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International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has vowed to take the Diamond League to the “next level” after being elected chairman of Diamond League AG, the company which oversees the running of the annual invitational circuit.

A consortium of high-profile Chinese investors has acquired a stake of just over 13 per cent in City Football Group (CFG), the parent company of English Premier League football club Manchester City, it was announced this (Tuesday) morning.

The Ethics Commission of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has today (Monday) issued provisional suspensions to three senior officials from Athletics Kenya (AK) amid allegations concerning anti-doping practices and corruption at the national governing body.

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Formula E has partnered with Kinetik, an investment company focused on disruptive technologies, with the goal of a launching a new support series for driverless electric cars in the auto racing championship next season.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has issued a staunch defence of its anti-doping practices and has rallied behind British marathon legend Paula Radcliffe, as it prepares to face a UK Culture Media and Sport Select Committee inquiry into ‘Blood Doping in Athletics’ next week.

French automotive manufacturer Renault has today (Friday) said an announcement regarding its long-mooted takeover of Formula One team Lotus is expected to be made next week, as Red Bull Racing confirmed it has an engine deal in place that will allow it to compete in the motor racing championship next season.

Sebastian Coe, the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, has quit his ambassadorial role with sportswear company Nike.

Doyen Sports Investments, a subsidiary of private investment fund Doyen Group, has hit out at the leaking of sensitive commercial documents relating to its involvement in football’s third-party ownership (TPO) market, with the president of Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente resigning in connection to the emergence of the information.

Incoming Sanzar chief executive Andy Marinos has said the umbrella body for the Argentinian, Australian, New Zealand and South African rugby unions is considering expansion in all areas of the world, including Europe, while stakeholders behind embattled Super Rugby expansion franchises in Japan and South Africa have said the teams will compete as scheduled next season.

Newly appointed International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Shashank Manohar has criticised the organisation’s so-called ‘Big Three’ arrangement, which he feels gives the sport’s three leading national bodies greater authority than they should have.

Manufacturers competing in Formula One have rejected a proposal to introduce an alternative engine into the motor racing series and will instead seek to develop a plan to reduce the cost of power units in the sport.

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) has announced the creation of two new taskforces dedicated to sports governance and anti-doping.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has established a new independent body for International Federations (IFs) that govern specific Paralympic sports programmes – the Association of Paralympic Sports Organisations (APSO).

The lawyer for Uefa president Michel Platini has hit out at the “total lack of credibility” of Fifa’s Ethics Committee after disclosing that it has requested a life ban for the French official, a move that would rule him out of the race to succeed Sepp Blatter as head of world football.

International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson has stated that a “major format” such as Twenty20 will be targeted for a potential tilt at the programme for the Olympic Games after holding what is said to have been productive talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).