Austria
Business

Communications firm T-Mobile has become the eighth firm to sign up as a major sponsor for the UEFA 2004 European Football Championship, which takes place in Portugal next summer.
Business

Sports marketing consultants Sport, Art and Finance (SAF), has become the official sales agent in Germany and Austria for the SportBusiness Group - publisher of sportbusiness.com.

Belgium is back and China and Bahrain join the fold - the FIA has finally confirmed next year's Formula One World Championship calendar.
Business

UEFA and its partnering agency TEAM Marketing have concluded the sales process for the next Champions League TV rights contracts after announcing new deals in Austria, Italy, Portugal and the Czech Republic.
Media

German free-to-air broadcaster DSF has bought up the TV rights to the Ice Hockey World Championships.
Business

Vancouver has been named as the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Business

Formula One's world governing body has made a major u-turn and scrapped its plans for a ban on tobacco advertising in 2006.

A leading bookmaker has installed South Africa as overwhelming favourites to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup - and Salzburg top to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Events

Recruitment firm The Sports Recruitment Company has announced that it is opening a new office in Geneva.
Events

The International Volleyball Federation has reached an agreement with Eurosport to provide live coverage of the 2003 Swatch-FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Austria's hopes of getting back on to the Formula One calendar has been boosted after Bernie Ecclestone said he was keen for the race to be reinstated.
Business

The International Olympic Committee has released its evaluation report on the three cities bidding to host the 2012 Winter Games.
Stadia

The speaker list for the Stadia & Arena 2003 conference has been confirmed including representatives from UEFA and a number of top soccer clubs.
Sponsorship & Marketing

CART Champ Car has signed a deal with Speedpool Multimedia-Service to promote the sanctioning body and build exposure for the series' return to Germany.

Vancouver's bid for the 2010 Winter Olympics is set to be boosted by a new government-funded project.

Rugby's Hong Kong Sevens is set to go ahead as planned - despite the high-profile withdrawals of the Italian and French national teams.
Events

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has indicated that Vancouver's bid to host the 2010 Winter Games will need the full support of the city's residents if it is to succeed.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the South Korean city of Pyeongchang’s bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.