If Zenit St Petersburg chief executive Aleksey Miller has his way, then the big spending Russian champions could be kicking off the 2014-15 season against Shakhtar Donetsk, Dynamo Kiev, Metalist Kharkhiv or another of Ukrainian football’s heavyweights.

For the eighth time Play the Game invites you to engage in open, fact-based and constructive debates on a number of themes that are essential to the future of sport.

The European Parliament has approved a resolution aimed at combatting the problems with match-fixing and corruption in sport.

Play the Game invites all interested stakeholders to sign up for the eighth world communication conference on sport and society, Play the Game 2013.

The seven Australian Olympic sports receiving the most public funding have been warned by the Australian government to improve their governance or risk losing a significant portion of the money.

Duke University offers a free course on Sport and Society via the online e-learning platform Coursera.

What is sports journalism for? Are sports journalists a part of the fourth estate or merely a fan club? In this article from The Conversation, David Rowe discusses the role of sports journalism in the light of the number of recent hits to the reputation of sport.

One month to go to the seminar "The Challenge for Europe in the Governance of Sport" in Brussels. Register now to secure a seat.