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MotoGP is set to return to Brazil in 2021 after Dorna, the promoter of the motorcycling championship, signed a memorandum of understanding with Rio Motorsports.

Brazil forward Neymar has added to his endorsement portfolio ahead of the 2018 Fifa World Cup by agreeing a deal with Chinese consumer electronics and mobile communication company Oppo.

United 2026 today (Wednesday) said it will offer Fifa and world football “unity, certainty, and opportunity” after the joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico landed the right to host the 2026 World Cup.

World Rugby has announced that Argentina has secured hosting rights to its 2019 U20 Championship.

The joint bid comprising the United States, Canada and Mexico has today (Wednesday) secured hosting rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup.

Morocco 2026 has sought to cast doubt over the revenue projection claims of rival Fifa World Cup bidder United 2026 ahead of tomorrow’s (Wednesday’s) vote to decide the destination of the national team football tournament.

Fifa has pulled back from any plans to expand the 2022 World Cup from 32 to 48 teams, while the ruling Council of world football’s governing body has taken the final step to pave the way for a vote to decide the destination of the 2026 edition of its showpiece tournament.

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and football legend Pele have denied involvement in, or knowledge of, a corruption scheme that involved vote buying to secure the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games for Rio de Janeiro.

World football’s governing body Fifa has cleared the way for a contest later this month to decide the host of its 2026 World Cup, but its Bid Evaluation Task Force has spelled out the “high risk” posed by Morocco’s plans for the national team tournament when compared to the vision of United 2026.

The committees behind the two bids to stage the 2026 Fifa World Cup will meet with inspectors from football’s global governing body tomorrow (Wednesday) ahead of the June 13 vote to determine the host of the national team tournament.

The Dakar Rally will be held in one country for the first time in its history next year after it was announced today (Friday) that Peru will be the sole destination for the 2019 edition of the historic motorsport event.

Chile has ruled itself out of hosting part of the 2019 edition of the Dakar Rally endurance motorsport event, citing financial difficulties.

Alejandro Dominguez has hailed the overhaul that has taken place at the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) after securing a new four-year term as president of the governing body.

World football’s governing body Fifa has rejected the latest complaint from Morocco over the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup, while rival bidder United 2026 has sought to counter claims that it is receiving preferential treatment.

Hector Trujillo, the former general secretary of the Football Federation of Guatemala (FENAFUTG), has been handed a life ban from football by the sport’s global governing body, Fifa.

The United 2026 bid team for the Fifa World Cup has pledged to deliver a record-breaking, multi-billion dollar profit for the national team football tournament, while the US government has moved to allay concerns over travel to the country should the bid prove successful.