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Belgian clubs vote in favour of cross-border Eredivisie merger

Belgium’s Pro League football clubs have voted unanimously in favour of a merger with the Dutch Eredivisie.The merger would see the Belgian and Netherlands...

FIFA launches UNODC-backed Global Integrity Programme

FIFA has teamed up with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to launch a FIFA Global Integrity Programme, setting an objective...

World Rugby launches new global women’s tournament

World Rugby has unveiled plans for a new global women’s competition, WXV, which will commence in 2023, with financial backing from the rugby union...

Cheltenham Festival 2021 forecast for decade-high viewership peak

The 2021 Cheltenham Festival has been forecast to net its biggest viewing audience for 10 years, with fans unable to attend the live event,...

DCMS calls for justification over the BBC’s venture into MMA

The UK government has called on the BBC to justify its broadcast arrangement with mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion Bellator amid the current debate...

FA Cup final included in UK government’s pilot programme

The FA Cup final has been chosen as a trial event for the return of sports spectators as part of the Events Research Programme’s...

QPR removes Football Index as front of shirt sponsor

Queens Park Rangers has announced it will ‘no longer be carrying’ the Football Index logo, effective immediately, after the player stock exchange entered administration.The...

Premier League and Europol disassemble ‘world’s largest’ illegal sports stream

The Premier League has helped La Liga, Europol, and the Spanish police to shut down one of the ‘world’s largest’ piracy operations, Mobdro.In October 2018, the...

Nottingham Forest ‘in talks’ with Football Index after firm enters administration

EFL Championship club Nottingham Forest are reportedly in talks with current front-of-shirt sponsor Football Index, after the firm entered administration this week.Forest first signed...

Thomas Bach re-elected for second IOC term as 2020 Agenda reviewed

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Thomas Bach, has been re-elected to serve a second four-year term of office after running unopposed for the post.The...