HOST CITY 2015 will help cities get ahead – Sir Craig Reedie
Attending HOST CITY 2015 in Glasgow on 9th and 10th of November is an attractive opportunity for cities to get ahead in the competitive international market of hosting major events, according to ke
Read More »2024 bid cities “highly unlikely” to withdraw – Sir Craig Reedie
Changes to the IOC’s bidding procedure have attracted a “very considerable field” of five candidate cities, all of which are expected to stay the course until the host city election in September 20
Read More »PyeongChang progress hailed as ski events approach
As IOC’s Coordination Commission for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games concluded on Thursday, the International Ski Federation (FIS) secretary general Sarah Lewis told HOST CITY that progre
Read More »Eurosport renews Australian Open broadcast rights to 2021
Eurosport has secured the renewal of the exclusive digital and TV rights for the Australian Open, ensuring the Australian Open remains on Eurosport across more than 50 European markets until 2021.<
Read More »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.
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