Eastern Europe

Romanian authorities have said they will put forward a joint bid from Bucharest and Cluj for the 2021 summer Universiade multi-sport event.

The International Aquatics Association (Fina) has announced that Budapest will be the new host of its 17th World Championships and World Masters Championships in July 2017.

European football’s governing body Uefa is preparing to establish a domestic league in the disputed territory of Crimea.

Croatia will stage the third round of this year’s Red Bull Air Race World Championship after Sochi withdrew its hosting rights due to financial difficulties.

The Hungarian city of Debrecen will host its first world-level basketball event after being awarded the 2015 3x3 U18 World Championships by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

International University Sports Federation (FISU) president Claude-Louis Gallien has hailed the success of the 2015 winter Universiade in Spain and Slovakia, but has stated the federation is keen to avoid a co-hosting model in the future.

Belarusian authorities are discussing launching a joint bid with Poland for the 2021 winter Universiade multi-sport event, according to the BelTA news agency.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has voted to support a study into the possibility of the country submitting a bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Hungarian government has claimed success in the eastern European country’s bid to stage the 2017 Judo World Championship.

Former Olympic pole vault champion Sergey Bubka today (Wednesday) confirmed he will stand for the presidency of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), settling up a duel with another of the sport’s all-time greats - Lord Sebastian Coe.

Uefa has awarded its 2017 European Under-21 Championship to Poland, one of a number of hosting decisions made by European football’s governing body.

Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) president Dmitry Chernyshenko is keen to lower the salary cap for the pan-European ice hockey league as its clubs feel the effects of Russia’s economic problems.

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has announced new events in North Korea and Bulgaria for its 2015 World Tour, with a record prize fund of $3m (€2.4m) being supplied across the 23 dates.

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has awarded hosting rights for its events to Finland and Lithuania.

Women’s tennis star Agnieszka Radwanska has penned an endorsement deal with financial management and human resources software company Workday.

Uefa has issued penalties to Turkish club Bursaspor, Romanian duo CFR 1907 Cluj and FC Astra Giurgiu, and Lithuanian team FK Ekranas in the latest punishments handed out by European football’s governing body through its Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.