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Business

UK Sport has unveiled a £75million four-year Summer Olympic funding plan.
Business

Ten national soccer associations, making up eight bids, are bidding to host the European Championship finals in 2012.

Scientists at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) say they have uncovered a potentially dangerous new designer drug known as DMT.
Business

Prominent names from the world of event and venue security will gather in London for the inaugural Event and Venue Security conference and exhibition at the QEII Centre from April 18 to 19.

Athens is the latest venue to join the race to host the 2005 swimming world championships.
Business

An International Olympic Committee (IOC) report has concluded that the Athens 2004 Games were a marketing success.
Business

Premier League leaders Chelsea and adidas have confirmed their eight-year sponsorship agreement.
Business

UK Sport is likely to follow a government recommendation to slash financing for under-performing Olympic athletes and sports.

The 2005 FINA Swimming World Championships will not be held in Montreal after the FINA council voted unanimously to pull the July event from the city due to money problems.
Business

The Italian government is throwing its weight behind the country’s bid to stage the Euro 2012 football championships.
Events

A study of 17 countries shows a cumulated TV audience of more than 1.8 billion for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, up on Sydney 2000.

Paris 2012 has appointed two senior international transport consultants who will work on the bid’s Strategic Transport Plan.
Events

Bid regulations for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament will be near the top of the agenda when the UEFA Executive Committee meets in Switzerland next week.

Funding cuts for five of Britain’s major Olympic sports announced by UK Sport “are seen as something of a hammer blow” to London’s bid for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, reports the Telegraph newspaper.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will spend A$17.8 million (US$13.7 million) to help top athletes prepare for the 2008 Games, reports Reuters.

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) will spend A$17.8 million (US$13.7 million) to help top athletes prepare for the 2008 Games, reports Reuters.
Business

The final bill for the Athens Olympic Games will run to at least $11.6billion.
Business

Following the decision in the British Horseracing Board (BHB)/William Hill case, specialist sports lawyers Olswang have put together this in-depth analysis of the case and its ramifications.