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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has stated his organisation is fully satisfied with the security procedures put in place for London’s Olympic Games in the wake of last week’s exposure of the failings of the organising committee’s contractor G4S.
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The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) is exploring ways to engage the wider public through mass participation events (MPEs) at future editions of the organisation’s World Championships, according to FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu.
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The man responsible for delivering England’s 2015 Rugby World Cup will be among the big-name speakers at the seventh edition of the International Sports Event Management (ISEM) Conference, which takes place in London from November 6-8.
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The London Legacy Development Corporation’s (LLDC) planning for the future occupancy of the 2012 Olympic Games’ key infrastructure came under renewed criticism on Friday as one of the two bidders for the media centre withdrew, criticising a lack of transparency in the bidding process.
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Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League triumph netted the club Eur59.4 million in revenue, according to figures released by European football’s governing body.
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The International Rugby Board (IRB) has furthered its quest to develop the sport in Asia and South America by announcing that Chile and Hong Kong will host the Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
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Glasgow 2014 has stepped up its commercial plans for its staging of the Commonwealth Games by naming leading electricity and gas company SSE as its second Tier One partner.
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The UK’s Home Secretary, Theresa May, was on Thursday forced to maintain that security plans for London’s Olympic Games will not be compromised, after it emerged that a further 3,500 troops will be needed for the event.
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Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief executive Stacey Allaster has revealed that almost 40 cities have expressed an interest in succeeding the Turkish city of Istanbul as the destination for the WTA’s end-of-year championships from 2014.
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The iconic New York Cosmos franchise is set to return to the field for the first time in nearly three decades after it was announced the team will join the North American Soccer League (NASL) in its 2013 season.
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Singapore Grand Prix organisers have refuted reports that a new five-year deal has been agreed to continue hosting the country’s Formula One grand prix, while a Belgian politician has claimed Spa-Francorchamps will continue to host the Belgian race for the next three years.
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The Spanish economic crisis has claimed another victim with the news that the Madrid Open golf tournament has been withdrawn from the European Tour’s calendar due to a lack of funding.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey has called on athletes who are doping to withdraw from their national teams and stay away from the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics as he warned that the event would be most-tested Games in history.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the launch of its first-ever Canada Series this October with teams playing preseason games in Montreal and Winnipeg.
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has confirmed it is holding talks with IMG over launching a franchise-based competition modelled on cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Why the Olympic torch relay has seen Lloyds TSB formulate the largest PR and communications campaign of its 2012 partnership.
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The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has confirmed that the American city of Wellington has withdrawn its bid to host the 2018 World Games, marking the second withdrawal in a matter of weeks.
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The English Rugby Football Union (RFU) will lead an exploration of the sport’s role as a force for positive change at the Beyond Rugby event, which will be staged at Twickenham Stadium in London on July 24.