South America

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) is searching for a new host for its 2019 summer Universiade after confirming today (Friday) that Brasilia has withdrawn its staging rights.

Rio 2016 has announced a new venue for its road cycling time trial event, while Olympic Games organisers are investigating the option of adding additional 2014 Fifa World Cup stadia for the Games’ football competition.

The operator of Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium has stated that it should receive a reduction in its rental terms after being prevented from building commercial properties on the site of the key 2014 Fifa World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games venue.

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has announced its Premier League competition will take to Africa and South America for the first time, with Egypt and Brazil awarded legs on the 2015 calendar.

Eduardo Paes, the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, has said that local organisers of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games are “completely open” to financial audits.

North American basketball league the NBA has signed a long-term partnership with the Brazilian Liga Nacional de Basquete (LNB) in a bid to drive the development of the sport in the country.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) unveiled plans today (Tuesday) for new headquarters and announced that the Peruvian capital of Lima will host the organisation’s 2017 Session during which the host city for the 2024 summer Olympics will be selected.

The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil generated the most social media content in history for a sports event. The host’s 7-1 defeat to Germany produced 35.6 million tweets alone, which remains a record number on Twitter for any live event. The eventual world champions Germany also received a 95-per-cent increase in their Twitter following during the World Cup campaign.

Organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have responded to criticism of their accounting methods made by Brazil’s federal auditor in a report released yesterday (Monday).

The council of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (Asoif) has hailed “considerable progress” in preparations for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Colombia has become the latest South American nation to express an interest in hosting the 2030 Fifa World Cup.

A judge in Rio de Janeiro has rejected a request from state prosecutors to halt construction work on the new golf course being developed for the city’s hosting of the 2016 summer Olympic Games, allaying fears that the venue would not meet the deadline to stage an official test event.

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes is confident that the corruption scandal currently engulfing some of Brazil's largest construction companies and its state-controlled oil producer will not affect the city’s preparations to host the 2016 summer Olympic Games.

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has announced that the 2016 and 2017 editions of its flagship Senior World Championships will take place in Rio de Janeiro and Leipzig, Germany respectively.

State prosecutors have entered a filing suing the city of Rio de Janeiro and the developer of the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in a move that could halt construction work on the troubled project.

The addition of Argentine and Japanese franchises to the Super Rugby pan-regional club competition was officially confirmed today (Thursday), with Tokyo set to share hosting rights to the latter team with Singapore.