Scandinavia
Bernie bids for Saab
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has tabled a bid for ailing General Motors-owned carmaker Saab. Ecclestone is bidding along with Genii Capital, majority owners of the Renault Formula One team.
Scandinavian Euro 2016 bid collapses
Sweden and Norway have been forced to abandon plans to bid to host football’s Euro 2016 after governments in both countries denied $1.4 billion (€950 million) for stadia improvement.
Harrington and Wie join golf’s 2016 Olympics push
Golfers Padraig Harrington and Michelle Wie are going to Copenhagen to be present at the International Golf Federation’s final pitch for the sport to be included in the 2016 Olympics.
Swedish Women’s Sports Village to be created at cost of €200m
Two Swedish entrepreneurs are investing €200 million to create a research, development and training centre entirely devoted to women’s sports located in Malmö, Sweden.
Kessler fight draws 72 per cent market share
Mikkel Kessler´s fourth-round TKO victory over Gusmyr Perdomo drew an impressive peak market share of 72 per cent on Danish free-to-air broadcaster TV2.
Denmark to host the UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Denmark has been appointed as host for UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2011 by UEFA.
MTG acquires Champions League rights
Modern Times Group (MTG), acquired the exclusive media rights in Denmark, Norway and Sweden for the UEFA Champions League from UEFA.
Norway lacks support for 2018 Olympic bid
The leading newspaper in Norway, Aftenposten, reports that 51 per cent of Norwegians are against giving state guarantees of between NOK 15 and 20 billion ($4-5 billion) to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Copenhagen will not host an Olympic Games
Copenhagen will not bid to host an Olympic Games, according to the city's mayor, Ritt Bjerregaard.
Infront signs Scandinavia deal for EHF Euro events
Infront Sports & Media secured an exclusive, long-term media rights agreement for the EHF European Championship in handball with three leading Scandinavian broadcasters, TV2 Denmark, TV2 Norway and TV4 Sweden.
CSC to end cycling sponsorship
IT provider, Computer Sciences Corp., has said that it will not renew its eight-year sponsorship of its cycling team -Team CSC- after this year.
Strong Scandinavian Platform for Sport Marketing
IEC in Sports and PR Event merged to create the largest Scandinavian sports marketing company.
ÅF signs as new title sponsor for Golden League
The IAAF has agreed a two-year deal with the Swedish company ÅF for the title sponsorship of the Golden League.
Clubs and brands join Soccerex for Dubai Forum
Football clubs, federations and sponsors have confirmed their presence at the inaugural Soccerex Dubai Forum on January 7.
Henkel signs up for 2008 Men’s European Handball Championship
Henkel group agreed a deal to become Official Sponsor of the 2008 Men’s European Championship for the product categories of cosmetics, adhesives and detergents.
Samsung and EOC team up to combat youth obesity
The European Olympic Committees and Samsung launched “Get up & Go” - an anti-obesity campaign for European youth - at the CONI Olympic Park.
Barclays sponsors Dubai Tennis Championships
Barclays, the global banking group is the new title sponsor of the annual Dubai Tennis Championships.
SOFTBALL SEEKS OLYMPIC GAMES RETHINK
The International Softball Federation (ISF) is working to get the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reinstate women’s fast pitch softball to the programme for the 2016 Summer Games.