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Feehan quits Six Nations and Lions after 16 years
Rugby union - 23 Apr 2018 - Events
John Feehan has quit as chief executive of rugby union's Six Nations and the British & Irish Lions after 16 yearsin the post.
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Coates urges Tokyo 2020 to give IFs answers quickly
Olympics - 23 Apr 2018 - Events
John Coates, chairman of the International Olympic Committee's coordination committee for Tokyo 2020, toldlocal organisers today to front up to questions about games' preparations.
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Mumbai would be focus of Indian bids for Olympics, Youth Olympics
Olympics - 23 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Mumbai would be the focus of an Indian bid to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2026, followed by a possiblebid to host the 2032 Olympic Games, it has emerged, after Narinder Batra, the president of the Indian OlympicAssociation, revealed last week that the country was planning bids for the two events, plus the Asian Games of2030.
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Ireland’s Adare Manor eyes Ryder Cup
Golf - 23 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Adare Manor, the golf course in Limerick in Ireland, is to bid to host the Ryder Cup, according to its owner JPMcManus.
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India plans bids for Olympics, Youth Olympics and Asian Games
Olympics - 20 Apr 2018 - Bidding
India is planning bids to host three major sporting events in the next few years, culminating with the OlympicGames in 2032, according to the Indian Olympic Association.
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GAISF launches process to appoint host city for inaugural World Urban Games
Games - 20 Apr 2018 - Federations & NOCs
The Global Association of International Sports Federations, the international federations’ umbrella body,today launched the process to appoint a host city for the inaugural edition of the World Urban Games(described as a ‘working title’), with the aim of staging the event in 2019.
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World Rowing to extend new 'event attribution process' to 2025 and 2026
Rowing - 19 Apr 2018 - Bidding
World Rowing, the international rowing federation, is considering opening its new bidding process, or ‘eventattribution process’, for the World Rowing Championships of 2025 and 2026, after the system helped it to finda host for the 2022 event, despite the federation having received no formal bids for the championships.
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F1 enters fantasy sports with equity stake in PlayON
Motor racing - 19 Apr 2018 - Sponsorship
Formula 1 has today announced the launch of a fantasy sports game and the acquisition of a stake in PlayON, aDublin-based software company.
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ECB tinkers with T20 format for new competition
Cricket - 19 Apr 2018 - Events
The England and Wales Cricket Board is proposing a modified version of the Twenty20 format for the newshort-form domestic competitions it is introducing in 2020.
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Jamaica ‘working on’ Commonwealth Games bid
Games - 19 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Jamaica could bid to host the Commonwealth Games, according to Olivia Grange, the country’s minister ofculture, gender, entertainment and sport.
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Paris 2024 to go to market for sponsors in Q3
Olympics - 19 Apr 2018 - Events
The organising committee of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is to launch its marketing programme in the thirdquarter of this year, president Tony Estanguet has revealed.
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More 'Rhein Ruhr City 2032' bid details unveiled
Olympics - 19 Apr 2018 - Events
A total of 14 cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state in Germany, have been unveiled as partof a proposed bid to stage the 2032 Olympic Games.
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FFT triumphs in Viagogo legal case
Tennis - 18 Apr 2018 - Legal
The FFT, the French tennis federation, is celebrating a legal victory over Viagogo, the online ticketingexchange, following ruling by the Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris’ High Court.
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World Taekwondo opens bidding for 2021-2023 events
Taekwondo - 18 Apr 2018 - Bidding
World Taekwondo has opened the bidding process for its events from 2021 to 2023.
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FAI 'proud' for drone racing as World Games get new logo
Air sports - 18 Apr 2018 - Events
The FAI, the world air sports federation, has welcomed the decision to include drone racing in the WorldGames for the first time.
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Haggerty: No room for ITF and ATP World Cup events
Tennis - 18 Apr 2018 - Events
David Haggerty, the president of the International Tennis Federation, has admitted there is not space in thesport’s calendar for two national team competitions as the governing body battles with the ATP, theorganisation that oversees the men's game, to launch new initiatives.
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Tokyo 2020 faces wrath of IFs over Olympics preparations
Olympics - 18 Apr 2018 - Events
Tokyo, once dubbed by the International Olympic Committee as the safe pair of hands to host the OlympicGames in 2020, has come under fire from several international federations for the slow pace of progress andresponse to questioning.
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Lagardère Sports to sell Handball World Championships hospitality
Handball - 18 Apr 2018 - Hospitality
Lagardère Sports Germany, an arm of the international sports marketing agency, is selling hospitality packagesto matches at handball’s 2019 Men’s World Championships taking place in Germany.
