Events
La Liga launches Asian Cup competition
Spain’s La Liga is looking to make inroads into Asian markets by staging a new pre-season competition.
RWC news 1: $9.5m lottery to fund arts and entertainment
New Zealand will set up a NZ$9.5 million (£4.5 million) lottery fund to support arts and entertainment for next year's rugby World Cup, organisers said yesterday.
Prozone renews Leaders in Performance partnership
Prozone, a company which creates systems for analysis of athlete performance, has signed as a partner of the Leaders in Performance conference.
Africa wants to host 2017 IAAF World Championships
The African continent has been encouraged by the recent FIFA World Cup in South Africa to consider a bid for the IAAF World Championships in 2017, the president of the African Athletics Confederation revealed.
Beijing ready for Combat
From August 27 to September 4 2010, Beijing will host the first SportAccord Combat Games ever.
Top class speakers confirm for Sports Marketing 360
Enjoy the latest video highlights as the leading sports marketing event returns for third year.
WSG’s O’Brien to speak at Soccerex Asian Forum
Football business event Soccerex has announced World Sports Group CEO Seamus O’Brien will speak at the Soccerex Asian Forum on July 28-29 at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore.
Delhi to miss venues deadline for Commonwealth Games
The organising committee for this year’s Delhi Commonwealth Games is set to receive uncompleted venues on August 1, the deadline for the stadia to be handed over so that crucial overlay work can start.
London 2012 costs to be lower than expected
Estimated overall costs of the London 2012 Olympics have been reduced by £6 million to £9.298 billion according to a Quarterly Economic Report from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).
Brazil lifts restrictions on cities to raise debt for World Cup works
The Brazilian government has introduced measures to speed up preparations for the World Cup in 2014 following concerns expressed by FIFA and the country’s national audit office over serious delays in infrastructure and stadia works.
Over 30 leagues confirmed for Leaders in Football
Leaders in Football, the international football business event taking place in London on October 6 and 7, has announced that over 30 leagues from around the world have confirmed their presence this year.
Ten things we learnt at Sport and Technology 2010
Key finding and predictions from the latest edition of this conference.
China hopes US hosts 2022 World Cup to boost its 2026 chances
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) president Wei Di has confessed he does not want an Asian country to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup so that China has a chance to organise it four years later.
South Africa plans record cricket crowd at World Cup stadium
Cricket South Africa plans to lure the largest crowd to a cricket match in the country by hosting a Twenty20 match against India at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, built for this year’s football World Cup.
Chelsea assistant manager joins Leaders line-up
Leaders in Performance has announced Bruno Demichelis, assistant manager of English Premier League and FA Cup double-winners Chelsea, as its latest speaker. The conference - dedicated to the identification, development and management of talent – will be held at Chelsea on October 7 this year.
Rugby Expo offers money-back bet on conference tickets
Industry conference Rugby Expo has launched an ‘Early Bird Bonus Bet’ which will guarantee everyone who purchases a ticket a full refund if Exeter, Aironi and Treviso - three newly-promoted teams - all win their first league games in the Magners League and Guinness Premiership.
Brazil 2014 venues “impressively late” says watchdog
Serious delays have been found in the work on Brazil’s 2014 football World Cup venues, according to a report by the country’s federal audit court (TCU).
Chime acquires pmplegacy to develop bidding expertise
Public relations, advertising and communications group Chime Communications yesterday announced the acquisition of global sporting events consultancy pmplegacy.