Scandinavia

Rotterdam, Portsmouth and Gothenburg will be the last two stopover ports and the finish of the 31,250 nm Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06.

Infront Sports & Media, the Swiss-based international sports marketing company, has purchased Swedevent AB, one of Sweden’s leading event marketing companies.

The Austrian Olympic Committee has selected Salzburg to bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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

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

Amundsen Oslo is to provide timekeeping equipment and the Amundsen Trophy for world's fastest offshore yachting race.

ESPN Classic Sport has today launched digital platform FastTV in Denmark, reflecting the channel’s growing popularity in Scandinavia.

The South Korean winter sports resort of PyeongChang has been confirmed as the country’s candidate for the 2014 Winter Games.

The South Korean winter sports resort of PyeongChang has been confirmed as the country’s candidate for the 2014 Winter Games.

South Korea has named Pyeongchang – 100-miles east of Seoul - as its candidate for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

The Swedish towns of Ostersund and Are will apply to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

World Wrestling Entertainment has signed a new agreement with Viasat Broadcasting that will launch the WWE brand throughout Scandinavia on free-to-air television.

The initial field for the 2014 Winter Olympics will be set on July 28, 2005.

Lars Sternmarker, managing director of IMG Scandinavia, will take on responsibility for driving IMG's new strategy for Russia, the CIS and Baltic Statess.

The Associated Press reports that Salzburg and Innsbruck Austria will make a formal bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at a presentation in Vienna next month.

Following the decision in the British Horseracing Board (BHB)/William Hill case, specialist sports lawyers Olswang have put together this in-depth analysis of the case and its ramifications.