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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has outlined further recommendations for an overhaul of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

US technology and consulting corporation IBM has announced that it is to launch a new Sports and Entertainment Consortium in an effort to create, design and build the “ultimate” fan experience.

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda has closed a deal to acquire World Triathlon Corporation (WTC), the parent company of the Ironman triathlon series.

A senior Fifa official has warned that corruption in football is “systemic” and the sport’s leaders should not ignore its prevalence, as world football’s governing body today (Thursday) hit back at a report issued by the Transparency International (TI) organisation.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) has been suspended after being declared “non-compliant” by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada), while a number of other countries have also come under the microscope of the global organisation.

Fifa has today (Wednesday) rejected appeals by its president Sepp Blatter and Uefa president Michel Platini against their provisional bans from all football-related activity.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has appointed Olivier Niggli as its new director general, while the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has confirmed it is investigating alleged doping cover-ups in Kenya.

An appeal by Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Sabah of Kuwait and the country’s national shooting federation against the re-election of Olegario Vázquez Raña as president of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) has been dismissed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The European Tour has revamped its Final Series, with African showpiece the Nedbank Golf Challenge elevated to become part of a new three-tournament end-of-season swing.

Sports industry heavyweight Tim Leiweke has teamed up with music business executive Irving Azoff to launch a new advisory and investment firm that aims to help sports teams and arenas make more money from live entertainment.

Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has entered into a wide-ranging endorsement deal with telecommunications firm Altice.

International Sailing Federation (ISAF) president Carlo Croce has stated the organisation is focused on the further development of its Sailing World Cup series and para sailing, adding that is close to securing new sponsor deals.

David Nakhid has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a decision by Fifa to exclude him from its presidential race, while football’s global governing body has also issued bans to officials from Laos and Nepal.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has rejected a proposal to consider a 23rd sport for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, but has added four new international federations as members.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has warned that Russian athletes will only be allowed to compete at the Rio 2016 summer Olympic Games if the Russian Athletics Federation (Araf) becomes fully compliant with anti-doping rules.

Powerful Spanish Football Association (RFEF) president Ángel María Villar Llona was today (Friday) fined and warned by the adjudicatory chamber of the Fifa Ethics Committee for misconduct during the bid investigation surrounding the award of hosting rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.