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Owner of the Charlotte Bobcats National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise, Bobcats Sports & Entertainment (BSE), has announced a “historic collaboration” between BSE chairman Michael Jordan and team sponsor Presbyterian Healthcare.
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A “forensic “ and free media has been one of the key assets in London’s successful build-up to this summer’s Olympic Games, according to Lord Sebastian Coe.
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Hanse Golf Course Design has been announced as the developer of the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games, as the sport prepares to return to the Olympic programme for the first time since 1904.
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UEFA president Michel Platini has admitted that the decision to award Euro 2012 to Poland and Ukraine proved to be “slightly rash” in the wake of the global economic downturn, but has maintained that this summer’s tournament will be “a magnificent celebration of European football”.
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Soccerex has announced a four-year partnership with the Lagos State Football Association to organise a regional Soccerex Seminar in the Nigerian city.
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Peace and Sport has announced that Beijing, Dallas and Glasgow have been selected as official candidates to host the eighth edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum in 2014.
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Roger Mosey, the BBC’s director of London 2012, will provide the opening address at SVG Europe’s inaugural Sport Tech UK 2012: Summer of Sport Summit, which will take place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on March 29.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter was forced to wade into the dispute between the Brazilian government and Jerome Valcke on Tuesday by issuing his own apology for the comments of his secretary general.
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The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has announced its intention to take the organisers of the 2013 Winter Universiade to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after stripping the event from the Slovenian city of Maribor.
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Sochi 2014 has commenced its goal of ensuring the whole of Russia can enjoy the Winter Olympics by announcing Krasnodar, and the host city itself, as the first Sochi 2014 Live Sites.
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London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton has stated that the organising committee (LOCOG) is set to meet its target of raising £2 billion to stage the Games, but has admitted that sceptical Britons still need “warming up” ahead of this summer’s event.
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SportAccord Convention has announced the creation of the first-ever Sport Demo Zone for the 2012 edition of the event in Quebec City in May.
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Brazil’s frosty relationship with FIFA worsened on Saturday with the government claiming it would cut its ties with the secretary general of world football’s governing body, Jerome Valcke, over comments he made about the country’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has hailed the “high level” of interest in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games after confirming bids from six cities for the event.
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Major League Baseball (MLB) has confirmed that it will expand its post-season format by two teams to 10 in 2012, the first major change to the league’s playoff system since 1995.
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The English Football Association (FA) has announced that 20 job opportunities are being created at St George’s Park, the organisation’s new football development centre.
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SVG Europe has announced that Graham Fry, managing director of sports production worldwide for IMG Media, has joined the line up at the Sport Tech UK 2012: Summer of Sport Summit that is due to take place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on March 29.
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The Rugby Football Union (RFU), the governing body of rugby union in England, has recruited sportswear company Canterbury as its new official kit partner in a four-year deal.