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Lausanne, 31 January 2018 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will announce the decisions rendered in relation to 39 Russian athletes who are challenging the decisions taken by the Disciplinary Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC DC) in relation to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games on 1 February 2018.
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2018 FIFA World Cup™ tickets: impressive figures mark the closing of the current sales window1/31/2018 
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4,905,169 tickets had been requested by fans from all over the world before the random selection draw sales period concluded at 12:00 Moscow time today. Since 5 December 2017, supporters have had a great opportunity to apply for tickets exclusively at FIFA.com/tickets, and anticipation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ in Russia this summer has been increasing steadily. Most of the applications have come from Russia (2,503,957 tickets requested), with Germany (338,414), Argentina (186,005), Mexico (154,611), Brazil (140,848), Poland (128,736), Spain (110,649), Peru (100,256), Colombia (87,786), USA (87,052) and the Netherlands (71,096) making up the top ten countries outside the host nation. Overall, international demand accounts for 49 per cent. 
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Diego Lugano, who captained Uruguay to a memorable semi-final appearance at the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, has announced his retirement to bring down the curtain on a glittering 19-year playing career. A stoic but athletic centre-back, Lugano enjoyed a fruitful decade-long career for La Celeste, which ended in 2014. 
The Beach Volleyball Commission met in Lausanne on Wednesday.
Lausanne, Switzerland, January 31, 2018 - FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° met with the Beach Volleyball Commission today, focusing on the great achievements of the sport so far and plans for a bright future. To open the Commission meeting, the FIVB President spoke about the success of the new star structure for the FIVB World Tour. Introduced in 2016, the ranking system makes it possible to deliver the best possible events for the athletes, fans and sponsors, as well as providing an increased number of opportunities for countries to host beach volleyball events. 
MCG to host both women's and men's finals in a landmark year for cricket.
The venues and host cities for the ICC World T20 2020, which will be hosted by Australia, were announced today at events throughout the country. The eight Host Cities are Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. 
The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has endorsed the 2018 African Women’s Championship scheduled to take place in Ghana from November 17 to December 5.
“I am very excited that Ghana will be hosting this years’ tournament; I believe that our women are preparing well ahead of the tournament to make us all proud,” she gladly said. 
Joachim Gossow, CEO of the International World Games Association, has signed a contract extension until 2021. The IWGA Board agreed to further cooperation with its CEO to set the way for The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama from 15 – 25 July 2021.
IWGA President José Perurena stated: “We are very pleased by the way that Joachim Gossow has taken our multi-sport event to the next level. We recognise the progress that we have achieved in the recent editions of The World Games, and we are aiming to follow this track into the future. That is why we have agreed to extend the contract with Joachim Gossow, who leads our staff and who has the full confidence of our member federations and of the upcoming host city.” 
Kaizer Chiefs and Vodacom shook Alexandra Township when they hosted the last Shake Every Day summer campaign roadshow on Saturday, 27 January 2018 at the Alex Mall. The roadshow was a precursor of the massive game that would take place in the evening between Amakhosi and Mamelodi Sundowns at the FNB Stadium.
Amakhosi supporters descended on the Shakeville set-up at the Alex Mall in numbers from as early as 10:00 and left at 14:00 – just in time to get ready for the clash of two giants of South African football. 
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Austria’s Marco Dallago will be looking to extend his lead in the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship when the action returns to Europe with a stop in Finland. But Canada’s Scott Croxall will be looking for his fourth straight win in Finland on Feb 2-3. 
Paul Dogboe, trainer and father of Isaac Dogboe, has stressed that his son is ready to fight Emmanuel Tagoe at 130 pounds (super featherweight) in July.
After Tagoe’s last Saturday’s win over Fernando David Saucedo, the former’s camp threw a challenge at Dogboe and the latter’s camp has accepted to fight. 
Andy Pycroft of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees has rated the Wanderers Stadium pitch as “poor” and, as such, according to the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, it has received three demerit points, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced today.
