

The International Paralympic Committee Swimming organisation has switched the dates of its 2016 European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal to avoid clashing with the European Swimming League (LEN) European Aquatics Championships.

France’s highest administrative court has today (Thursday) thrown out a disputed agreement between the French Football League (LFP) and AS Monaco which allows the club to compete in Ligue 1 without losing the benefit of being fiscally based in a tax haven.

English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur has revealed updated plans for its new stadium that will make it the biggest club football venue in London.

Euroleague Basketball and a collective of the continent’s leading clubs have fired the latest salvo against the International Basketball Federation’s (Fiba’s) plans for reform of the European game.

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been officially confirmed as a candidate for his former role and will face three rival contenders in this month’s election to determine the new leader of the Spanish Liga champion.

The NFL American football league has agreed a 10-year deal with English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur to play a minimum of two games per season at its new stadium.

The runners and riders for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games officially grew to five today (Wednesday) as the city of Budapest and Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) confirmed their intention to bid.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has appointed Martyn Phillips as its new chief executive.

English Premier League champion Chelsea has reportedly made an offer to use Wembley Stadium as its temporary home for the next three seasons, if the football club’s bid to redevelop its Stamford Bridge stadium is given the go-ahead.

The Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC) organisation has temporarily suspended Astana after the UCI WorldTour team allowed Lars Boom to enter the Tour de France despite an abnormally low cortisol level.

Budapest appears poised to formally enter the bid process for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the Hungarian national assembly overwhelmingly voted in favour of the project.

Seven countries are in contention for the hosting rights to the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships and 2020 European Athletics Championships following a bidding seminar in Lausanne.

Ary Graça, president of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), has paid tribute to the Netherlands after the country staged the global governing body’s Beach Volleyball World Championships for the first time.