Austria
Business

The Stanford Financial Group has signed up as official sponsor of the rankings on tennis’ Delta Tour of Champions.
Events

As its national team celebrates qualification to the quarter-finals of Euro 2004, Greek soccer chiefs say they are considering a bid to host Euro 2012.

Val d’Isere has won the right to host the FIS 2009 Alpine Skiing World Championship.
Events

Sports marketing giant IMG is expanding into global tourism as it looks to increase its consultancy base.
Events

Live coverage of MotoGP races in 2003 has increased by an average of 138 million – according to rights holders Dorna.

The Bahrain Formula One circuit has corrected earlier reports that Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa has become the track's new managing director.

The European Pro Beach Soccer League (EPBSL) is set to expand in 2004 after organisers agreed to take on more clubs.
Business

Communications firm T-Mobile has become the eighth firm to sign up as a major sponsor for the UEFA 2004 European Football Championship, which takes place in Portugal next summer.
Business

Sports marketing consultants Sport, Art and Finance (SAF), has become the official sales agent in Germany and Austria for the SportBusiness Group - publisher of sportbusiness.com.

Belgium is back and China and Bahrain join the fold - the FIA has finally confirmed next year's Formula One World Championship calendar.
Business

UEFA and its partnering agency TEAM Marketing have concluded the sales process for the next Champions League TV rights contracts after announcing new deals in Austria, Italy, Portugal and the Czech Republic.
Media

German free-to-air broadcaster DSF has bought up the TV rights to the Ice Hockey World Championships.
Business

Vancouver has been named as the host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Business

Formula One's world governing body has made a major u-turn and scrapped its plans for a ban on tobacco advertising in 2006.

A leading bookmaker has installed South Africa as overwhelming favourites to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup - and Salzburg top to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
Events

Recruitment firm The Sports Recruitment Company has announced that it is opening a new office in Geneva.
Events

The International Volleyball Federation has reached an agreement with Eurosport to provide live coverage of the 2003 Swatch-FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Austria's hopes of getting back on to the Formula One calendar has been boosted after Bernie Ecclestone said he was keen for the race to be reinstated.