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US video game developer Riot Games is set to introduce a franchise system for its European League of Legends Championship Series amid a raft of proposed changes that aim to bring it in line with its North American counterpart.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has today (Monday) named Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant and Patrick Baumann as chairmen of the Coordination Commissions for the 2024 and 2028 summer Olympic Games, respectively.

Zhao Jun, chief executive of CSM, wants to renegotiate her company's 8-billion- yuan deal for Chinese Super League rights after  the league imposed restrictions on the transfer of foreign players. Ben Cronin spoke to the ‘8-billion-dollar sister’ at the recent Sportel media convention.

Stakeholders from the Olympic movement agreed on Saturday that esports “could be considered as a sporting activity,” leaving the door ajar for possible future inclusion at the Olympic Games.

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has joined forces with EA Sports to launch a new esports competition based on the video game developer’s ‘Fifa 18’ title.

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC’s) rules governing athlete endorsement deals at the Olympic Games have been met with a fresh challenge with the news that Germany’s Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, is taking action against the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB).

Slovenian biathlete Teja Gregorin has today (Thursday) been named as the sole athlete that tested positive for banned substances at the 2010 winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, following re-analysis of samples taken during the sporting spectacle.

Coca-Cola's decision to feature a fictional character from EA Sports' Fifa 18 in its marketing campaign for the 2018 World Cup shows how the console game has become a star in its own right, says Richard Clarke.

Tennis Australia has appointed Jayne Hrdlicka, the chief executive of the Jetstar Group airline, as its first female president and chair.

The NBA 2K League is being hyped as a game changer for the esports industry as it marks the first time that esports teams have been owned by professional franchises. John Reynolds finds out why the NBA and the majority of its teams believe it will be such a success.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has said that it will take “the necessary and appropriate steps” if action “is warranted and feasible” under the World Anti-Doping Code following allegations of systematic doping in China during the 1980s and 1990s.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee for the Japanese capital city’s hosting of the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games have agreed to place a key focus on legacy as preparations continue the sporting spectacle.

The New York Yankees Major League Baseball franchise has entered the esports sector through an investment partnership with Vision Esports, the parent company of the Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies and Vision Entertainment properties.

FIFPro, the worldwide union for footballers, has said it is “premature” to suggest that it will withdraw its complaint about the transfer market after the stakeholders’ committee of global governing body Fifa reached an agreement to make it easier for players to leave their clubs if they are not being paid on time.

The European Handball Federation (EHF) and Forum Club Handball (FCH), the organisation representing Europe’s top men’s clubs, have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the ongoing commercial development of the sport in the continent.

Digital sports content and media group Perform has bolstered its position in the sports analysis market by acquiring football-focused firm Scout7.