Latin America
Events

Organisers of motorsport’s iconic Dakar Rally have announced that the 2013 edition will begin in Peru for the first time in its history.
Business

Influential Olympic official Mario Vazquez Rana has resigned from all of his sports governance positions, which include a seat on the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board, after lashing out at an “outrageous and aggressive race” for his succession.
Events

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has claimed the country is close to sealing a deal that will see Formula One return for the first time since 1998.
Business

Jose Maria Marin has been installed as the new president of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) and the 2014 FIFA World Cup organising committee after under-fire Ricardo Teixeira stepped down from the roles on Monday.
Events

Hanse Golf Course Design has been announced as the developer of the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games, as the sport prepares to return to the Olympic programme for the first time since 1904.
Business

FIFA president Sepp Blatter was forced to wade into the dispute between the Brazilian government and Jerome Valcke on Tuesday by issuing his own apology for the comments of his secretary general.
Events

Brazil’s frosty relationship with FIFA worsened on Saturday with the government claiming it would cut its ties with the secretary general of world football’s governing body, Jerome Valcke, over comments he made about the country’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup.
Media

FIFA has announced the extension of its broadcast rights agreement with Brazilian broadcaster Globo for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Business

Peru’s Primera Division has been left in chaos amid a player strike and a threat of closure from one of its top clubs.
Business

The Argentine government has announced stringent new regulations designed to combat money laundering in football.
Events

Rio 2016 has estimated the sale of official products for the Olympic and Paralympic Games will generate US$750 million for local businesses, as it launched its Games Licensing Programme on Tuesday.
Business

FIFA’s hopes of agreeing the all-important law governing the 2014 World Cup have suffered another setback after a Brazilian congressional commission delayed a vote on the bill.
Events

Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) interim president Alfredo Hawit has revealed that talks are underway to create a Pan-American championship with the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).
Business

Nissan has signed up as the fifth tier-one partner of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games after holding off competition from several rivals in the automotive field, according to organising committee president Carlos Arthur Nuzman.
Events

Brazilian construction workers have ramped up their demands for unified salaries and benefits for work on 2014 FIFA World Cup projects by threatening national strike action.
Business

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke expects the 2014 World Cup to generate profits of US$1.2 billion for football’s world governing body, almost double the figure achieved by the 2010 tournament in South Africa.
Events

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games has undertaken a complete overhaul of its commercial team, headed by the hiring of Flavio Pestana as its new chief commercial officer.
Business

FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has stated that all parties are close to agreeing to a controversial law governing the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and insisted that “it is time for the baby to be born”.