Events

Turkey is back in the running to stage the 2013 Mediterranean Games after Greece was axed as the event’s host country due to financial concerns.

South African Football Association vice-president Danny Jordaan has revealed that the country will bid to host the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.

IMG has appointed James Robinson as the new managing director of the global sports company’s Challenger World unit.

UEFA has warned Ukraine that it may yet be axed as a co-host of UEFA Euro 2012 if the country’s government interferes in the running of the national football association.

India’s preparations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup have suffered a fresh blow after the International Cricket Council (ICC) elected to move a key game away from Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.

Organisers of the proposed World Series of Hockey (WSH) have threatened legal action against the International Hockey Federation (FIH) over its calls for member countries to refuse invitations to participate.

PyeongChang 2018 has moved to play down the implications of South Korea’s supreme court upholding a conviction of the region’s governor, forcing him to step down from his post.

Qatar has further enhanced its sports event portfolio after being awarded the men’s 2015 World Handball Championships.

Soccerex has announced that representatives from Barclays Premier League club Liverpool, Standard Chartered and HSBC will all be speaking on an exclusive panel at the Soccerex European Forum.

FIFA has secured its first broadcast partner for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups after extending its existing deal with Al Jazeera Sport.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has concluded its second significant broadcast deal in the space of a week, by extending its partnership with France Televisions.

The SportAccord Convention has announced a raft of new speakers for this year’s event in London.

Beyond Sport has extended its partnership with Barclays Spaces for Sports into a third year.

David Bernstein has pledged to build relationships domestically and internationally after being confirmed as the new independent chairman of the Football Association (FA).

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has warned UEFA Euro 2012 co-host Ukraine it risks suspension amid reports the country’s football federation is seeking to replace president Hrigory Surkis.

PyeongChang and Munich’s bids for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have received new corporate backing from their home countries ahead of July’s announcement of the event’s host city.