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The 2016 Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro the International Olympic Committee announced after a bidding race that IMG’s David Abrutyn says was the closest in history.
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Ahead of this afternoon’s announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as to who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, SportBusiness analyses each of the bidding cities' chances.
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Ari Vatanen will “lose badly” in the race to become the next president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), world motorsport’s governing body, according to incumbent president Max Mosley.
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Welsh Assembly minister Andrew Davies has outlined the commercial importance of the Ryder Cup, being held at The Celtic Manor Resort in Newport on October 1 2010, a year ahead of the event.
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Soccerex has appointed Peter Gandolfi, former head of brand strategy for Nationwide, as its new Group Managing Director.
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The Rio 2016 Olympic bid team lodged a complaint to the International Olympic Committee after a Spanish Olympic official criticised the city's credentials.
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The London organising committee for the 2012 Olympic Games (LOCOG) is set to raise its sponsorship target to £700 million despite problems it has faced raising money during the economic downturn.
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International business conference Leaders in Football, on October 7 and 8 at Chelsea FC, has officially sold out a week ahead of the event.
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Mexico has withdrawn its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 tournaments, a senior Mexican Football Federation (FMF) official said yesterday.
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Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are all believed to be wary of the International Olympic Committee membership being swayed by the charismatic appeal of US president Barack Obama, after the White House announced on Monday that he would fly in to the Danish capital to appear in support of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Games.
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UEFA marketing director Philippe Le Floc’h will give an exclusive presentation at the 2009 Soccerex Convention in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 30 to December 2.
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New Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama announced yesterday that he will fly to Copenhagen to offer support to Tokyo’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) General Assembly will hold meetings of its Finance Committee and Marketing & Media Committees at Leaders in Football 2009, after successfully hosting them at Leaders in Football 2008.
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The English Football Association will today announce an eight-club women’s Super League commencing in the summer of 2011.
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Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), last week received a Declaration of fair play by representatives of the World Kids’ Sports Summit in Yokohama, Japan.
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South Korean city Pyeongchang has formally entered the running to host the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Organisers of Singapore’s Formula One Grand Prix have enlisted top international music stars including Beyonce Knowles, No Doubt, Black Eyed Peas, Travis, Simple Minds, ZZ Top and Chaka Khan to ensure the race is a major attraction in its second year.
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Former Liverpool FC manager Gerard Houllier returns to the UK this October to speak at the Leaders in Performance event taking place alongside the Leaders in Football convention.