Germany
Velux cements EHF sponsorship
[Story updated 17:30, 26 April 2010. Description of Velux changed to "Roof window and blind supplier"]
Roof window and blind supplier Velux has signed up to sponsor the rest of the European Handball Federation's men's Champions League season.
Bundesliga still a leader in shirt sponsorship
German Bundesliga has increased distance from the English Premier League to remain the top European league by shirt sponsorship, according to a report from consultants StageUp.
ATP Tour extends Ricoh sponsorship
Tennis’s ATP World Tour has extended until the end of 2012 its sponsorship deal with Japanese office equipment maker Ricoh.
Lakers to cross the pond for NBA tour
The Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves are coming to Europe as part of this year’s NBA Europe Live Tour.
Germany friendly the first match at Poland’s National Stadium
(corrected - date of friendly was mistakenly reported as September 6, 2010 in an earlier edition)
Poland and Germany will play an international football friendly on September 6, 2011 to mark the opening of the new National Stadium in Warsaw.
Amsterdam to host Euro Hockey League Final Four
Amsterdam's 9,000-capacity Wagener Stadium will host the semi-finals and finals of field hockey's 2009-10 Euro Hockey League (EHL).
End of an era for German TV as DSF becomes Sport 1
The Deutsches SportFernsehen (DSF) brand disappeared from German television screens on April 11, as the free-to-air sports channel became “Sport1”.
Sweden out of Ryder Cup race
Sweden has pulled out of the running to host the 2018 Ryder Cup, leaving five countries in the race.
Schumacher return puts RTL in driving seat
German commercial broadcaster RTL raced to a 49-per-cent market share during its broadcast of the Michael Schumacher's return to Formula One at the weekend
Three Winter Olympics 2018 candidate cities submit applications
Annecy in France, Munich, and PyeongChang in South Korea officially applied to become candidates to host the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in 2018 by submitting responses to an International Olympic Committee questionnaire by a March 15 deadline.
Madrid Ryder Cup bid boosted by UK survey
Madrid’s bid to organise the 2018 Ryder Cup has received a major boost from a survey conducted amongst 1,000 UK golf fans.
Jordaan: South Africa will trounce Germany World Cup revenues
This year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa is set to generate the highest commercial revenue ever for the event, at $3.5 billion, some $900 million up on the Germany World Cup in 2006.
Continental pumped up for Brazil 2014
German tyre-manufacturer Continental has extended its partnership with FIFA to cover the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Bundesliga agrees Africa TV deal
German football's Bundesliga has agreed a television rights deal for sub-Saharan Africa with South Africa-based pay-broadcaster SuperSport.
ARD and Team Sauerland extend boxing contract
German public-service broadcaster ARD has extended its agreement with Team Sauerland for the television rights for its Berlin-based boxing stable.
“Financial Fair Play” hot topic at SpoBiS
Uefa’s intended system of “Financial Fair Play”, a number of regulatory provisions to be implemented gradually over the next three years to take full effect in the 2012-13 season, is one of the many hot topics in discussion at the ISPO Sports Business Summit (SpoBiS) in Munich on February 22 and 23.
EPL transfer spending hits seven-year low
Clubs in the English Premier League spent £30 million on player transfers in the January window, the lowest for more than seven years and well down on last year’s £170 million record.
Lufthansa propels Munich’s 2018 Olympic bid
Airline Lufthansa will promote Munich's bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2018 following a deal signed yesterday.