Scandinavia

The Lagardere Unlimited Stadium Solutions (LUSS) arm of media conglomerate Lagardere has reached an agreement in principle to take over control of Stockholm’s Friends Arena, which has been hit by problems since opening in October 2012.

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.

Norges Bank, which manages Norway’s $850bn (€620bn) sovereign wealth fund, has been told by the country’s politicians to answer questions on its acquisition of a stake in the Formula One motor racing series in May 2012.

SportBusiness International looks at this month’s World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen, an event with significant growth potential according to world athletics’ governing body.

Lars Lundov, CEO of Sport Event Denmark, tells SportBusiness International about the role his company played in bringing the IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) World Half Marathon race to Copenhagen on March 29.

Oslo’s bid leaders for the Norwegian city’s tilt at the 2022 winter Olympic Games have said they are confident in securing the financial support and public backing necessary to justify its status as a favourite to land the multi-sport event.

Sport Event Denmark, the national event bidding agency, has retained its role as a gold partner of SportAccord Convention for the 2014 edition in Belek/Antalya, Turkey.

Stockholm’s proposed bid to host the 2022 winter Olympic Games has been scrapped after the Swedish city’s ruling Moderate party refused to support the project.

Swedish football club Ostersund has agreed a major investment deal with the Libyan government which it claims is the biggest such agreement in the country’s history.

Former world No.1 tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has returned to the Babolat stable after signing an undisclosed deal with the tennis equipment manufacturer.

Oslo has revealed that it will spend $5.32 billion on hosting the 2022 winter Olympics, should its bid be successful.

Stockholm has confirmed that it will bid to host the 2022 winter Olympics, becoming the first Swedish city in history to do so.

Oslo has confirmed it will bid for the 2022 winter Olympics, seeking to bring the Games back to Oslo for the first time since 1952.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) has named Denmark and Germany as joint hosts of the 2019 Men’s World Championship.

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.