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Boxing
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The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has stated “unprofessional relationships” within its organisation created an atmosphere of collusion between senior management and judges at the 2016 summer Olympic Games, but has ruled out the possibility that active interference took place in the result of bouts in Rio de Janeiro.
Media

Bernie Ecclestone’s 40-year career as the head of Formula 1 looks to be at an end after Liberty Media announced a new management structure for the sport. We look at the unashamed controversialist’s most famous quotes
Media

Analysis of the esports media landscape, looking at the dominant role of Twitch and YouTube, and how conventional TV is trying to get involved.
Esports
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US cable-television broadcaster the Big Ten Network, which is owned by the Big Ten Conference and Fox Entertainment Group, has joined forces with Riot Games, owner of the ‘League of Legends’ multiplayer online battle arena video game, to launch the first major college-level esports tournament in the country.
Esports
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The Dutch Eredivisie has become the latest major European football league to launch its own esports competition.
Ice Hockey
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In-depth analysis of the Infront Sports & Media-led video social media strategy for the Ice Hockey World Championship.
Esports
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Activision Blizzard has announced plans to launch a groundbreaking esports league. SportBusiness International looks at whether it will set a new commercial benchmark for the sector.
Multi-sport
Events

Pyeongchang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic winter Games (POCOG) president Lee Hee-beom has maintained that preparations for the event have been “clean” amid a political scandal in South Korea that has alleged connections to the country’s sports industry.
Squash
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The Professional Squash Association (PSA) and World Squash Federation (WSF) have today (Thursday) agreed in principle to adopt a new Memorandum of Understanding that will seek to drive the sport’s ongoing development in the global marketplace.
Basketball
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NBA basketball franchise the Miami Heat has acquired a stake in professional esports organisation Misfits, as part of a new strategic partnership between the two parties.
Tennis
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The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) has imposed a seven-year ban on former Australian Open junior boys’ finalist Nick Lindahl after he was found guilty of match-fixing offences committed at a minor tournament in 2013.
Media

Cisco predicts video will account for 80 per cent of all internet traffic by 2019. In this article Neulion, the digital video platform provider, explains the critical elements of a successful OTT video product.
Football
Business

Fifa has brought in two lawyers to act as mediators in disputes with staff, amid major restructuring at world football’s governing body.
Table Tennis
Business

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) deputy president Khalil Al-Mohannadi has announced that he will stand for the presidency of the sport’s world governing body during this year’s elections.
Golf
Business

Golf’s Ladies European Tour (LET) has appointed Mark Lichtenhein, a former senior executive with the men’s European Tour, as its new chairman.
Cricket
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Cricket South Africa (CSA) has imposed a two-year ban on former national team batsman Alviro Petersen in the latest punishment stemming from a match-fixing scandal concerning the 2015 season of domestic Twenty20 competition the T20 Challenge Series.
Rugby Union
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Newly-elected Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) president Bernard Laporte has reaffirmed his union’s commitment towards France’s bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup during a meeting with World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont.
Rugby Union
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USA Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the United States, has hit back at allegations made by Pro Rugby chief executive Doug Schoninger that appear to have cast the future of the club league into doubt after the completion of its first season.