Europe
Wasserman signs Man Utd legend Ryan Giggs
The Wasserman Media Group has announced that Manchester United player Ryan Giggs has joined the agency.
Turkey to review doping scandal
The Turkish national Olympic committee (NOCT) is urgently reviewing cases of alleged doping, following reports that dozens of the country’s athletes tested positive during its hosting of the 2013 Mediterranean Games.
Welsh football clubs fail to rejoin league
Barry Town United and Llanelli Football Club’s bids to regain Welsh League status have failed after the Football Association of Wales (FAW) refused to reconsider the issue.
Exclusive: Sport Industry Group appoints new directors
Sport Industry Group has appointed James Monteith as its managing director in South Africa, while Adam Fraser has been named executive director in the UK.
Scottish tennis to receive £5.8m investment
Tennis in Scotland is set to receive a £5.8m investment from its government's national agency for sport, sportscotland, and Tennis Scotland.
CSKA Sofia close to takeover
Bankrupt Bulgarian football club CSKA Sofia is reportedly close to being taken over by business group Red Champions.
Beyond London 2012 Awards reveal shortlist
A shortlist of organisations, individuals and programmes that utilised the London 2012 Olympics to trigger positive social change has been revealed ahead of the inaugural Beyond London 2012 Awards.
Turkey – an Emerging Sponsorship Market with a Passion for Sport
The Turkish sponsorship market can be divided into three main sub-categories: sponsors which invest heavily internationally, sponsors which invest professionally locally and sponsors which invest locally through personal connections. The major change in the recent years is the growth of in the first two categories.
Sports Marketing 360 unveils 2013 programme
The three-day programme for the 2013 Sports Marketing 360 has been revealed.
Italian match-fixing scandal deepens
Two Serie A players have been banned for three months and 10 days and fined €10,000 in the latest development in Italian football’s long-running match-fixing scandal.
Reading appoints former Chelsea man commercial director
English Championship football club Reading has appointed Ben Wells as its commercial director.
Fenerbahce’s UEFA appeal date set
Turkish Super Lig football club Fenerbahce will present its appeal next week against UEFA’s decision to ban the club from its competitions, following alleged match-fixing.
Portuguese club Olhanense appoints new vice-president
Igor Campedelli, the 39-year-old former president of Italian Serie B side AC Cesena, will become the consortium vice-president of Portuguese Primeira Liga football club Olhanense.
Limelight appoints cycling business owner
Leyanne Jenkins has been appointed as sport experience agency Limelight Sports’ first cycling business owner.
Leadership: Interview with Lueder Fromm, Mercedes-Benz
Lueder Fromm head of global marketing and communication at Mercedes-Benz answers SportBusiness' questions about the thinking behind the company's golf sponsorships.
Coventry to groundshare with Northampton
English League One side Coventry City will reportedly play its home games at League Two club Northampton Town’s Sixfields Stadium for the next three seasons.
Rangers to install Wi-Fi at Ibrox
Scottish football club Rangers has signed information and communications technology firm, Huawei, to install Wi-Fi at its Ibrox Stadium.
Milan beats London to host Euroleague finals
Euroleague Basketball has announced that the 2014 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four will be held at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan from May 15-18.