Europe

Motorsport
Business

As Bernie Ecclestone's tenure as the head of Formula 1 comes to an end, we revisit a piece from 2014 in which senior stakeholders in Formula One identify the 10 qualities that made him so successful

Motorsport
Business

Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, will “look into” allegations by British politician Anneliese Dodds that the FIA, motorsport’s global governing body, may have breached an anti-trust settlement by holding a stake in the Formula One world championship, according to Forbes.

Azad Rahimov, the head of the organising committee for the 2015 European Games in Baku, has claimed that the multi-sport event could help Azerbaijan to fulfil its long-term ambitions to host the Olympic Games.

Sailing
Events

The Swedish city of Gothenburg has today (Wednesday) been confirmed as the latest addition to the schedule for the 2015-16 America’s Cup World Series (ACWS).

Football

Spanish Liga football club Valencia has been forced to drop a new version of its bat logo after US publishing group DC Comics said it was too similar to its Batman symbol.

Boxing

Sportswear company Reebok has completed the acquisition of UK-based boxing and martial arts brand LUTA.

Football
Events

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has warned that the city of Kaliningrad could lose the right to stage matches during the country’s hosting of the 2018 Fifa World Cup national football team tournament unless it resolves a dispute over the site of its stadium this week.

Sailing
Events

The English city of Portsmouth has secured the hosting rights to two rounds on the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) 2015-16 sailing showpiece.

Cycling
Events

Tour de France organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has announced that the Grand Depart of the cycling race will return to its home country in 2016 with the department of Manche awarded the hosting rights.

Winter Sports
Events

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has elected Minsk, Belarus and Erzurum, Turkey as the respective hosts of the summer and winter editions of the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival.

Football
Events

The International Champions Cup pre-season football tournament will expand to Australia next year, with Spanish Liga club Real Madrid confirmed as the first participant.

Fencing
Events

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has announced that the 2016 and 2017 editions of its flagship Senior World Championships will take place in Rio de Janeiro and Leipzig, Germany respectively.

Athletics

Lamine Diack, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has agreed a deal for the global governing body to remain headquartered in Monaco.

Football
Events

The French Football League (LFP) has announced that its Trophee des Champions will return to Montreal in 2015.
Events

The European Olympic Committees (EOC) has said six cities are in contention to host the second edition of the European Games in 2019, with a decision set to be made in May 2015.

Football
Business

German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has paid off the loan taken out to construct its Allianz Arena and is set to post turnover in excess of €500m ($625m) for 2013-14, according to chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

Tennis
Events

The Association of Tennis Professionals has confirmed Geneva will take the spot on its ATP World Tour vacated by Dusseldorf from 2015. 

Football
Media

Scottish Premiership champion Celtic is set to create a first in the football market after agreeing a partnership that will allow fans to access in-play betting via the club’s Wi-Fi app.