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A new women’s cycling union has formed with the aim of providing a voice for female cyclists to promote and protect athlete safety and enhance professionalism within the sport.

Marco Polo del Nero, the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), has today (Friday) been provisionally banned from all football activities for 90 days by the Ethics Committee of Fifa, the sport’s global governing body.

Raelene Castle has today (Tuesday) become the first woman to take the chief executive’s role at a major rugby union body by succeeding Bill Pulver at Rugby Australia.

Experiential marketing agency Engine Shop has today (Monday) announced the acquisition of The Gamer Agency (TGA), an esports strategy, event production and development company.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has moved to ease concerns over the country’s participation in the 2018 winter Olympic Games by saying that the US will compete “unless it’s legally or physically impossible”.

Jean Todt has today (Friday) been re-elected as president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) after standing unopposed for the top position at motorsport’s world governing body.

London’s Wembley Stadium will stage additional Euro 2020 matches after Uefa stripped hosting rights from Brussels.

The International Surfing Association has awarded the 2018 edition of its showpiece World Surfing Games to the Japanese city of Tahara.

Russian President Vladimir Putin today (Wednesday) confirmed the country’s authorities will not seek to boycott the 2018 winter Olympic Games, but questioned the terms of the International Olympic Committee’s sanctions.

The International Olympic Committee has suspended funding payments to the International Boxing Association (Aiba) due to concerns over the body’s governance.

Euroleague Basketball is working on changes to its calendar designed to resolve the ongoing impasse between it and the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

Fifa has today (Wednesday) lifted its two-year suspension of Kuwait, saying a new sports law brings the country in-line with its statutes.

The International Olympic Committee yesterday (Tuesday) banned Russia from competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang winter Olympic Games after finding evidence of an “unprecedented systematic manipulation” of doping results surrounding the 2014 Games in Sochi.

Former Synergy chief executive Tim Crow argues the International Olympic Committee has little to lose and everything to gain by taking on the financial burden of a smaller, smarter Olympic Games.

Russia has no plans to boycott the 2018 winter Olympic Games should the International Olympic Committee (IOC) opt to impose restrictions on the country’s participation, a Kremlin spokesman said today (Monday).

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has partnered with marketing and consulting firm Intersport to explore the role of esports within the college sports system.