Austria
Events

Infront Sports & Media has reached an agreement with German pay-TV company Premiere Fernsehen & Co.KG, for a package of broadcast rights that includes all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Business

The Swedish towns of Ostersund and Are will apply to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

Red Bull Racing, which recently bought the Jaguar F1 team, has dropped plans for a Euros 700-million revamp of Austria's A1-Ring grand prix track because of environmental concerns
Business

The initial field for the 2014 Winter Olympics will be set on July 28, 2005.
Events

The Associated Press reports that Salzburg and Innsbruck Austria will make a formal bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at a presentation in Vienna next month.
Stadia

Sydney has been selected as the venue for Australia's Davis Cup tie against Austria next year, reports Reuters.
Events

Infront Sports & Media has reached two long-term agreements with Czech TV for television rights to the IIHF World Championships in ice hockey from 2007 to 2011 and the European Handball Championships between 2004 and 2010.
Events

KBL Powerboat Management Ltd, the promoters of the U.I.M. Powerboat P1 World Championship, has appointed Laura Cotterill Associates to look after its TV programme sales.
Events

UEFA has launched the public invitation to tender for European TV rights to the UEFA European Championship 2008, being held in Austria and Switzerland.
Business

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.
Stadia

Scotland and Ireland are set to team up once again to present a joint bid to stage the Euro 2012 soccer tournament.
Business

The Stanford Financial Group has signed up as official sponsor of the rankings on tennis’ Delta Tour of Champions.
Events

As its national team celebrates qualification to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, Greek soccer chiefs say they are considering a bid to host Euro 2012.

Val d’Isere has won the right to host the FIS 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championship.
Events

Sports marketing giant IMG is expanding into global tourism as it looks to increase its consultancy base.
Events

Live coverage of MotoGP races in 2003 has increased by an average of 138 million – according to rights holders Dorna.

The Bahrain Formula One circuit has corrected earlier reports that Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa has become the track's new managing director.

The European Pro Beach Soccer League (EPBSL) is set to expand in 2004 after organisers agreed to take on more clubs.