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At a press conference held by newly formed organisation Change Cycling Now, Greg LeMond stated that he has been asked to and is ready to challenge Pat McQuaid as President of the UCI. “Yes, I’m...[more]

Strong accusations against John Furlong, former CEO of the Vancouver 2010 organising committee, are now going to court. Furlong has filed legal claims against Canadian newspaper Georgia Straight and...[more]

A newly released study looks into sport’s economic value in the EU and finds sport to be a growing economic and labour-intensive sector that has the potential to contribute to reducing economic...[more]

A Swiss council report concludes that existing anti-corruption measures taken by sport organisations are insufficient and examines ways to enhance regulations, including making fraud in sport a...[more]

Today fan organisation Supporters Direct Europe (SD Europe) presents its position paper The Heart of the Game –why supporters are vital to improving governance in football at an event...[more]

After the Lance Armstrong revelations, the UCI’s reputation has suffered severely and to add insult to injury, the cycling body received two lawsuits this weekend. The UCI top has not been reluctant...[more]

Five European newspapers have launched a manifesto calling for credible cycling and reforms, and an independent investigation by WADA into the UCI and its handling of the Armstrong collapse. The...[more]

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has come under fire in the wake of the ‘Reasoned decision’ by USADA leading to the stripping of Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France wins. This week has seen...[more]

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency‘s reasoned decision in its case against Lance Armstrong gives a detailed picture of doping practices in professional cycling. But there is much more to the case...[more]

The call comes from 19 members of the International Network of Humanistic Doping Research (INHDR) and urges the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to reconsider its ban on certain recreational drugs,...[more]

The USADA has laid forward evidence that Lance Armstrong and his team USPS ran ”a massive team doping scheme, more extensive than any previously revealed in professional sports history.” In a...[more]

The lack of physical activity in everyday life has become such a rapidly increasing problem globally that a broad international effort is necessary, say the more than 70 organisations and...[more]

An investigation into suspected match fixing led to French police detaining several members of the Montpellier handball club this weekend. The detention comes after French media last week reported...[more]

Journalist and blogger James M. Dorsey has been ordered by a Singapore court to reveal his sources for a report on an audit of suspended Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Mohammed bin...[more]

In a comment piece, International Marketing Reports (IMR) questions if the €100 m a year sponsorship deal which French football club Paris Saint Germain (PSG) is reported to sign with a Qatari bank,...[more]