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Two senior South American officials involved in FIFA’s bribery and corruption scandal have been handed down life bans by the FIFA ethics committee. Colombian Luis Bedoya and Chilean Sergio Jadue accused of bribery and conflicts of interest, according to the ethics committee, have breached five articles of the institution’s Leer más
Last week, China’s top court held a hearing in order to decide whether to rehear a high-profile trademark dispute between Michael Jordan and Qiaodan Sports. On July 2015, the Beijing High People’s Court issued a verdict in favor of Qiaodan Sports after Jordan demanded the Leer más
A recent article from The Independent dealt with the problems some top British football stars face with gambling. Some of these players use to play poker games before matches and in some cases they are turning to online betting sites. The result of these games affects their perfomance Leer más
Ethiopia is under the spotlight of WADA and IAAF. The country must carry out doping tests on 200 athletes by November if it does not want to face a ban by the IAAF. In case the do not comply with the request, they could be Leer más
The British Horseracing Authority and Geoff Banks have finally resolved their legal dispute over an incident involving speculative bid during the Gigaset International Stakes at Ascot last July 2015. The parties agreed to dimisss the proceedings against the BHA, while the BHA agreed to make a contribution to the legal Leer más
Bet365 and Stoke City recently entered into a six-year sponsorship agreement that will begin next season. As part of this agreement, the Britannia Stadium will be renamed as bet365 Stadium. This sponsorship agreement will allow the club to build 1.800 extra seats, lifting the stadium’s capacity to Leer más
China’s National Development and Reform Commision announced last month a plan to be a world leading soccer team by 2050. The plan is divided into three phases, being the first one the foundation of soccer by 2020. In the forthcoming years, from 2021 to 2030, Leer más
Chinese investors keep spreading their presence around the world of football. Rumour has it that Inter Milan could be the next club to have a new Chinese member of their ownership group. The club currently belongs to Indonesian president Erick Thohir since 2013, and it is Leer más
Looks like meldonium is still cutting edge, once again. Now it is time for Russian track riders, according to the Russian Cycling Federation. Two track riders, Anastasia Chulkova and Pavel Yakushevsky tested positive in meldonium, although they had stopped taking it last September 2015. The Leer más
In the middle of the scandal of doping positives in swimming, voices have arisen demanding the necessity of increase the number of tests in order to preserve the integrity of sport. Adam Peaty, British swimmer, declared that the authorities should undertake weekly tests. Although this Leer más