Denmark

The Danish football system is facing the prospect of a labour lockout with a deadline approaching over the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the players’ union and the Divionsforeningen, the body which operates the top-tier Superligaen.

Denmark will play host to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s (IIHF) World Championship for the first time after winning a landslide vote for the 2018 edition at the governing body’s World Congress in Minsk.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has awarded its 2018 World Championships to the Danish city of Aarhus.

The World Curling Federation (WCF) has announced the hosts of the World Junior Curling Championships, European Junior Curling Challenge, European Mixed Curling Championship and World Wheelchair Curling Qualification Event for the 2014-15 season, with the Estonian capital of Tallinn set to host its first major event.

SportBusiness International looks at this month’s World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, an event with significant growth potential according to world athletics’ governing body.

Lars Lundov, CEO of Sport Event Denmark, tells SportBusiness International about the role his company played in bringing the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) World Half Marathon race to Copenhagen on March 29.

Sport Event Denmark, the national event bidding agency, has retained its role as a gold partner of SportAccord Convention for the 2014 edition in Belek/Antalya, Turkey.

Former world No.1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has returned to the Babolat stable after signing an undisclosed deal with the tennis equipment manufacturer.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has named Denmark and Germany as joint hosts of the 2019 Men’s World Championship.

Denmark and Germany have launched a joint bid to host the 2019 IHF (International Handball Federation) Men's Handball World Championship.

Denmark – this year’s men’s Handball World Championships finalist – has submitted its bid concept to host the 2019 edition of the event.

Denmark has been announced as the host of the International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) Nations Cup Grand Final in 2013.

UEFA has banned Denmark forward Nicklas Bendtner for one match and hit the player with a Eur100,000 fine for displaying the logo of Paddy Power during a goal celebration – a punishment the betting company has described as “hysterical and deeply cynical”.

The Danish city of Copenhagen has secured the hosting rights for the 2014 World Badminton Championships.

Modern Times Group (MTG) has snapped up a major “multi-year” package of broadcast rights that will take National Hockey League (NHL) action to audiences across the Nordic region.

Industrial group Dempo has acquired a 34% stake in top Danish club FC Midtjylland in a move that aims to further develop football in India.