Europe

England Rugby 2015, the organisers of next year’s edition of the Rugby World Cup, has delayed the rugby community ticket sales process for rugby union’s showpiece national team tournament in order to allow for additional testing of Ticketmaster’s online ticketing system.

A ticketing website for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has been shut down by the event’s organisers following a flood of complaints from members of the public.

International law firm, Hill Dickinson, has announced the launch of a new sports, media and entertainment team, based in its London office.

Sports venues and hotels that were used during Sochi’s hosting of the 2014 winter Olympics have been granted a tax break by the Russian city’s regional government in an attempt to save on costs following the Games earlier this year.

The International Motorsport Federation (FIA) and race promoters have maintained that Formula One’s inaugural Russian Grand Prix remains on course for its October debut in Sochi, despite ongoing concerns about the crisis in Ukraine.

English Premiership rugby union teams London Irish, Saracens and Leicester Tigers are considering playing competitive matches in the United States, according to The Times newspaper.

Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg has moved to apologise for the “totally unacceptable” failings with the ticketing system for the Commonwealth Games which prompted a flood of complaints from customers on Monday.

What is the best way for a European football club to package its in-house editorial content? A subscription TV channel or a free-to-view YouTube channel? Or somewhere in between? Andy Fry looked at two case studies: Barcelona and Liverpool.

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) president Jeffrey Webb has been announced as a speaker at the seventh edition of the Leaders Sport Summit, which takes place on October 8-9 at Stamford Bridge in London.

EMC², the former shirt sponsor of London Wasps, has agreed to partner with the English rugby union team in its home European play-off game this weekend. 

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

English Premier League football club Aston Villa is seeking a new owner after American businessman Randy Lerner today confirmed speculation that he would seek to sell the team.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected English media reports that the 2016 summer Olympic Games could be moved from Rio de Janeiro to London, the host city of the 2012 Games.

The Rugby Football League (RFL) has appointed Blake Solly as the first general manager of Super League, English rugby league’s elite club competition.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has appointed the English county of Rutland as host of its 2015 Team Racing World Championship.

A commission by the English Football Association (FA) into improving the prospects of the national team by developing more homegrown players has proposed introducing a new division of Premier League ‘B’ teams.