Europe

Europe’s short-lived hosting of ESPN’s X Games is set to be revived, but with the failed 2022 winter Olympic Games bidder Oslo in the driving seat, will the action sports event be back for good?

Andrey Kryukov (2022 Bid Vice-Chairman): Almaty 2022’s slogan is ‘Keeping it Real’ and so to put it simply, we are determined to provide the Olympic Movement with a new concept for the winter Games: one that is sensible, affordable and sustainable.

The contest to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games may be a two-horse race, but promises to be one of the most fascinating ever. Kevin Roberts explains why, examining the background to the bidding battle and detailing each candidate through the eyes of its bid leader.

Fifa will continue to “lack credibility” if Sepp Blatter remains president of football’s global governing body, according to Michel Platini, the president of the sport’s European governing body, Uefa.

Leaders has hailed the success of its inaugural Leaders Meet: The Game Changers event, which took place at Stamford Bridge, the home of English Premier League football champion Chelsea, on Thursday.

French Football League (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez has defended the decision to reduce the number of teams relegated from Ligue 1 from three to two commencing with the 2015-16 season, stating the move will give investors in the domestic game “more security.”

Former Portugal footballer Luis Figo has become the latest candidate for the Fifa presidency to pull out of the race ahead of next week’s election.

Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) president Dmitry Chernyshenko has said the pan-European ice hockey competition is in talks to add a Shanghai team and is targeting hosting a 2015-16 regular season game in China.

Uefa president Michel Platini has moved to clarify comments he made about the possibility of football’s European governing body relaxing its rules regarding Financial Fair Play (FFP), confirming that current regulations may be adapted, but will not undergo drastic change.

Michael van Praag has pulled out of the race to be president of Fifa and has pledged to support Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan in his bid to become the new chief of football’s global governing body.

A future regular-season NFL American football game in Mexico or Germany, along with the potential staging of the Pro Bowl in Rio de Janeiro, has been discussed by the league’s franchise owners.

German Football League (DFL) chief executive Christian Seifert has further enhanced his powerbase following a restructuring of the organisation’s senior management.

Real Madrid, ranked by Forbes as the world's most valuable sports team, believes its new mobile app will generate new revenues enabling the Liga football club to maintain its financial competitive advantage as it faces years of “frozen” television income due to new rights sales regulations in Spain.

The United States has secured its latest high-profile rugby union event with the announcement that New Zealand’s seven-time Super Rugby champion the Crusaders will face leading English Premiership club Saracens at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on August 1.

Lisbon in Portugal has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2015 World Tour Grand Finals table tennis event.

German automotive company Audi has moved to end speculation regarding a possible entry into Formula One by stating it has no plans to broaden its motor racing portfolio.