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Gold Coast's Carney follows Commonwealth Games baton to Birmingham
Games - 18 Apr 2018 - Events
Birmingham, the English city set to host the next Commonwealth Games in 2022, has appointed experiencedmajor events executive Neil Carney as project director.
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Lalovic calls on ASOIF peers to unite against political meddling
Wrestling - 17 Apr 2018 - Events
Nenad Lalovic, the president of United World Wrestling, today urged his peers in the Association of SummerOlympic International Federations to join forces in the fight to eradicate political interference - oftenmanifested through boycotts - in sport.
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Commonwealth Games success reignites hopes of Olympic netball
Netball - 17 Apr 2018 - Events
The International Netball Federation is set to hold talks with the International Olympic Committee atSportAccord in Bangkok this week to discuss a renewed attempt at getting the sport included in the sportsprogramme at the Olympic Games, it has been reported.
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Calgary 2026 Olympics bid still afloat after city council vote
Olympics - 17 Apr 2018 - Bidding
The Canadian city of Calgary remains in the hunt to host the 2026 winter Olympic Games after councillorsvoted in favour of continuing with the bid process.
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Organisers hope second FISE event in Saudi Arabia might include women
Action sports - 17 Apr 2018 - Events
Hurricane, the French company behind the FISE World Series of action sports events, is hopeful that femaleathletes might be included in a second edition of a FISE event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, after the first event inlate March was well received in the country, which is undergoing a transformation to a more open societyunder its progressive crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud.
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Lausanne 2020 bids to plug SFr5m budget gap through sponsors and VIK
Olympics - 17 Apr 2018 - Sponsorship
Organisers of the Lausanne 2020 winter Youth Olympic Games in the so-called ‘Olympic Capital’ are seeking toplug a SFr5-million ($5.2-million) gap in the games budget with a mixture of local sponsorship and value-in-kinddeals, with a possible deal with a telecoms company on the horizon, according to Ian Logan, chief executive ofthe organising committee.
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LPGA's Portland Classic brings in IMG to attract new sponsors
Golf - 17 Apr 2018 - Events
IMG, the international sports and entertainment company, is to assist with the sales and marketing of theLPGA Portland Classic, the long-running golf tournament on the top women’s tour in USA, it has beenrevealed.
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Asian Tour going back to Pakistan this year
Golf - 17 Apr 2018 - Events
Pakistan is to host its first prominent international golf tournament in 11 years with the Chief of Naval StaffOpen Golf Championship to take place in Karachi in July.
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Gold Coast apologies for closing ceremony glitches after 'games of firsts'
Games - 16 Apr 2018 - Events
The organisers of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia have admitted mistakes in theplanning of yesterday’s widely-criticised closing ceremony, albeit the 12-day event as a whole has beendeemed a success, and “a games of firsts.”
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Conmebol behind United 2026 as South Africa backs Morocco
Soccer - 16 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Conmebol, the South American soccer confederation, has endorsed the North American bid for the 2026 FifaWorld Cup, while South Africa has given its backing to the rival bid from Morocco.
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Racquetball and softball return to World Games programme
Games - 16 Apr 2018 - Events
Racquetball and softball will once again feature on the programme for the World Games after the line-up forthe 2021 edition in Birmingham, Alabama was revealed.
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Rwanda eyeing bid for UCI Road World Championships
Cycling - road - 16 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Rwanda could bid to host cycling’s UCI Road World Championships in the near future, according to AimableBayingana, president of the African country’s national federation.
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World Skate endorses SLS events in advance of skateboarding's Olympics bow
Skateboarding - 16 Apr 2018 - Events
World Skate, the new international governing body for skateboarding, has today unveiled an agreement withStreet League Skateboarding, the organiser of the top professional tour in the sport, for the sanctioning ofthe SLS World Tour and Super Crown World Championships.
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UFC to stage annual event in Singapore to 2020
Mixed martial arts - 16 Apr 2018 - Events
Mixed martial arts' Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed a three-year deal to stage an annual event inSingapore.
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Riot Games and MTV pair up for eSports event
eSports - 16 Apr 2018 - Events
Riot Games, the video game publisher owned by Chinese internet giant Tencent, has teamed up with MTV,Viacom’s entertainment television channel, to launch an eSports event in southeast Asia.
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F1 eyes China venture and plans May launch for OTT platform
Motor racing - 13 Apr 2018 - Events
Liberty Media, the owner of Formula 1 motor racing, is in talks with potential Chinese partners to set up a newlocal venture in a bid to grow the sport in the country, according to reports.
