IOC draws five strong candidates for 2024 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee has welcomed an “outstanding” pool of candidate cities bidding for the 2024 Games.
Read More »New round of FIFA corruption charges anticipated
The investigation into corruption and misconduct in and around FIFA is expanding, with further arrests on the cards, the US and Swiss Attorney Generals handling the case indicated today.
Read More »FIFA reform report slams “old boys’ networks”
The FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee on Thursday proposed a wide-reaching reform of the organisation and its “old boys’ networks”, including a break up of its powerful Executive Committee.
Read More »Top speakers join lineup for HOST CITY 2015
HOST CITY 2015 Conference and Exhibition continues to attract top experts and key decision makers to speak at its event with Commonwealth Games Federation CEO David Grevemberg, Baku 2015 European G
Read More »EU conference addresses child trafficking through sport
At a conference hosted by ICSS Europe and the European Commission, international experts and leading policy-makers gathered in Brussels on Tuesday to call for sports bodies and governments to act a
Read More »Glasgow to host MTV Live Lockdown
MTV is returning to Glasgow to stage MTV Live Lockdown on 30th September – the second MTV live music event to be produced in the city in less than a year.
Read More »IOC allocates US$2m immediately to help refugees
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has created a two million dollar fund that will be made available to National Olympic Committees (NOCs) for programmes focused on
Read More »Soccerex confirms event partnerships
Ahead of the Soccerex Global Convention 2015, Soccerex has confirmed the final line up of event partners and supporters.
Read More »FIFA Reform Committee discussions “intense and fruitful”
The 2016 FIFA Reform Committee finished its first meeting today in Bern and announced that it has made good progress towards putting forward a new “framework” for football’s worldwide governing bod
Read More »Atos delivers IT infrastructure for PyeongChang 2018
Atos, the Worldwide IT Partner for the Olympic Games, announced on Wednesday that it has delivered the cloud IT infrastructure that will be used for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Read More »Louise Martin elected Commonwealth Games Federation president
Louise Martin has been elected president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, unseating Prince Imran of Malaysia to become the first woman to hold the position.
Read More »World Expo exclusive: A stage for all the world
To say that hosting a World or International Expo is a major undertaking would be an understatement of the biggest order.
Read More »David Grevemberg shares thoughts pre-CGF General Assembly
Around one third of the world’s population live in the Commonwealth.
Read More »Dublin wins bid to host ICIS 2016
Dublin has been selected ahead of a number of European cities to host a major international technology conference next year.
Read More »Minsk to host EU Sports Press Congress
Minsk, the host of European Youth Olympic Festival 2019 (EYOF 2019), has been selected to host the congress of the European Union of Sports Press on 11-13 September, the National Olympic Committee
Read More »Seb Coe: presidency gives IAAF chance to renew itself
Sebastian Coe said the IAAF presidential election campaign, through which he received 115 (56 per cent) of the votes of 207 member federations, has created an opportunity for the organisation to re
Read More »Formula E and DHL’s green transport drive
Launching a new international event is not easy, especially when you are trying to reduce environmental impact while transporting materials all over the world.
Read More »Lisbon to host ITTF Star Awards
Lisbon’s historic Patio de Gale has been selected to host the third edition of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Star Awards on 9 December 2015.
Read More »Zimbabwe ready to host UNESCO engineering event
Zimbabwe is making good progress as it prepares to host UNESCO Africa Engineering Week from 14 to 19 September, according to a senior World Federation of Engineering Organisations official.
Read More »Live Nation achieves double digit growth
Live Nation has continued growing in the second quarter and for the first half, with revenue up 12 per cent and AOI (adjusted operating income) up 6 per cent on a constant currency basis in the sec
Read More »Diving set to stay in the Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation has proposed that diving, which was due to be removed from the Commonwealth Games sports programme, retain its place as an optional discipline for future events.
Read More »Glasgow to host 2015 Davis Cup semi-final
Glasgow’s Emirates Arena is to host the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinal between Great Britain and Australia on 18 – 20 September, the Lawn Tennis Association announced on Tuesday.&nb
Read More »UNICEF CGF partnership makes Samoa Youth Games even more inclusive
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is working with the Commonwealth Secretariat and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to deliver a dynamic and inclusive programme of athlete and publ
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