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UK drinks giant Brewdog has released an ad campaign criticising the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Huge billboard adverts have appeared on buildings in what the ... More

A collection of nearly 50 scientists has urged the London Science Museum to end three oil company partnerships, with the collective arguing the sponsorships are ... More

Architect Steven Holl has blamed “a crisis of ignorance in high places” for a lack of progress in adopting environmental building practices, reserving particular ire ... More

David Lappartient has vowed to increase transparency in cycling after being elected president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The 44-year-old Frenchman secured 37 votes ... More

The US, Canada and Mexico have declared their intention to submit a historic unified bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The proposal, if ... More

Norway tops the global happiness rankings, moving up from 4th place in 2016, followed closely by Denmark, Iceland and Switzerland, according to new rankings from ... More

Despite a rocky start to life as a visitor attraction, Fifa’s football museum in Zurich plans to push on, targeting double the amount of visitors ... More

FIFA’s World Football Museum in Zurich has suffered a disappointing start after incurring losses of more than CHF30m (US$30.5m, €27.9m, £24.1m) in its first year. ... More

The death of a penguin at a zoo in Mumbai has had major political ramifications in India, with the country’s opposition party making allegations of ... More

The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has proposed a number of substantial reforms – including transferring power away from the president – as it ... More

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has published a new long-term action plan, laying out its proposals on how to grow the sport in a sustainable ... More

The election of an anti-Olympic mayor in Rome could scupper the Italian capital city’s hopes of securing the 2024 summer Games. Virginia Raggi is a ... More

Government officials in Rome are seeking €436m (US$486m, £337m) from corporate sponsors and donors to help restore historic sites in the city. Called “100 proposals ... More

Fatma Samoura, a United Nations veteran of two decades, has been appointed as secretary general of FIFA – the first woman and African to hold ... More

Sports governing bodies will have to appoint at least 30 per cent of its board from under-represented gender groups and will be targeted to increase ... More

FIFA has revealed that it will choose the host nation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in May 2020. The decision was made during the ... More

Infrastructure projects built for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio are being investigated for corruption by the city’s council. Rio de Janeiro City Council has ... More

After announcing plans in January to invest €300m (US$325m, £220m) to protect its most important heritage sites in need of restoration, Italy has earmarked €1bn ... More

More than 50 high-profile people and organisations have come together to join a global coalition which aims to promote integrity and fight corruption in sport. ... More

London’s Excel Centre has been named as the next host of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) Congress in August 2017. Chosen for its ... More

The corruption crisis engulfing FIFA has hit the beleaguered organisation in the pocket, with its 2015 financial results revealing a loss of US$122m (£84.5m, €108.2m). ... More

Hit with rising 2022 World Cup costs and declining oil value, Qatar has cut back on its culture spending to try to lower costs for ... More

The European Commission will invite all sporting federations in the continent to commit to a criteria for good governance in the wake of the scandals ... More

Bill Beaumont – the chair of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) – has revealed his vision for the sport as he bids to become chair ... More

Gianni Infantino – the Swiss-Italian general secretary of UEFA – has been elected as FIFA president after two rounds of voting. Infantino won 115 votes, ... More