Austria
Events

Four new tournaments, two events upgraded, two new courses and two significant date changes feature in golf’s 2006 European Tour International Schedule.
Business

Uefa has named a shortlist of three candidates to host the European Championship in 2012.
Business

UEFA has hailed its EUROTOP commercial programme a runaway success after completing sales in just four months – and pocketing EUR257m in the process.
Business

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has awarded Italian city Varese the right to host the Road Race World Championship in 2008.
Media

Teams from Austria, Italy and Japan have joined the starting grid for the new A1 Grand Prix series which roars into life this weekend.
Sponsorship & Marketing

UEFA has appointed Warner Bros Consumer Products (WBCP) its worldwide licensing partner for Euro 2008.

Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.

Bids from PyeongChang, South Korea, and Salzburg, Austria, are said to hold big leads over five other rivals in the race for the 2014 Olympics.
Stadia

The stade de Suisse Wankdorf , Berne opens on Sunday after a $270 million rebuild which will enable it to stage games during the Euro 2008 championship, co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria.
Business

Sochi, the Russian Black Sea resort is to bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics just weeks after Moscow failed in its effort to attract the 2012 Summer Games.
Business

UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
Business

The Swedish government has rejected plans to bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Business

HC6rmann KG, Steinhagen (Germany), a leading European manufacturer of construction elements, has strengthened its commitment to sport sponsorship across the continent.
Events

PLAZAMEDIA, an EM.TV Group subsidiary and Germany's leading sports television producer, has been chosen by MediaZone to produce live Internet coverage of all the games in ice hockey’s 2005 IIHF World Championship.
Business

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has ruled out the use of replacement players to ensure the league starts on schedule in October.
Events

Infront Sports & Media and the Austrian Ski Federation have renewed their agreement for international television distribution of the Austrian FIS World Cup races (excluding Austria and Switzerland) to 2008.
Events

With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.
Media

This weekend’s World Group first round ties in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas are set for worldwide television exposure.