Nordics

Denmark and Germany have launched a joint bid to host the 2019 IHF (International Handball Federation) Men's Handball World Championship.

Lagardère Unlimited has acquired management rights of PGA (Professional Golfers’ Association) European Tour event the Scandinavian Masters.

Denmark – this year’s men’s Handball World Championships finalist – has submitted its bid concept to host the 2019 edition of the event.

Over half of Oslo’s residents have voted in favour of it bidding for the 2022 winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Sweden's hosting of three International Equestrian Federation (FEI) events has been thrown into uncertainty, following a conflict with the country’s animal welfare laws.

Norwegian capital Oslo has officially applied for a financial governmental guarantee in a bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Oslo has announced its intention to bid for the 2022 winter Olympics, following a city council decision made yesterday.

The International Ice Hockey Federation’s commercial portfolio for the IIHF World Championship has been bolstered ahead of next month’s event with pharmaceutical giant Actavis coming on board as an official sponsor.

Swedish golfer Alexander Bjork is poised to become the first sportsperson to sell shares in himself in a bid to advance his career through an innovative new business venture.

European Athletics president Hansjörg Wirz has hailed Helsinki’s staging of the 2012 European Athletics Championships as an “excellent start” to the showpiece event’s new two-year cycle.

Score Media today announced the launch of French, German and Portuguese editions of its dedicated BlackBerry football app, ScoreMobile FC.

Denmark has been announced as the host of the International Sailing Federation’s (ISAF) Nations Cup Grand Final in 2013.

UEFA has banned Denmark forward Nicklas Bendtner for one match and hit the player with a Eur100,000 fine for displaying the logo of Paddy Power during a goal celebration – a punishment the betting company has described as “hysterical and deeply cynical”.

Russian telecommunications giant MegaFon has signed up as the final official sponsor for the forthcoming 2012 Ice Hockey World Championship.

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has moved swiftly to add Stockholm to its World Triathlon Series and World Cup calendar after the withdrawal of Lausanne.

The Danish city of Copenhagen has secured the hosting rights for the 2014 World Badminton Championships.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Wednesday that the Norwegian town of Lillehammer, which staged the hugely popular 1994 Winter Olympics, would host the second edition of the Winter Youth Games in 2016.

Norwegian Ski Association president Sverre Seeberg has claimed that seven of the country’s winter sports organisations have teamed up to back a bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.