Premier League appoints new chairman - 26 Apr 2013
The Premier League has announced Anthony Fry as its new chairman, taking effect from 1st June, after the chairman of Dairy Crest was unanimously endorsed. read more
The Premier League has announced Anthony Fry as its new chairman, taking effect from 1st June, after the chairman of Dairy Crest was unanimously endorsed. read more
One of South Africa’s most revered sportsmen, former Springbok captain John Smit, has been appointed CEO of the Super Rugby franchise, the Sharks. read more
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has promoted Steve Elworthy to the position of managing director of global events and marketing. read more
Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver and triple Formula One World Champion, Sebastian Vettel, has enhanced and extended his role at Infiniti by becoming the new director of performance for the premium automotive brand. read more
Nick Fry, chief executive officer of the Mercedes Formula 1 team, has announced he will step down from the role. read more
Sebastian Coe is set to take on a wide-ranging advisor role for Nike, including acting as an international ambassador for ‘Designed To Move’, a major global initiative to tackle global inactivity. read more
Manchester United chief executive, David Gill, has revealed he will step down from his role with the Barclays Premier League leaders on 30th June, remaining a director of the club, with executive vice chairman Ed Woodward set to assume CEO responsibilities. read more
Former South African all-rounder Mike Procter and fellow countryman Rudi Koertzen have been confirmed as match officials for Pakistan's upcoming Twenty20 league, as well as Zimbabwean Russell Tiffin. read more
Willem Strauss, the competition promoter of the NBM 7sPL, has confirmed that former Proteas cricket player Makhaya Ntini will manage the Kaizer Chiefs sevens rugby team. read more
The Golden Lions Rugby Union have announced Manie Booysen as the new chief executive officer of the Union, adding that Booysen’s prior experience and success in managing organisations and companies where change and strategic development were essential for future existence and growth as a key factor in the decision. read more
Livestrong has announced that Lance Armstrong has ended his formal association with the charity to avoid any further fallout from the controversy surrounding his cycling career. read more
Lord Coe, the London 2012 Olympic chief, has been elected as chairman of the British Olympic Association, and will be tasked with trying to help Team GB build towards Rio in 2016 - following their successful medal tally in London. read more
Glasgow 2014 is set to officially launch its volunteer programme for the Commonwealth Games, by accepting expressions of interest from next week. Around 15,000 people will be required to help put on the event, with interest expected to be high following the success of the 70,000 London 2012 Games Makers. read more
David Stern has informed the NBA’s Board of Governors that he will step down as NBA Commissioner on 1st February, 2014, 30 years to the date he took over the position. Stern also announced that the Board of Governors voted unanimously to accept his recommendation that Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver succeed him as Commissioner. read more
Livestrong, the cancer charity founded by Lance Armstrong, enters a new era this week after the cyclist stepped down from his role as chairman following the damning doping report from the USADA. read more
Football Association chairman David Bernstein has been unsuccessful in his attempt to extend his tenure beyond his 70th birthday next year, after the FA Council voted by 45 votes to 40 to reject a proposal to allow him to extend his contract to the end of the 2014 World Cup. read more
The new board of Cricket South Africa has been announced and will be constituted at the annual general meeting later this month, after the Board of Directors of the sport’s national body completed its selection process of the five independent directors. read more
Lord Sebastian Coe is set to be elected unopposed as chairman of the British Olympic Association after his only opponent withdrew from the race. UK Sport is also welcoming a new addition to the team after appointing Simon Timson as its new performance director. read more
Former England captain Andrew Strauss has been appointed to the International Cricket Council's cricket committee, replacing West Indian Ian Bishop, who opted not to continue in the role. read more
Carlos Arthur Nuzman has secured a fifth consecutive term as president of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, as his team continues to build ahead of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. read more
Sir Clive Woodward has announced his departure from the British Olympic Association (BOA), where he has been director of sport since 2006. Woodward, who coached England's rugby team to its 2003 Rugby World Cup win, worked for the BOA in the build-up to the Games in both Beijing 2008 and London 2012. read more
Athletics SA chief executive Frik Vermaak has been dismissed after he was found guilty on multiple charges in a disciplinary hearing, according to a statement from the governing body. read more
World Squash Federation President N Ramachandran has been re-elected for a further four-year term at the 42nd WSF AGM today in Stockholm, Sweden. read more
Andre Pieterse has been appointed new president of the South African Golf Association at the Association’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday. read more
South Africa's Sam Ramsamy has been elected as the new President of the Confederation of African Swimming (CANA), succeeding Algeria's Mustapha Larfaoui, who had stepped down after holding the position since the creation of the organisation in 1972. read more
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is set to take over as chairman of the London Legacy Development Corporation, replacing Daniel Moylan who will head up a new aviation policy unit set up by Johnson in an attempt to try and attract more investment in the city. read more
Sebastian Coe will stand to be the next chairman of the British Olympic Association after the chairman of London 2012 confirmed that he had been approached to stand as Colin Moynihan successor. read more
Paul Vaughan has stepped down from his post as chief executive of England Rugby 2015 by mutual consent, and will be replaced by Debbie Jevans. read more
London 2012 CEO Paul Deighton has been appointed as a Minister in Britain's Treasury by the Prime Minister David Cameron. read more
Rio 2016 has launched the next stage of its marketing programme for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and will be boosted by its new chief commercial officer, Renato Ciuchini, officially begins his role this week. read more
Bill Beaumont has been appointed chairman of the Rugby Football Union, with Paul Murphy taking over as president. The former England captain will oversee England’s preparations ahead of hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2015. read more
Stanley Matthews has resigned as CEO of the Premier Soccer League, five months into his three-year tenure. COO Cambridge Nkonyane will take on the role on an interim basis while a permanent successor is identified. read more
You have just got to get them to the point where they really hate you. When you get to that point you sometimes make them think about something else -- a split second of concentration lapse that could give you a wicket.
New Zealand's Neil Wagner speaks of his bowling techniques ahead of the second test against England.
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