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SportAccord, the umbrella body of international sports federations, has today (Wednesday) confirmed plans to seek a merger with SportAccord Convention.

Paris has seen off competition from Gothenburg and Las Vegas to land the International Equestrian Federation’s (FEI) 2018 World Cup jumping and dressage finals, while the federation has signalled its intention to maintain its long-running legal battle with organisers of the Global Champions League (GCL) competition.

The International Olympic Committee has suspended former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack as an honorary member and has said it is ready to strip medals from any Russian athletes found guilty of doping, however IOC president Thomas Bach believes the country will still be represented at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Global sports marketing company Bruin Sports Capital has made its latest acquisition by agreeing a takeover deal for Engine Shop, an experiential marketing agency based in New York.

World Rugby, the global governing body of rugby union, is to make a number of changes to its governance structures in an effort to improve the representation of unions around the world and provide an independent skills-based voice for its decision-making bodies.

World Squash Federation (WSF) president N Ramachandran has defended his position after the Professional Squash Association (PSA) criticised his leadership amid the sport’s repeated failed efforts to secure Olympic status.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said it will consider sanctions against the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) after a hugely critical report from a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) panel accused the country’s government of complicity in widespread doping and cover ups of positive tests by its athletes, adding that the nation should be banned from competition.

Narayanaswami Srinivasan’s tenure as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) was brought to a close today (Monday) after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) withdrew backing for its former president.

Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as part of an effort to help protect the integrity of sports competitions.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has warned that athletics faces a “long road to redemption” as Olympic sports brace themselves for potentially explosive revelations ahead of the unveiling of a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) report later today (Monday).

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has awarded its 2021 Men’s World Championship to Egypt, while the 2023 edition of the national team competition will be co-hosted by Poland and Sweden.

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has elected Oleg Matytsin as its new president.

France’s national financial prosecutor, Eliane Houlette, has accused one of the sons of former International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Lamine Diack of being “very active” in an alleged “system of corruption” in the sport.

The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is to introduce a number of multi-national events as part of a new strategic plan put together to support the sport’s development during the eight-year cycle from 2018 to 2025.

Daily fantasy sports gaming operator DraftKings has entered into a partnership with sports data provider Opta as it seeks to press forward with expansion plans outside its established North American home market.

The former director of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) anti-doping department has been placed under criminal investigation as part of the latest crisis to hit the sport, while the Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) has suspended five athletes ahead of the publication of a major report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).