Events
NFL CANCELS CHINA GAME PLANS
The NFL called off its planned pre-season exhibition game between Seattle Seahawks and New England that was scheduled to take place in August in Beijing's Workers Stadium.
ENGLISH RUGBY CLUBS BACK EUROPEAN BOYCOTT
English ruby union’s top clubs voted not to compete in next season's Heineken Cup if their French counterparts boycott the competition.
RUSSIA BIDS FOR WORLD CUP SEVENS 2009
The Rugby Union of Russia announced its bid to host the 2009 IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens.
SOCHI TO BENEFIT FROM RELIABLE INVESTMENT PARTNERS
The city of Sochi welcomed the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development to discuss new investment opportunities in the Krasnodar Region, adding depth to the Sochi 2014 promise of delivering an memorable Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games on time and within budget and ensuring the long-term success of Sochi’s redevelopment.
PUMA’S LEAP OF FAITH IN VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Puma will enter a boat in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race - the world’s most challenging fully-crewed round the world sailing event.
NBA CHINA GAMES SET FOR OCTOBER
It has been confirmed the NBA China Games will return in October.
LITNER APPOINTED COMCAST SPORTSNET PRESIDENT
Comcast SportsNet has appointed Jon Litner its new president to oversee the day-to-day management of its eight regional sports networks.
EVENT UNVEILS ISEMS AWARDS
The achievements, professionalism, ingenuity and diplomacy of the world leaders in a range of key sports event management disciplines will be recognised at the inaugural ISEMS Awards – set to form the centre piece of the International Sports Events Management and Security 2007 event later this year.
BORUSSIA DORTMUND FINDS NEW PARTNER IN SCHWEIZ TOURISMUS
An entire country - Switzerland - has become Borussia Dortmund’s new partner.
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL NGO’S WORK TOGETHER
The Sochi 2014 Ecological Council held its first meeting yesterday at the Ministry of Natural Resources to discuss concrete guidelines governing the green development of Sochi and its region.
CASTROL GEARS UP FOR UEFA EURO 2008 WITH KEMPSTER & VIPEXPERIENCE
Castrol appointed specialist sponsorship logistics agency, Kempster and web based project management solution, VIPexperience.net to deliver a unique interactive guest experience for its sponsorship of UEFA’s EURO 2008 tournament.
AND THE IAAF HOSTS WILL BE… DAEGU (2011) AND MOSCOW (2013)
The IAAF Council announced that the host venues for the 2011 and 2013 IAAF World Championships in Athletics will be Daegu, Korea in 2011 and Moscow, Russia in 2013.
SHANGHAI CONFIRMED AS ATP MASTERS SERIES EVENT FROM 2009
The ATP Board approved Shanghai as the host of the ATP’s Asian Masters Series tournament, starting in 2009.
LONDON FORUM TO HAVE FRENCH FLAVOUR
The good health of French football will be in evidence at the Soccerex London Forum 2007, which has attracted the biggest French contingent in Soccerex’s history.
NFL’S SAINTS SIGN DEAL TO STAY IN LOUISIANA
The National Football League's New Orleans Saints signed a deal with the state of Louisiana stay at the Superdome until the end of the 2010 season.
BATTLE BETWEEN UK RACECOURSES AND BOOKMAKERS
Leading UK bookmakers have threatened to end their sponsorship of some of horse racing’s major races as part of an ongoing battle over control of live race coverage.
100 DAYS UNTIL IOC 2014 DECISION: SOCHI’S STRONG MOTIVATION
With 100 days to go until the IOC’s decision in Guatemala marking a milestone in Russia’s race to host the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Sochi 2014 has begun revealing some of the great assets which will give unrivaled momentum to the Bid in this final phase.
FIFA REPORTS A PROFIT OF CHF 303 MILLION
FIFA revealed that for 2006 it recorded income of CHF 912 million (€563.1 million) and expenses of CHF 609 million, leading to an overall surplus of CHF 303 million.