Sport is facing a winter of discontent like no other, with the most poverty-stricken about to feel the full chilling blast of the credit crunch. A report launched last night gives warning that the most vulnerable clubs and sports will suffer the worst of the downturn, while the traditional super-rich survive on their earnings from around the globe.
Professor Simon Chadwick, the director of the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University, says that the traditional big sports - football, cricket, rugby union, golf, athletics and Formula One - will keep making ... More >
The International Table Tennis Federation has approved the proposed facilities in Rio de Janeiro’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Competitions will be held at Riocentro, ...More>
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced an agreement with Terra for the internet and mobile platform exhibition rights (excluding IPTV) within Latin America (exclu...More>
The four cities bidding to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games were informed at the Asian Olympic Council meeting Tuesday when the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) evalu...More>
The financial crisis has raised fears that many countries could enter recession. One industry that has already been affected is sport:
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Rio de Janeiro's new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, key to the city's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, took a step forward when Rio de Janeiro's municipal transport sec...More>
Soccerex announced a new two day event for next year – the Soccerex Brasilia Forum 2009. The business forum will take place on 18th March in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, t...More>
Four cities vying to host the 2016 summer Olympics throw themselves into a final year of hectic campaigning on Thursday to convince the IOC their bid has what it takes to deli...More>
Prensa Latina reports Venezuela announced it will ratify its application for the 2015 Pan American Games and submit it to the Assembly of the Pan American Sports Organization ...More>
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launched Monday a massive tourism offensive designed to attract foreigners to visit Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian sights.
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Intelsat, which provides commercial satellite services, has announced that Major League Baseball International (MLBI) signed a contract for international distribution to its r...More>
Global spending on tennis sponsorships in 2008 is expected to rise at a lower rate than the year before due to the sluggish economy and fallout in the financial services secto...More>
Heads of state from Japan, Brazil, the United States and Spain will attend an International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting next year to decide on the host city of the 2016 Ga...More>
Brazilian sports legend Pele is in Beijing promoting Rio de Janeiro's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to choose ...More>
Brazilian football legend Pele arrived in Beijing Wednesday to promote Rio de Janeiro's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
On Friday Pele is reportedly to have lunch at ...More>
