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Ukrainian authorities are taking measures to streamline and improve planning for the Euro 2012 football championship after the sport’s European governing body upheld the ex-Soviet state's right to co-host the event with Poland, Reuters reports.
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FIFA, football’s world governing body, will present its media rights strategy for South Africa at Soccerex 2008, the business convention for world football.
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Sparks, the children’s medical research organisation with strong links to the sports industry and leading figures of the sporting world, is to be the charity of the 2008 SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards Dinner, events organisers, Rushmans has announced.
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India's debut on the Formula One calendar has been put back by a year to 2011, the sport's boss, Bernie Ecclestone has reportedly announced.
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The European championship finals will feature 24 teams instead of 16 from 2016, senior UEFA committee member Franz Beckenbauer has confirmed.
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Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex outlined its plans to further grow its business which include the creation of a week-long, multi-sport event planned for July 2009.
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Sports rights agency, Kentaro, is to stage prestigious indoor football tournament in Dortmund.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board signed a three-year deal with Dubai Sports City to play a various series in Dubai.
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The International Rugby Board (IRB) has awarded the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup to England.
The IRB Executive Committee selected the Host Union following a recommendation from the Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) Board after considering detailed tenders from the Rugby Football Union and the German Rugby Union.
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UEFA, European football’s governing body, will rebuke Poland and Ukraine again next week over a lack of progress in their preparations to host Euro 2012, but will stop short of withdrawing the right to stage the event, according to Reuters.
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British Cycling, the sport’s national governing body, has confirmed that it will look to enter a British team in the 2010 Tour de France, according to UK newspaper, The Guardian.
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Soccerex 2008, the leading business convention for football worldwide, has assembled a panel of experts to discuss where they feel football can next make a significant impact.
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The Bali Classic tennis tournament will be transformed next year into one of the most prestigious events on the WTA Tour calendar, offering a $1 million (554,000 pounds) bonus, Reuters reports.
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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.
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The final of the Fed Cup last weekend was the latest in a series of major international sports events to be held in Madrid this year, providing an ideal opportunity for the leaders of the Madrid 2016 Olympic Bid to demonstrate their city’s capability of delivering international sport.
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The city of Durban in South Africa is to bid for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games according UK newspaper, The Times.
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The International Cricket Council's (ICC) second biggest tournament, the Champions Trophy, has been dealt another blow with news the that the second edition of the Twenty20 Champions League will be held in September-October 2009.
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The decision to alter the scheduling of the US Open tennis tournament has been defended by the tournament’s director Jim Curley, Reuters reports.