Events
Sportsworld acquires Mango
Sportsworld Group, the event services company, acquired the full share capital of Mango Event Management.
Rise in prize money for Wimbledon
Total prize money for this year’s Wimbledon will increase by 4.7 per cent, from £11,282,710 to £11,812,000, according to the All England Club’s chief executive, Ian Ritchie.
Sydney considers F1 hosting plan
A leading Australian motor racing association will investigate whether a Sydney race track can be upgraded to host a Formula One grand prix.
ECB wants four Twenty20 events
The England and Wales Cricket Board is set to launch four new Twenty20 tournaments.
ECB close to multi-million dollar deal
The England Cricket Board is set to sign agreements with the West Indies Cricket Board and American billionaire Sir Allen Stanford to create two new multi-million dollar international Twenty20 competitions.
New company to steer England World Cup 2018 bid
The English FA is to set up a new company to manage a £15 million bid to host football’s World Cup 2018 in England.
English FA prepares 2018 World Cup Bid
The FA board is expected to approve the structure of a bid company to try to secure the 2018 World Cup for England.
2014 Winter Games in good hands says Killy
The world’s winter athletes can expect a ‘tremendous experience’ when they compete at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, according to Jean-Claude Killy, head of the IOC Co-ordination Commission making its first visit to the Black Sea resort.
IRB to announce hosts for RWC 2015 and 2019
The International Rugby Board are likely to announce the next two venues for the Rugby World Cup simultaneously, breaking with their normal practice of announcing them one at a time, in order to make it easier for ‘smaller’ rugby nations to host the event.
Praise for ‘challenging’ Sochi 2014 Winter Games
The 2014 Winter Olympic Games, to be staged in Sochi, have been described as ‘probably the most challenging ever’ in terms of facilities yet to be built.
Dubai World Championship selects Norman-designed course
The ‘Earth’ golf course in Dubai, designed by Greg Norman, is to host the world’s richest golf tournament, the Dubai World Championship, which has a prize fund of $10 million.
Olympics 2012 budget estimates ‘entirely unrealistic’
The British government’s estimates of the cost of hosting the 2012 Olympics were ‘entirely unrealistic’ according to the body which oversees government expenditure.
IOC Coordination Commission to visit Sochi
The first International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission visit to Sochi, the 2014 host city of the Winter Olympics, will start tomorrow.
Juventus announces tour details
Juventus Football Club has announced details of its off-season tour of South East Asia and Australia.
Media agencies boycott coverage of IPL
Media agencies around the world stuck to their threat to boycott coverage of Twenty20 cricket’s Indian Premier League, which got underway last Friday.
Sochi 2014 replaces construction chief
Sochi Mayor Viktor Kolodyazhny will now head up the state agency responsible for Olympic construction, Olympstroy, after replacing Semen Vainshtok.
Financial blow to Prague Olympic bid
Prague’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games suffered a setback on Tuesday after it received less than half of the funding it originally requested.
LOCOG approves canoe/kayak venue
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed the venue for the canoe/kayak slalom events during London 2012.