SportAccord President Ivo Ferriani held a meeting with World Karate Federation (WKF) officials to discuss the future of the umbrella organisation following the dissolution of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has appointed John Hewitt as its new director of communications and public relations.

Martin Gibbs has been confirmed as the new permanent managing director of SportAccord, it was announced today.

The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), known as the "One Voice for all Sport", has been silenced.

SportAccord President and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Ivo Ferriani has expressed his "dream" here to have Vladimir Putin join fellow political leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in attending the key international sport convention.

The time has once again come for change at the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and SportAccord. 

Martin Gibbs was today named as acting managing director of SportAccord following the departure of Nis Hatt.

SportAccord managing director Nis Hatt has left the organisation after 10 years, insidethegames can exclusively reveal.

An Extraordinary General Assembly will be called in September to decide on the dissolution of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), it has been confirmed.

The Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) is to hold a virtual General Assembly on May 17.

This year’s SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia has been cancelled.

This year’s SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit in Yekaterinburg will go ahead as planned, organisers have insisted, despite the deteriorating situation between Russia and the West over Ukraine.

Ivo Ferriani has been unanimously elected as the new President of SportAccord at the organisation’s virtual Executive Committee meeting today.

Raffaele Chiulli has called on sporting organisations to collaborate and innovate in a speech at the virtual International Federations (IF) Forum today.

Lessons from the rearranged Olympic Games in Tokyo will be discussed during the virtual International Federation (IF) Forum tomorrow.