Eastern Europe

Multi-sport
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The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has said there are no plans to hold a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games, despite a recent newspaper poll suggesting citizens in the country would favour such a move.

Football

Energy and financial services company CEFC China has become the majority shareholder of Czech First League top-tier football club Slavia Prague.

Ice Hockey
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Champions Hockey League (CHL) chief executive Martin Baumann has expressed his frustration surrounding the competition’s ongoing efforts to integrate the Kontinental Hockey League’s (KHL) clubs and create a true heavyweight tournament for European ice hockey.
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MotoGP’s commercial rights holder Dorna Sports has reached a deal to keep the popular Czech Grand Prix at the iconic Brno circuit for the next five years.
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With four other strong bids already on the table, Elisha Chauhan asks whether Budapest’s campaign is strong enough to host the 2024 Olympics.

Motorsport
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The World Rallycross Championship has signed a multi-year deal for the Latvian capital of Riga to stage a round of the motor-racing series from 2016.

Para Sport
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The runners and riders for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games officially grew to five today (Wednesday) as the city of Budapest and Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) confirmed their intention to bid.
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Budapest appears poised to formally enter the bid process for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the Hungarian national assembly overwhelmingly voted in favour of the project.

Basketball
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European basketball’s governing body, Fiba Europe, has awarded hosting rights for the 2017 edition of its EuroBasket Women tournament to the Czech Republic.

Para Sport
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Budapest has today (Tuesday) taken another major step towards joining Boston, Hamburg, Rome and Paris in the race for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the city’s municipal assembly voted with an overwhelming majority to support a Hungarian bid.

Basketball
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Ukraine’s Youth and Sports Minister, Ihor Zhdanov, has said the country will not take up its option of hosting the 2017 EuroBasket national team basketball competition due to a lack of funding and the ongoing military turbulence in the east of the nation.
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Budapest's bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games has received a boost after receiving unanimous support from the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB).

Aquatic Sports
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The International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has said that seven nations are in contention for the hosting rights to its 2021 and 2023 World Championships, while the European Aquatics League (LEN) has awarded Budapest a two-year contract to stage its Champions League Final Six water polo showpiece.

Ice Hockey
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The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has announced that Slovakia will host its 2019 World Championship, while Switzerland will stage the 2020 edition of the national team tournament.
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A potential bid from Budapest for the 2024 Olympic Games has moved a step closer after the Mayor of the Hungarian capital, István Tarlós, gave the project his full support.

Ice Hockey
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Champions Hockey League organisers are targeting Poland as the next expansion market for the pan-European club ice hockey competition by stating they intend to extend a wild card offer to the domestic champion for the 2016-17 edition of the CHL.

Handball
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The International Handball Federation (IHF) has confirmed the countries that have been shortlisted as potential hosts for its men’s World Championships in 2021 and 2023.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has revealed that the country’s government is prepared to support a bid by Budapest to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.