Denmark
IEC SERVES UP CARLSBERG CUP
Football's national team competition, the Carlsberg Cup, will again be distributed via television worldwide by IEC in Sports.
BROADCASTERS SCORE DEALS FOR EUROPEAN HANDBALL
Deals have been signed with Scandinavian broadcasters for television rights to the men’s and women’s European Handball Championships in 2008 and 2010.
BUSAN TO BID FOR 2020 GAMES
South Korea's second-largest city, Busan, plans to stage the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
FIFA WHISTLEBLOWER PLAYS THE GAME
Michel Zen-Ruffinen will deliver the keynote speech at the closing session of the world communication conference, Play the Game, in Copenhagen on November 10.
EARLY HELSINKI RATINGS
The IAAF says it is pleased with preliminary ratings for Helsinki's World Championship in Athletics .
ENGLAND SPONSOR TO HELP FANS
Sponsors of the England soccer team, Nationwide, is to put in place new initiatives to help the experience of fans when travelling abroad.
IRELAND ALREADY LOOKING TO RYDER CUP LEGACY
The European Challenge Tour is set to benefit from The 2006 Ryder Cup in Ireland following the establishment of a new event on the 2005 Schedule - the 'Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge'.
COPENHAGEN SIZING UP 2024 OLYMPIC BID
The Danish Ministry of Culture and Sport has appointed TSE Consulting and Nordic consulting group Ramboll to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of a bid by Copenhagen for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
PAYNE IS GAIN FOR SPORTS XCHANGE
Totals Sports Asia Ltd has confirmed that Michael Payne of Formula One Management will be one of the key speakers at their forthcoming Sports Xchange forum at the Hyatt Hotel in Singapore on July 4, 2005.
CCTV PRESIDENT TO SPEAK AT SPORT XCHANGE
Ma Guo Li, president of CCTV Sports, has been confirmed as a headline speaker at Sport Xchange to be held in Singapore on July 4.
HC6RMANN REINFORCES EURO SPONSORSHIP
HC6rmann KG, Steinhagen (Germany), a leading European manufacturer of construction elements, has strengthened its commitment to sport sponsorship across the continent.
VIASAT LANDS SCANDINAVIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RIGHTS
Scandinavian rights to the UEFA Champions League for the 2006 to 2009 seasons have been awarded to a combination of broadcasters on the Viasat platform, owned by the Modern Times Group (MTG).
SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP REVS UP
A new-style FIM Speedway World Championship gets underway this weekend, featuring nine Grand Prix and 16 qualified riders rather than 24.
BJORN SPONSOR’S NEW DANISH GOLF EVENT
European golfer Thomas Bjorn is to sponsor a new Challenge Tour event in his native Denmark this summer.
FIFA’S EYE FOR GOAL
The football associations of Brunei Darussalam, Denmark and New Zealand are set to receive their first Goal projects under a programme drawn up by FIFA.
EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR LANDS DANISH FIRST
The European Seniors Tour breaks new ground later this year when it stages its first tournament in Denmark, the Scandinavian Seniors Open.
ESPN CLASSIC SPORT LAUNCHES IN PORTUGAL
ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.
ESPN CLASSIC SPORT LAUNCHES IN PORTUGAL
ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.