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Calgary mayor on the offensive ahead of 2026 bid D-Day
Olympics - 13 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Naheed Nenshi, the mayor of Calgary, has slammed as "remarkably shortsighted" a decision by city councillorsto hold a new vote next week that could end the Canadian city's hopes of staging the 2026 winter OlympicGames.
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Fifa open to Conmebol request for 48-team World Cup in 2022
Soccer - 13 Apr 2018 - Events
Gianni Infantino, president of Fifa, has reacted positively to a request from Conmebol, the South Americansoccer confederation, that expansion of the World Cup to 48 nations be brought forward to the 2022tournament in Qatar.
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Potential Queensland bid for 2032 Olympics 'boosted by Commonwealth Games'
Olympics - 13 Apr 2018 - Bidding
A potential bid centred on the Australian state of Queensland to host the Olympic Games in 2032 has beenboosted by the success of the Commonwealth Games presently taking place in Gold Coast, according to PeterBeattie, chair of the organising committee for those games.
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AFL’s Grand Final to remain at MCG until 2057
Australian football - 13 Apr 2018 - Events
Australian Rules football’s Grand Final will continue to be staged at the historic Melbourne Cricket Grounduntil at least 2057 after a new deal was reached between the league and the local Victorian government.
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Gfinity ‘not ruling out Asia’ in expansion plans
eSports - 12 Apr 2018 - Events
Gfinity, the UK-based eSports promoter in which Pitch International, the international sports marketingagency, holds a stake, could take its series to Asia as part of its wider expansion plans, according to MarkBrittain, Gfinity’s chief commercial officer.
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Uefa sticks with SecuTix for major tournaments to 2021
Soccer - 12 Apr 2018 - Ticketing
SecuTix, the Swiss company, has been awarded a new contract by Uefa to be the ticketing software licenceprovider to major European soccer national team and club competitions between the 2018-19 and 2020-21seasons.
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Two games later, SIS Live stills seeks Delhi 2010 payment of £28m
Games - 12 Apr 2018 - Events
Eight years after the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, and with the next edition of the games but onepresently under way in Gold Coast, Australia, SIS Live, the UK-based company that provided the host broadcasttelevision production and coverage facilities and services in Delhi, is reported to have written to Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore, India’s sports minister, claiming it is still owed £28 million ($40 million) for the services itprovided.
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MLB All-Star Game heading to LA's Dodger Stadium in 2020
Baseball - 12 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles is to host its first Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 40 years in 2020,league commissioner Robert Manfred has announced.
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Croatia joins Infront's B2Run series, Bosnia set to follow
Athletics - 12 Apr 2018 - Events
Ten countries are set to stage B2Run events in 2019 after Infront, the international sports marketing agencythat owns the corporate running series, acquired a running series in Croatia, which includes the option of anevent in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Genoa joins Sailing World Cup Series for 2019 and 2020
Sailing - 12 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Genoa, the Italian port city, is to join sailing's World Cup Series, the annual circuit for Olympic sailing and ParaWorld Sailing, from next year.
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Keith Prowse extends hospitality role at Queen's Club
Tennis - 12 Apr 2018 - Hospitality
Keith Prowse, the UK-based agency, has been awarded a new six-year contract by the Lawn Tennis Associationto continue as the hospitality provider at Queen’s Club, the pre-Wimbledon grass-court tennis tournament.
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Ominous news for Olympic bid as Calgary council to vote again
Olympics - 11 Apr 2018 - Bidding
Calgary’s city council has decided to hold a new vote over whether to proceed with a bid to host the 2026winter Olympic Games, the latest in a series of moves that look increasingly ominous for the chances of the bidprogressing.
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Cricket's Asia Cup moved from India to UAE
Cricket - 11 Apr 2018 - Events
Cricket’s 2018 Asia Cup, the regional one-day international competition, has been relocated from India to theUnited Arab Emirates.
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Minneapolis pens two-year X Games extension
Action sports - 11 Apr 2018 - Events
Minneapolis, in the US state of Minnesota, is to remain as host of the ESPN X Games, the series of extremesports events owned and promoted by the cable sports broadcaster, until 2020.
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‘Several venues’ interested in new Air Race E series
Air sports - 10 Apr 2018 - Events
Several cities have already expressed an interest in hosting races in a new electric aeroplane racing series,according to the event’s founder Jeff Zaltman.
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CVC 'wants back in' as owner of MotoGP's Dorna Sports
Motorcycling - 10 Apr 2018 - Events
CVC Capital Partners, the private equity group and erstwhile owner of Formula 1, is eyeing a return to motorsports with a swoop for Dorna Sports, the promoter and commercial rights-holder of motor cycling’s MotoGP.
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