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The Host City of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be elected at the 119th IOC Session in Guatemala City later today with IOC members choosing between the cities of Sochi (Russian Federation), Salzburg (Austria) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea).

Former Austrian Bundesliga champions GAK may have to play in Austria's amateur leagues after losing a legal battle to stay in the Bundesliga’s second division.

The organisers of the 2008 European Championship said they were confident that much of the Euro 2008 infrastructure is already in place, a year ahead of the start of the tournament.

The IOC’s Evaluation Commission Report praised three very high quality bids for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, although Salzburg, Austria must seek to make up some ground on Sochi and PyeongChang. Despite having an ‘excellent concept’ the Commission raised concerns over a shortage of detail in its bid.

Franz Klammer, Olympic legend and Salzburg 2014 International Chairman, expressed his excitement that the IOC Evaluation Commission Report recognised the vision of Salzburg for reconnecting the young to the Olympic Winter Games.

The IOC’s Evaluation Commission Report praised three very high quality bids for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, although Salzburg, Austria must seek to make up some ground on Sochi and PyeongChang. Despite having an ‘excellent concept’ the Commission raised concerns over a shortage of detail in its bid.

The IOC Evaluation Commission for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 will today publish its technical report on each of the three cities bidding for the Games.

South Korean carmakers Kia Motors agreed a deal to become an official global sponsor of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship.

Austrian state prosecutors filed bankruptcy charges against Austrian Bundesliga club GAK.

Franz Klammer, a five-time World Cup downhill skiing champion, has been appointed as a figurehead for Salzburg's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Coca-Cola appointed Mango Event Management to run its International Hospitality Program for at the UEFA European Championships 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.

The three cities vying for the 2014 Winter Olympics, PyeongChang, Salzburg and Sochi, submitted their final bid documents to the IOC before the midnight Wednesday deadline.

Sports TV Media Distribution, the Austrian based Sports Marketing & Coordination Agency specialised in television distribution and rights consultancy renewed a deal with the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), for a further two years to the end of 2008.

UEFA officially launched the mascot for the 2008 European Championship, a dynamic set of twins, dressed in red and white football strips, the national colours of both the host countries, Austria and Switzerland.

With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum.

Hospitality in Partnership (HiP), the global events and consultancy operation is to create a consortium to tender for the official corporate hospitality contract for Euro 2008, to be staged in Switzerland and Austria.