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Barcelona has withdrawn from the bidding process for the 2017 International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World Championships, leaving London and Doha as the only candidates.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has outlined the timetable for the bidding process for the 2020 Summer Games after the list of the six applicant cities was confirmed.

Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku has submitted a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The Turkish Formula One Grand Prix has been dropped from next year's calendar, with the 20-race schedule set to be the longest in the sport's history.

Toronto city councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam has called for a formal inquiry into Mayor Robert Ford’s decision not to press ahead with a bid from the city to host the 2020 Olympics.

HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, the recently appointed vice-president of the FIFA Executive Committee, is the latest high-profile speaker to confirm his attendance at the fourth edition of the annual Leaders in Football Conference.

Rugby World Cup organising committee chief Martin Snedden is still confident of hitting the tournament’s sales target even though more than 160,000 tickets remain available.

Euroleague Basketball has struck a licensing deal with Electronic Arts, the parent company of the leading video game manufacturer EA Sports.

DB Schenker has demonstrated its ongoing commitment to Soccerex by signing up as its official logistics services partner for the fourth time in six years.

The Qatari capital of Doha has entered the running to host the 2020 Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed to consider the Games being staged between September and October.

Stellar names from rugby business and administration have been confirmed as participants in the conference sessions at Rugby Expo 2011.

The Leaders Sports Summit has announced that its ‘Centre of Excellence Exhibition’ has sold out seven weeks ahead of the event on October 5-6.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) confirmed on Monday that the body would not be submitting a bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

AECOM has been unveiled as the winning firm in the international competition for the design of the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Park master plan.

Budapest has withdrawn its bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships to leave a three-way battle between London, Barcelona and Doha, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) confirmed on Monday.

UK Sports Minister Hugh Robertson is confident London can lodge a successful bid to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships despite the ongoing legal dispute over the future of the 2012 Olympic Stadium.