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The English Football Association (FA) has today (Wednesday) unveiled reform plans for the women’s club game that will lead to the introduction of a fully professional top tier from the 2018-19 season.

While the Mayweather-McGregor bout may have attracted the attention of millions of fight fans worldwide, Kevin Roberts suggests that cultural changes, rather than novelty, will influence the sporting contests of tomorrow.

International Boxing Association (Aiba) president Ching-Kuo Wu is set to remain in power for the immediate future after the Swiss Court of Lausanne dismissed attempts from a rival organisation to seize control of the sport’s world governing body.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has stripped its 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) from Kenya, while Cameroon remains host of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but faces an inspection of its infrastructure for the tournament.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Pyeongchang 2018 have today (Friday) maintained that safety and security are among their primary concerns for next year’s winter Olympics after France’s Sports Minister, Laura Flessel, said its team would not travel to South Korea if there is any doubts regarding the growing tension in the region.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has today (Friday) lashed out at a new calendar proposal issued by Euroleague Basketball, the organising body of club competitions on the continent, stating the move represents a “heavy-handed diversionary tactic”.

European Cycling Union (UEC) vice-president Rocco Cattaneo has been elevated to the top job at the governing body following David Lappartient’s election as International Cycling Union (UCI) president.

In a wide-ranging interview with SportBusiness International's Ben Cronin, Sean Bratches, Formula One's managing director of commercial operations, outlines the sport's ambitious plans, from esports to OTT and sponsorship.

Newly-elected International Cycling Union (UCI) president David Lappartient has pledged to improve the sport’s economic model and tackle the issue of ‘technological doping’ after stating that his victory in today’s (Thursday’s) election did not come as a surprise.

US video game developer Activision Blizzard has awarded the final three franchise spots for its new Overwatch League to the cities of Philadelphia, Dallas and Houston.

International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) senior vice-president Sergey Bubka has denied any wrongdoing after it emerged that the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) is investigating a payment he made to the governing body’s former treasurer, Valentin Balakhnichev.

European Cycling Union (UEC) president David Lappartient has today (Thursday) ousted Brian Cookson as president of the International Cycling Union (UCI).

Russia has today (Wednesday) regained its place on the ruling council of world football’s governing body Fifa, while Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has called on European lawmakers to provide assistance in addressing escalating spending amongst the continent’s elite clubs.

The North American Soccer League (NASL) has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) after the national governing body rejected a request to grant it Division 2 status for 2018.

Towards the end of his football career, former Tottenham and New Zealand defender Ryan Nelsen became aware of the cyber-squatting trade, where celebrities are offered website domain names similar to their own at extortionate prices. Uneasy about the practice he set about creating a way to prevent chancers from profiting from sports stars' intellectual property. Dominic Bliss finds out more.

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli is facing a two-and-a-half year ban as part of an Italian Football Federation (FIGC) investigation into the Serie A champion’s ticketing arrangements.