The demerit points will remain active for a rolling five-year period and if during this five-year period the Wanderers Stadium reaches the threshold of five demerit points, then it will be suspended from staging any international cricket for 12 months. 
Key events in 2018 include the inaugural edition of the Volleyball Nations League and the FIVB Volleyball World Championships.
Lausanne, Switzerland, January 29, 2018 – In a major new agreement between the FIVB and Polsat, the Polish television channel has acquired the right to broadcast flagship events including the Volleyball Nations League and the Volleyball Challenger Cup. The agreement also includes rights to the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments, the 2022 FIVB Volleyball World Championships and the 2019 and 2023 editions of the FIVB Volleyball World Cup. It renews long-standing ties between the FIVB and Polsat. 
“There is currently an ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation underway in relation to the Ajman All Stars League held recently in Ajman, UAE. The ICC Anti-Corruption Unit works to uphold integrity in Cricket and in keeping with that role we are talking to players and officials and will not make any further comment at this time.
“If anyone has information that would assist the ACU in its enquiries, the Unit can be contacted on contactacu@icc-cricket.com.” 
Shubman Gill produced a classy century in the face of some fine fast bowling as India marched into their sixth final at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup with a facile 203 runs victory over Pakistan at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
In front of broadcast cameras, Gill’s innings of 102 not out in the second Super League semi-final helped India post a challenging 272 for nine even as Pakistan bowlers Muhammad Musa and Arshad Iqbal bowled their hearts out to share seven scalps. 
As the the road to the FIFA eWorld Cup began, we were treated to thrills, upsets and a youthful champion no one expected at the first FUT Champions Cup in Barcelona this weekend.
With 16 spots at the EA SPORTS FIFA 18 Global Series Playoffs on offer – where tickets for the main event - the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final itself will be up for grabs – competition was fierce, but it was 16-year-old Briton DhTekKz, taking part in his first major competitive event, who triumphed overall. 
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FIFA today announced that Marco Fazzone has been appointed as the Director of the FIFA World Football Museum. Marco, who is currently the Managing Director of Design & Regional Art Fairs of the MCH Group Ltd. in Basel, will take up the post in February 2018. "I am happy to underline that we are definitely on the right track. In the last year, we have worked hard on the cost model as well as streamlining the whole financial structure of the museum," said Zvonimir Boban, FIFA Deputy Secretary General (Football). 
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The venues and host cities for the ICC World T20 2020, which will be hosted by Australia, were announced today.
The eight Host Cities are Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Geelong, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. 
The Sports Events Council met in Lausanne on Monday and Tuesday
Lausanne, Switzerland, January 30, 2018 - FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° chaired the two-day Sports Events Council meeting and talked to members about the exciting developments in volleyball. The FIVB President was joined by the Presidents of the Continental Confederations, President and Secretary of the Council as well as its members and athletes’ representatives to discuss the new era of volleyball. The delegation spoke at length about the launch of the Volleyball Nations League, an initiative that is set to revolutionise the sport. 
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The new edition of FIFA’s Global Transfer Market Report offers an overview of global international transfer activity at professional football clubs around the world throughout 2017. Last year saw more record-breaking football transfer statistics:
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BEIRUT, Lebanon - FIBA has announced the hosts and dates for three Asian youth continental championships to be played in 2018 as well as this year's FIBA Asia Champions Cup. 
ROS Nutrition have become the latest addition to the Guinness PRO14 sponsorship family after their appointment as the Official Nutrition Partner for the Championship for the next two seasons.
As the UK and Ireland’s fastest growing sports health and nutrition company, ROS Nutrition have teamed up with the Guinness PRO14 at the most exciting point in the Championship’s history having expanded into South Africa this season. 
Stillwater Sports has announced a new partnership between FALKE South Africa and the largest XTERRA in the world, the Fedhealth XTERRA Grabouw.
Established in 1974, FALKE SA is a subsidiary of the German textile company, a fourth-generation family owned business that was founded in 1895. |
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