Poland

Rally Ireland has launched its bid to host a round of the World Rally Championship in the country from 2007.

The 2009 FISA World Rowing Championships will be hosted by Poznan in Poland.

UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.

A new-style FIM Speedway World Championship gets underway this weekend, featuring nine Grand Prix and 16 qualified riders rather than 24.

Poland’s national terrestrial broadcaster, TVP, has signed a two-year agreement with rights holder BSI for highlights of the world championship FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP).

Fujitsu Siemens Computers has become an official partner of ‘Qualifiers 2006’.

With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.

The World Endurance Championship is set to achieve a wider distribution through television than ever before.

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

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.

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

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.

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews some of the issues of the past seven days

From next season SBC Park, home of the San Francisco Giants baseball team, plans to offer Wi-Fi users instant replays on demand, possibly even of different angles on controversial plays.

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.

US pro soccer league MLS is attracting an average attendance of 15,000 fans a game and generating well over $100 million in annual revenue. It is the third time in four years average attendance has risen

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has revealed details of initiatives aimed at providing additional content access to sports fans around Europe.