Kazakhstan

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that the applicant cities of Krakow, Oslo, Almaty, Lviv and Beijing all met today’s deadline for submission of their application files to host the 2022 winter Games.

Almaty bid officials are promising a cost-effective approach in their attempt to bring the 2022 winter Olympic Games to Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan’s first sports-dedicated television channel will launch on July 1, according to the Tengri News website.

Government officials from Kazakhstan met International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge on Monday to discuss a possible bid from the country to host the 2022 Winter Games.

The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) will create more training camps targeted at boxers from disadvantaged nations.

Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, is considering a bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, despite failing to make the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) shortlist for 2014.

The Champions Hockey League (CHL), the premier European ice hockey club competition featuring ice hockey clubs from the IIHF’s European national associations, has agreed four new rights deals with broadcasters to show the CHL and the Victoria Cup.

Kazakhstan will bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympics, according to local press reports.

Russian city Sochi’s bid to host the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will be strengthened as the city welcomes regional leaders to the Summit of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEc).

Sochi (Russia), Salzburg (Austria) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea) were today accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board in Lausanne as Candidate Cities to host the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014. The cities were accepted unanimously from a total of seven Applicant Cities, which also included Jaca (Spain), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Borjomi (Georgia).

The IOC will confirm the final short-list of cities in the running to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on Thursday.

Anton Schutti is the new managing director for the Salzburg 2014 bid.

In a first for the Commonwealth Games, parts of central and south-east Asia will enjoy both television and radio coverage of the event, increasing the reach by 10 countries and some 500 million television viewers compared to Manchester.

The European Challenge Tour is set to venture into the Republic of Kazakhstan for the first professional golf tournament in the country’s history.

Vodafone in the UK has agreed a deal with Fast Web Media to sponsor its soccer specific search site, Megasoccer.com.

AMI has secured English Premier League rights to a further seven markets.