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On a Roll
Roller sports lay claim to the IOC’s sought-after youth appeal trump card, but can disciplines like skateboarding and inline skating really be converted into serious Olympic sports?
X Marks the Spot
Europe’s short-lived hosting of ESPN’s X Games is set to be revived, but with the failed 2022 winter Olympic Games bidder Oslo in the driving seat, will the action sports event be back for good?
Minneapolis extends X Games hosting agreement
US sports broadcaster ESPN, which organises the X Games, has announced that U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis will continue to host the summer edition of the action sports event until 2020.
Extreme partnership seeks to breathe new life into Circuit of Wales project
Officials behind the Circuit of Wales, which is due to become the new home of the MotoGP motorcycling championship in the UK, have breathed new life into the troubled project by striking a business partnership with the Extreme Sports Company.
“We can no longer rely on the Ryder Cup, and in this cycle we will not” | Keith Pelley, European Tour
European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley talks about his plans to diversify the organisation ahead of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. Ben Cronin reports
Masa Takaya on Tokyo 2020’s messages of resilience, recovery and hope
In the first of a trio of interviews with the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Kevin McCullagh speaks to Masa Takaya, spokesperson and communications team leader, about what Tokyo 2020 wants to say to the world and how his team is delivering the message.
Beijing 2022: Two years away, but doubts still linger
A quick cease fire of Chinese hostilities towards the NBA last month was a smart move, to prevent the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games from becoming collateral damage, says Zhang Dan, who takes a closer look at how the event’s organisers are doing so far.
Hosting the SEA Games: is the juice still worth the squeeze?
The Southeast Asian Games has grown to be unrecognisable from its first edition in Bangkok in 1959. Is it still relevant for the region, or has it been supplanted by its bigger brother, the Asian Games?