New research by IPG’s Initiative shows that the 2010 FIFA World Cup will achieve a record global viewership with audience figures rising by 5% compared to 2006... More >
Fake World Cup souvenirs are costing Fifa’s official suppliers millions of dollars in lost sales, an anti-counterfeit organisation has claimed.
Fake shirts, flags and othe...More>
The global sports industry is expected to bounce back from the recession by growing almost four per cent in four years, boosted by the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Olympics.
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Fifa has announced that an extra 150,000 World Cup tickets will go on sale on Friday (May 28) after 96 per cent of seats were sold.
Fifa secretary-general Jerome Valcke sai...More>
South African businessman Johann Rupert has been made an honorary life vice-president of the European Tour.
Rupert’s company sponsors the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leo...More>
Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has denied he is planning to buy a 15.9 per cent stake in Arsenal.
Reports at the weekend claimed he was interested in Lady Nina Bracewel...More>
Fifa has admitted it is “disappointed” by the number of World Cup tickets sold to fans in African countries.
General secretary Jerome Valcke revealed that only 40,000 ticke...More>
Retail giant Spar Group has signed a deal with the Botswana Netball Association (BONA) to sponsor its league.
The three-year deal is thought to be the biggest-ever netball ...More>
The World Cup final stadium will be officially opened this weekend and hopes to attract a crowd of 80,000 for the South African FA Cup final.
Johannesburg's Soccer City is ...More>
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the Africa Cup of Nations will now be held in odd-numbered years.
A statement on the CAF website says the swi...More>
Kenya has revealed it will not bid for the 2020 Olympic Games despite International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge saying last week that he hopes an African country...More>
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge hopes an African city will bid to host the Olympic Games in the near future.
Rogge said while visiting Kenya that Af...More>
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has opened a new sports complex in Lusaka, Zambia.
The Olympic Youth Development Centre is the first of its kind and will help enh...More>
Fifa has admitted that South Africa was given an extra £67m to ensure it was ready to host the World Cup.
The governing body’s general secretary Jerome Valcke told BBC...More>
Insurance companies have sold policies covering $5bn worth of risks linked to this summer’s World Cup.
World governing body Fifa, national organisers, travel firms, broadca...More>
