Despite the enormous amount of negative publicity surrounding the finances of the London 2012 Olympic Games, International Marketing Reports (IMR) analysis has found that the cost of the Games is likely to be less than forecast and the benefits to the British economy could be significant... More >
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially switched the 2011 African Youth Championship from Libya to South Africa.
The tournament was originally scheduled ...More>
Sportel, the leading international convention for the sports media industry, has announced it is shifting its spring market from Asia to Brazil next year.
Sportel, which ha...More>
Earthquake-hit Christchurch will not be able to stage its allocated 2011 Rugby World Cup games, it has been confirmed.
A joint-statement on Wednesday revealed that the Inte...More>
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has played down fears that the country’s construction program for the 2014 FIFA World Cup is dangerously behind schedule.
Rousseff, writi...More>
An electronic clock counting down the 500 days to the start of the 2012 London Olympics stopped on Tuesday in an embarrassing glitch as the ticket sales process for the Games ...More>
Turkey will host the next International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Championship for Women in 2014, it has been confirmed.
FIBA opted for Turkey over Australia as th...More>
The climax of this year's Wimbledon Championships will be shown live in 3D in selected cinemas around the world for the first time.
The men's singles semi-finals and men's ...More>
The LPGA Tour has announced that CME Group has signed a three-year deal to title sponsor the season-ending Titleholders tournament.
The inaugural CME Group Titleholders wi...More>
The 12th edition of the Pan Arab Games to be hosted by Doha has been rescheduled to December 9 to 23 from November 11 to 25, it has been announced.
Members of Union of Arab...More>
A consortium of Embratel and Claro has been chosen as the national sponsor of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in the telecommunication services category.
The two companies will...More>
England's failed 2018 World Cup bid tried to secure a voting alliance with Qatar by using the Duke of York's relationship with the Qatari royal family, according to a BBC repo...More>
Adidas, the world's second-largest sporting goods company, has reported record sales for last year on the back of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa.
Sales rose 9 ...More>
Lusail Real Estate Development, the state-owned Qatari company building a new city in time for the 2022 football World Cup, plans to award about $3bn worth of contracts for ro...More>
USA Cricket Association president Gladstone Dainty is attempting to arrange another set of matches involving New Zealand later this year that could potentially be played in Ne...More>
