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Thornton Sports Ltd, which consists of Thornton Contracts Ltd, Nordon Ltd, Protech AllWeather Ltd and GTC Sports Ltd, have achieved ISO14001 environmental accreditation.

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has announced that a medal system is to be introduced as a preventative measure for drivers becoming world champions “by not winning races.”

Sport and the law are set to meet in the upcoming International Sports Law Conference.

West Ham confirmed yesterday that their lawyers are drafting a statement of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland in relation to the case involving the club and Sheffield United.

The organisers of November’s Stanford 20/20 for 20 have accused Digicel, the main sponsors of West Indies cricket, of “bullying” tactics in their attempt to secure the billing to which they believe their five-year deal with the WICB entitles them.

Uefa has announced that it is to launch an investigation into the major financial challenges facing European football, focusing on club debts and the inequality between the financial status of clubs.

The current sponsors of the West Indies cricket team, Digicel, has insisted their rights are being infringed upon in the deal between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and promoter Allen Stanford.

Manchester City FC has been in turmoil following the arrest warrants that were issued on the club’s owner Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife in Thailand yesterday.

A line is to be drawn under the 'Spygate' scandal that rocked Formula 1 last year, following an agreement between McLaren and Ferrari.

The International Rugby Board has announced that it is to allocate the next two Rugby World Cup tournaments, 2015 and 2019, at the same time.