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French automotive manufacturer Renault is set to return to full-works status in the Formula One motor racing championship after announcing it intends to acquire a controlling stake in the financially embattled Lotus team.

David Haggerty has been elected as the new president of the International Tennis Federation (ITF), with two of his rivals in the closely fought contest being appointed as vice-presidents of the sport’s global governing body.

International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson has hailed a new era of peace within the sport in the wake of approval of a set of wide-ranging reforms for men’s road cycling.

President Tamas Ajan speaks about the growth of his IWF (International Weightlifting Federation) World Championships, as well as his crackdown on the sport’s biggest setback, doping.

European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) president Antonio Urso flexes his political muscles, following his fallout with the sport’s international governance.

The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has announced the opening of criminal proceedings against outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter in the latest bombshell to hit football’s global governing body.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced the launch of its Women’s WorldTour campaign.

Fifa has granted Swiss prosecutors access to the emails of suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke amid an investigation into the executive’s alleged involvement in a black market ticket scheme.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refuted claims that its host city contract for the 2024 Olympic Games failed to include explicit requirements on human rights.

Uefa president Michel Platini has maintained that politics will play a lesser role at Fifa should he be elected as the next leader of world football’s governing body.

The International Motorsport Federation (FIA) has struck a deal for Formel 3 Vermarktungs to continue serving as the promoter of its Formula 3 European Championship motor-racing series.

Fifa is considering a new venue and date for an executive committee meeting of football’s world governing body that was originally scheduled for Japan in December.

The extradition of former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner to the US to face corruption charges has moved a step closer after Trinidad & Tobago’s Attorney General Faris Al Rawi signed Authority to Proceed documents.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that the bidding processes have been opened for the Alpine Skiing and Snowboard World Championships in 2019 and the Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon World Championships in 2021.

A professional snowboarder from Colorado has been given permission to pursue legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over the decision to remove parallel slalom from the programme for the winter Olympic Games.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has unveiled details of a new system of competition that will come into effect in 2017.