Uefa is ending its licensing relationship with Konami, the Japanese video game publisher, covering the Champions League and Europa League club competitions.

Endeavor, formerly WME-IMG, the combined Hollywood talent agency and international sports and entertainment company, will henceforth represent Jordan Spieth, one of the world’s top golfers, following its appointment of experienced sports agent Jay Danzi.

Liberty Media, the owner of Formula 1 motor racing, is in talks with potential Chinese partners to set up a new local venture in a bid to grow the sport in the country, according to reports.

Cricket Australia today announced a A$1.182-billion ($921-million) media rights agreement with pay-television's Fox Sports and free-to-air broadcaster Seven, signalling the end of commercial network Nine's 40 years as the main home of the Australian summer of cricket.

Fifa is likely to restructure its sponsorship programme for the World Cup after this year’s tournament, but the brands involved should not suffer any reputational damage from their association with the event in Russia, according to Phil Carling, the head of football at sports and entertainment agency Octagon.

The UK-based International Mixed Martial Arts Federation and the Russia-based World Mixed Martial Arts Association, the rival governing bodies for the sport, have sealed plans to amalgamate, after the WMMAA’s membership agreed to the move at a general assembly today.

The US television ratings for the final round of The Masters, the first golf major of 2018, increased by 14 per cent year-on-year on Sunday as USA’s Patrick Reed claimed his first title at that level.

A plan for Alisports, the sports arm of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, to invest $100 million over 10 years in rugby union in China, under a long-term partnership with World Rugby, is on hold because of changes in sports governance in the country.

Liberty Media, the owner of Formula 1 motor racing, is to proceed with plans for a revamp of the sport in 2021, with a focus on making it more competitive and cost-efficient, even though there has been resistance from some of the leading teams.

The EPFL, the umbrella body of Europe's soccer leagues that was today rebranded as European Leagues, has called for a “fairer” distribution of revenues derived from the top-tier Uefa Champions League and second-tier Europa League.