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The Progressive Sports and Entertainment Marketing agency has won a competitive pitch to deliver a consumer engagement activity for the Women’s Tennis Association.

The Women’s Tennis Association has announced a revamp of its WTA Championships as the season-ending event prepares to move from Istanbul to Singapore this year.

Rakel Liew, a key figure in Singapore’s recent rise as a world sport events city has been appointed as major events manager at Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED).

The Singapore Sports Hub has contracted Phoenix Solar to install solar panels to offset its cooling system.

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has appointed Ryan Sandilands as Asia-Pacific chief executive.

The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has expressed an interest to FIFA to host its World Youth Championship.

Italian prosecutor Roberto Di Martino, who has been leading an inquiry into international match-fixing, wants to extradite the arrested match-fixing ringleader Dan Tan from Singapore.

Singapore police have arrested 14 people allegedly in connection with football match-fixing, including ‘leader’ Dan Tan.

The WTA (Women's Tennis Association) has named Melissa Pine as tournament director for its annual end-of-season WTA Championships in Singapore. The event moves from Istanbul in a five-year deal from 2014.

Marketing firm Infront Sports & Media has opened a new office in Singapore, a wholly-owned subsidiary under the name Infront Pan-Asia.

The Singapore Sports Council has appointed sports management consulting firm, TSE Consulting, to conduct a comprehensive organisational excellence review of its 65 national sports associations.

Adrian Staiti, World Sport Group's senior vice-president of global partnerships and stadiums and arenas, has announced that the refurbished Singapore national stadium will include premium seating memberships.

Rugby World Cup Sevens champions Wales has announced a bid to host the event in 2018.

Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce his intention to run for International Olympic Committee (IOC) president on Thursday.

The future of the tournament known as ‘Asia’s Major’, the Singapore Open, has been secured for another five years after the Singapore Golf Association (SGA) and tournament promoters World Sport Group (WSG) signed what they described as a “landmark agreement”.

Formula One’s Singapore Grand Prix will remain on the sport’s calendar for the next five years after a deal was announced that will see the government bear responsibility for 60% of the S$150 million (US$122.61 million) cost of staging the race.