Events

Global brands, Motorola and AC Milan are to join the licensing and sponsorship panels at Soccerex 2008.

England may withdraw their bid to stage the 2015 Rugby World Cup because of "massive financial risks", according to RFU chief executive Francis Baron.

Australia and New Zealand rugby chiefs are considering scrapping future European tours in protest against the second-string Test teams that visit their countries.

England cricket chiefs are to carry out a review of the $20 million Stanford Super Series, according to BBC Sport.

London Mayor, Boris Johnson, has backed plans to return the sport of polo to central London for the first time since 1939.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is set for the re-launch of the AFC Champions League by the end of 2008, following a seminar for General Managers of Asian football.

Several Olympic sports in the UK called on the government to improve London 2012's sporting legacy.

London could some day host a full-time NFL team if the experiment with games in the UK remains successful, according to League chief Roger Goodell.

The city of Tokyo has taken a global leadership position on environment and sustainability, adopting every environmental initiative put forward by planners at the C40 Climate Change Conference.

The NFL is considering taking a regular season game outside London, with Edinburgh favourite as a future host, according to the BBC.

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has put out to tender the rights to design the mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Organisers of the 2009 Tour de France have revealed the route for next year’s race.

FIFA 2010 and 2014 sponsor Satyam signed up as title sponsor for Soccerex’s 2008's Media Workshop, one of six sector-specific workshops at the inaugural International Football Club Summit.

The Rugby World Cup (RWC) has the potential to generate up to £2.1 billion in economic benefits according to new research.

Russia's progress towards becoming an international winter sports hub through the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games was praised by FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup Chief Race Director.

Soccerex will hold a tender workshop for all cities interested in hosting Soccerex events at the Soccerex Convention 2008.

Formula One teams and the sport's governing body have said that a meeting between the two sides in Geneva produced "significant" cost savings for 2009 and 2010.

Authorities in Ukraine are facing a further crisis after an Austrian firm pulled out of constructing a stadium for the Euro 2012 finals, an official said on Monday.