Nordics

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

Oslo’s bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics has been dealt a significant blow after a governing coalition party decided it would not support state funding for the Games.

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.

The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) has confirmed the addition of new franchises in the Russian cities of Sochi and Tolyatti, along with its first Finnish team in the shape of Jokerit.

The Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions (LUSS) arm of media conglomerate Lagardere has reached an agreement in principle to take over control of Stockholm’s Friends Arena, which has been hit by problems since opening in October 2012.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the applicant cities of Krakow, Oslo, Almaty, Lviv and Beijing all met today’s deadline for submission of their application files to host the 2022 winter Games.

Norges Bank, which manages Norway’s $850bn (€620bn) sovereign wealth fund, has been told by the country’s politicians to answer questions on its acquisition of a stake in the Formula One motor racing series in May 2012.

The Football Association of Finland has elected to withdraw Helsinki’s bid to become one of the host cities for the Uefa Euro 2020 national team tournament in order to focus on attracting other events.

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.

Oslo’s bid leaders for the Norwegian city’s tilt at the 2022 winter Olympic Games have said they are confident in securing the financial support and public backing necessary to justify its status as a favourite to land the multi-sport event.

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.

Stockholm’s proposed bid to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games has been scrapped after the Swedish city’s ruling Moderate party refused to support the project.

Swedish football club Ostersund has agreed a major investment deal with the Libyan government which it claims is the biggest such agreement in the country’s history.

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

Oslo has revealed that it will spend $5.32 billion on hosting the 2022 winter Olympics, should its bid be successful.