Events

The four losing cities in the race to stage the 2012 Summer Olympic Games have been congratulating London with Moscow announcing its intention to bid for the 2016 Games.

ESPN is said to be on the verge of signing a deal to bring its Classic Sport channel to the UK.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has appealed to the four cities that lost out in the 2012 Olympics race to not quit and try again.

World Snooker is to stage the first ever major snooker tournament in Northern Ireland next month.

The English Volleyball Association overturned a long-standing ban on alcohol related sponsorship after a drawn out debate at its Annual General Meeting in Loughborough on Saturday.

Serious, official licensees of Manchester United and the worldwide publishers of CD & DVD Cardz for the NBA and NFL, will launch its latest United collection in stores across the UK in September.

Next month’s IAAF World Championships in Athletics will be broadcast to a record number of territories.

Umbro, the global football brand, is launching an integrated communications campaign entitled ‘One Love’, based on the game’s global appeal.

The British Polo Championship returns to the English polo season with private jet operator NetJets resuming as the title sponsor for the event.

RAI has secured the free-to-air rights in Italy for the UEFA Champions League in seasons 2006 to 2009, with pay-TV rights shared between Sky Italia and Mediaset.

The British Polo Championship returns to the English polo season with private jet operator NetJets resuming as the title sponsor for the event.

Paris 2012 bid leaders say they won’t make an official complaint over criticism of their Olympic Stadium by sometime advisors to the London bid.

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews issues from the past seven days.

Melbourne 2006 has decided it needs to take out insurance in case the Commonwealth Games are cancelled due to terrorism or some other disaster.

Quintus, the sports and entertainment group, has acquired sponsorship consultancy SBI Group.

ARD and ZDF will deliver live and exclusive free to air coverage in Germany of the majority of matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup taking place in South Africa.