SPORTING NEWS
The latest sporting news from the sport industry:
| No 2012 crisis, Coe tells Olympic chiefs | 20.04.2009 |
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| The London 2012 chairman, Sebastian Coe, will this week seek to reassure inspectors from the International Olympic Committee that the global economic meltdown has not derailed preparations or dealt a substantial... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| 2012 projects underway as IOC inspection looms | 20.04.2009 |
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| London 2012 Olympic officials said on Friday that construction of all five major projects on the former industrial site were underway just days before IOC inspectors arrive to run... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Helios Partners and Generate Sponsorship unite for London 2012 | 17.04.2009 |
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| Helios Partners and Generate Sponsorship have today announced the formation of a UK and European partnership which will see the two world-class agencies working together through, and potentially beyond, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to offer clients unmatched Games-related sponsorship marketing... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Sportaccord 2010 heads to Dubai | 06.04.2009 |
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| Following the resounding success of Sportaccord 2009 in Denver, the eighth annual edition of Sportaccord will take place from April 26-30, 2010 in Dubai. | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Guangzhou Asian Games unveils new IT innovations | 06.04.2009 |
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| The 16th Asian Games, part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia is planning to use an all-new Sports Presentation System... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Should Nike Make a Play for Under Armour? | 06.04.2009 |
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| Nike needs to start considering what benefits they would have by exploring a purchase of Under Armour. | |
| ...more | source:seekingalpha.com |
| Wimbledon brings in £59m from refurbished Centre Court | 03.04.2009 |
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| Wimbledon will make an additional 59.5 million pounds ($87.2 million) from increasing seating in its refurbished Centre Court. | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Nike sues Chinese companies | 02.04.2009 |
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| American sporting goods giant Nike is suing two Chinese companies for copying one of its logos - a silhouette of former basketball star Michael Jordan slam-dunking. | |
| ...more | source:www.chinadaily.com |
| Dance into the fitness groove with Reebok & Shiamak | 02.04.2009 |
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| Continuing its mission of making Fitness fun, Reebok India, in association with Shiamak Davar has launched the Bollywood workout and a dazzling apparel collection both... | |
| ...more | source:www.fibre2fashion.com |
| NBA has a new VP for Communications | 01.04.2009 |
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| NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today that Elizabeth Ventura has been named NBA Senior Vice President, Communications, responsible for overseeing all of the... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Gymnastics World Cup cancelled | 01.04.2009 |
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| For the first time ever, a World Cup in Artistic Gymnastics was planned to be held in Puerto Rico. | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| World Cup will not risk stadium tragedy | 31.03.2009 |
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| The organisers of next year‘s World Cup finals in South Africa have pledged that there will be no repeat during the tournament of the crush that killed at least 19 people at a match in Ivory Coast on Sunday... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| 2010 Games officials eye global warming costs | 31.03.2009 |
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| Organizers of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games said on Monday they are confident they can find sponsors to help with the estimated C$4.5 million ($3.6 million) cost of... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Puma launches its SS09 Swimwear Collection | 31.03.2009 |
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| Immerse yourself in Puma‘s wide variety of fashion forward swimwear and swimsuits. | |
| ...more | source:www.fibre2fashion.com |
| IRB signs agreement with Peace and Sport | 30.03.2009 |
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| The International Rugby Board (IRB) and Peace and Sport have joined forces to deliver peace-building education programmes through Rugby. | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| FIFA considers new ticketing process | 30.03.2009 |
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| FIFA and the 2010 Local Organsing Committee (LOC) are this week expected to study new methods aimed at improving ticket sales for the Confederations Cup. | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| IOC pours water on international torch relays | 27.03.2009 |
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| Future torch relays will avoid running the risk of attracting negative attention by taking place within the borders of host countries, the International Olympic Committe... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Uefa praises 2010 World Cup progress | 27.03.2009 |
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| The chief executive officer of the 2010 Fifa World Cup Organising Committee South Africa, Dr Danny Jordaan, has given... | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |
| Nike to exit from few apparel & shoes manufacturing facilities | 26.03.2009 |
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| Nike has dropped a bombshell by revealing that it plans to exit from three footwear manufacturing units in China and one in Vietnam, due to the slowdown in its international sales and apparently... | |
| ...more | source:www.fibre2fashion.com |
| WADA slams football authorities over rule rejection | 25.03.2009 |
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| The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has warned football officials that the sport runs the risk of being dropped from the Olympics if its authorities failed to recognise the reality of drugs cheats. | |
| ...more | source:www.sports-city.org |