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Nick Davies, a leading official at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), will step aside while an investigation takes place into an email he sent regarding allegations of Russian doping ahead of the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

The MLB International (MLBI) division of Major League Baseball has appointed Charles Hill as managing director of Major League Baseball Europe, Middle East and Africa, as the North American organisation seeks to further expand its global presence.

The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has today (Tuesday) said it will submit itself to an investigation by Fifa’s Ethics Committee and ordered an independent forensic audit into its unsuccessful joint bid with neighbours Belgium for the 2018 World Cup.

A senior official at the International Association of Athletics Federations planned to delay naming Russian doping cheats in the run up to the governing body’s 2013 World Championships in Moscow, according to a leaked email published by French newspaper Le Monde.

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini today (Monday) came out fighting against their eight-year bans handed out by Fifa’s Ethics Committee, with the Fifa president describing himself as a “punching ball” and the Uefa leader, previously regarded as Blatter’s heir apparent, labelling proceedings “a true mockery.”

The adjudicatory chamber of Fifa’s Ethics Committee has today (Monday) issued eight-year bans to president Sepp Blatter and Uefa president Michel Platini, but has determined that the case concerned failed to constitute a corrupt payment.

Former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack has denied giving money to finance Macky Sall’s successful bid to become the President of Senegal, in the latest twist to the Russian doping scandal in athletics.

Amaury Sports Organisation (ASO) has today (Friday) said it will withdraw its portfolio of races, which include ‘Grand Tours’ the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, from the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) WorldTour calendar in 2017 in protest over the reforms being implemented in the sport.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published a new code with the aim of protecting the integrity of the Olympic movement and tackling manipulation in sport.

Suspended Fifa president Sepp Blatter is awaiting the verdict of the Ethics Committee he helped create after appearing before the body in a case that could see himself, and suspended Uefa president Michel Platini, banned from football for years.

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship will travel to the US state of Indiana for the first time next year, and return to Germany, after it revealed its full calendar for the 2016 season.

Kevin Dornberger, the long-serving president of World Bowling, has stepped down from the role to be replaced by Sheikh Talal Mohammed Al-Sabah.

Havas Sports & Entertainment (Havas SE), the global brand engagement network of the Havas agency, has moved to restructure its senior management team following the departure of Lucien Boyer as chief executive.

Vlad Marinescu, former director general of SportAccord, the umbrella body of international sports federations, has been named president of cloud-based global sports software company RSportz.

Italian-American automotive giant Fiat Chrysler has touted the return of its Alfa Romeo brand to the Formula One motor racing series as a competitor to Ferrari.

Sailing’s World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) has unveiled the calendar for its 2016 short season, which is intended to bridge the gap to a major overhaul for the series.