Europe

Donington Park has withdrawn from staging the UK’s round of the 2015 MotoGP motorcycling world championship after the Circuit of Wales failed to meet payment deadlines outlined in its hosting agreement with the English racetrack.

The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) has revealed that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, British golfer Dame Laura Davies and Sweden’s Annika Sorenstam are among the seven women chosen to take up the first female honorary memberships in its 260-year history.

Belarusian authorities are discussing launching a joint bid with Poland for the 2021 winter Universiade multi-sport event, according to the BelTA news agency.

The Sportfive agency has launched a new digital marketing service which aims to enable rights holders to expand their interaction with fans and exploit additional marketing and sales opportunities.

Corsica will return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar for the first time since 2008 after the Mediterranean island was confirmed as the new home of France’s leg of the motor racing series.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has voted to support a study into the possibility of the country submitting a bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The number of host stadiums for the 2018 Fifa World Cup will not be reduced despite Russia’s ongoing financial troubles, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has announced.

European motor-racing series Drift Allstars has expanded its management team as it seeks to expand outside the continent.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has acquired Dutch sports marketing firm Referee Sportsmarketing from travel management company ATPI to boost its winter sports portfolio.

UK Chancellor George Osborne has revealed that the English county of Yorkshire is hoping to place a bid to host the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) Road World Championships.

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) is to stage events in Japan and Belgium for the first time in a move that marks the latest stage of the organisation’s global expansion plans.

Sportswear company New Balance has confirmed plans to enter the football market by folding its existing Warrior Football business into a new brand dedicated to the sport.

The Spanish Football League (LFP) and Portuguese Football League (LPFP) have filed a complaint to the European Commission (EC) challenging Fifa’s ban on third-party ownership (TPO) of players, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

The Hungarian government has claimed success in the eastern European country’s bid to stage the 2017 Judo World Championship.

World No.1 golfer Rory McIlroy has reached a settlement in his legal dispute with former management company Horizon Sports Management understood to be in excess of $20m (€17.6m).

Italian Serie A football club AC Milan has unveiled plans to develop a new 48,000-seat stadium in the Portello area of the city.