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Uefa president Michel Platini has said his current term in office will be his final one, should he fail to be elected as head of world football’s governing body next year.

German automotive manufacturer Porsche has extended its commitment to the elite LMP1 division of the World Endurance Championship (WEC) by stating it will continue to compete in the motor racing series until the end of 2018.

Argentina has become the latest country to drop out of contention for the International Aquatics Federation’s (Fina) World Championships and World Masters Championships in 2021 and 2023.

Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda has strengthened its presence in the sports industry by securing a deal to acquire World Triathlon Corp, parent company of the Ironman Triathlon series.

Athletics Kenya has opened an investigation after the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) today (Wednesday) issued provisional bans to Koki Manunga and Joyce Zakary for failing doping tests at the ongoing World Championships in Beijing.

International Aquatics Federation (Fina) executive director Cornel Marculescu has said that the governing body could introduce new rules regarding age limits of competitors at future editions of its showpiece World Championships.

OC Sport, the organising body for the Extreme Sailing Series, has announced that it will fast-track the introduction of proposed technical changes, with the event set to welcome new GC32 catamarans in time for the 2016 campaign.

Newly-elected International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe has said he will prioritise the restoration of the sport’s “trust and integrity” as it emerged that one of the athletes at the centre of current doping storm will be free to compete again.

Outgoing Fifa president Sepp Blatter has maintained that world football’s governing body is not a corrupt “institution,” adding that he is “clean” amid ongoing criminal investigations into the governance of the sport.

The Swiss Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has revealed that authorities in the country have received more than 100 reports of suspicious financial activity in relation to the award of the 2018 and 2022 Fifa football World Cups to Russia and Qatar, respectively.

French automotive manufacturer Renault has held talks with Force India about acquiring a majority stake in the team, as it explores its options surrounding its role in the Formula One motor racing championship.

The International Olympic Committee has revealed its latest enhancement to the bidding process for the Olympics, with candidate cities for the 2024 Games set to be afforded the opportunity to liaise with the IOC’s TOP Partners and rights-holding broadcasters.

Fifa held a meeting with its top commercial partners yesterday (Thursday) as the fallout over the corruption scandal at football’s embattled world governing body continues.

Fifa has said football clubs will have to meet minimum standards and principles in areas such as infrastructure and financial affairs in order to compete in certain competitions, as it unveiled plans to roll out a global club licensing framework by the end of 2016.

Lamine Diack, outgoing president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has said that despite admitting his sport faces a crisis over allegations of doping, he believes that “99 per cent” of its athletes are clean.

IPC Snowboard, the global governing body for para-snowboard, has included its first events in North America and Asia on its 2015-16 calendar.