Governance

Debbie Jevans, one of the key architects of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has been appointed as the first chairwoman of the English Football League, albeit on an interim basis

The Football Association will use the stepping down of Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore to reassert its own influence over the world’s most popular domestic football league, according t…

David Beckham's Miami MLS team unveiled its name and crest on Wednesday

Tim Ellis, the chief marketing officer at Activision is leaving the world of video games to take over as the new CMO at the NFL. Ellis succeeds Dawn Hudson, who stepped down earlier this year

Tom Glick, chief commercial and operating officer with the City Football Group, the multi-national soccer organization that includes current English Premier League champions Manchester City FC, is stepping…

Six Nations Rugby Ltd has appointed Ben Morel as its new chief executive

Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin has been formally nominated for re-election by eight of the European football governing body’s member federations.

Najam Sethi has formally submitted his resignation from the role of chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, with the country’s new prime minister, Imran Khan, announcing almost immediately afterwards th…

Fifa's long-time legal director Marco Villiger has left the organisation after more than a decade's service

The German Football Association (DFB) has announced that former national team star Philipp Lahm will lead its local organising committee for Uefa Euro 2024, should it succeed in landing hosting rights…

The World Surf League (WSL) has appointed former Disney executive Nick Franklin as president of its Kelly Slater Wave Company (KSWC) operation.

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has revealed plans for a new mixed gender competition concept and has provided a further update on its financial situation as it continues efforts to demonstrate …

World football’s governing body Fifa has responded to criticism concerning its revised code of ethics stating that the changes made will guarantee greater opportunities for transparency and understanding o…

The International Federation of Kitesports Organisations (IFKO) has called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to intervene in a dispute over the positioning of kiteboarding in the sports movement

Richard Allcroft has been named as the new president of the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF), becoming the first person from outside North America to take on the role

World football’s governing body Fifa has moved to revamp its code of ethics, with “corruption” removed as an official offence and defamation introduced as a new means of sanctioning. T

Zambian football official Kalusha Bwalya has said he will appeal against a two-year ban imposed on him by Fifa, stating he is innocent of charges brought by world football’s governing body.

European Athletics and the European Olympic Committees (EOC) have revealed details of Dynamic New Athletics (DNA), a new mixed-gender team event that will debut at next year’s European Games in Minsk, B…