Eastern Europe

Weightlifting
Events

The Kazakh city of Almaty and Eger in Hungary have been awarded hosting rights to the 2019 and 2021 senior and junior World Para Powerlifting Championships, respectively.
Gymnastics
Events

The European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) has confirmed that the Polish city of Szczecin will host its 2019 Artistic Gymnastics Championships for men and women.
Winter Sports
Events

The International Ski Federation (FIS) has announced that four bids will compete for the hosting rights to its two showpiece events in 2023.
Multi-sport
Events

Kevin Roberts finds out what lessons Budapest has learned from its failed Olympics bid and whether another tilt at the Games is likely.
Martial Arts
Events

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has cancelled plans to stage its 2017 Junior World Championships in North Korea, with the event now set to be held in Zagreb, Croatia.
Triathlon
Events

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced that Cheile Gradistei in Romania will host the 2018 edition of its Winter Triathlon World Championship.
Multi-sport
Business

A further three medallists from the 2008 and 2012 summer Olympic Games have been stripped of their titles after being found to have used anabolic steroids.
Boxing
Events

The International Boxing Association (Aiba) has announced the hosts of the five qualification tournaments for its showpiece World Championships event, which will be held in Hamburg later this year.
Basketball
Events

Israel, Latvia, Russia and Serbia have each submitted a bid to host the 2019 edition of the EuroBasket Women national team basketball tournament.
Canoeing
Business

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced that Lake Bagsvaerd in Denmark will host its Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2021, while the Slovakian capital of Bratislava is to stage its Canoe Slalom World Championships in the same year.
Golf
Business

Organisers of the Czech Masters golf tournament have reached an agreement with the European Tour to continue staging the event for the next six years.
Tennis
Sponsorship & Marketing

Romanian tennis star Simona Halep has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with German automotive company Mercedes-Benz.
Multi-sport
Business

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stripped another medal from an athlete who competed at the 2008 summer Olympic Games as the organisation reiterated its goals for the reform of the anti-doping system following a US Congressional Sub-Committee hearing held on Tuesday.
Wrestling
Events

United World Wrestling, the sport’s global governing body, has announced the addition of a new junior competition to its 2017 calendar.
Multi-sport
Events

Budapest formally ended its bid for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games today (Wednesday) as a city council meeting saw heated exchanges over the failed effort.
Multi-sport
Events

Budapest 2024 today (Friday) confirmed that formal procedures have commenced to end its bid for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, slammed the role played by the Momentum Mozgalum political movement.
Multi-sport
Events

Hungary’s government announced yesterday (Wednesday) evening that it would scrap Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games – a move that leaves only Los Angeles and Paris still in the running.
Multi-sport
Events

Budapest’s Municipal Council has today (Wednesday) authorised Mayor Istvan Tarlos to discuss the city’s faltering bid for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games with the national government and Olympic committee, but rejected an attempt to bring forward a potential referendum on the matter.