Tag: sports

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 08:17 UTC

  UK business spending on sports sponsorship to reach £35bn globally in 2019

  

  Business spending on sports sponsorship is set to grow by 4% to £35bn globally in 2019, according to a new report. But rights-holders, such as leagues, teams or tournaments, are under-exploiting sponsorship deals, according to research from agency Two Circles.

• Friday, July 22nd 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Organizing and hosting major sports events deliver a “positive social legacy”

  

  The upcoming World Cup soccer tournament and Summer Olympics in Brazil should be harnessed to deliver a “positive social legacy” for the South American country and beyond, the United Nations envoy for sports and peace has said.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 06:05 UTC

  Illegal betting in sports generates turnover of 140 billion US dollars

  

  Illegal betting in sport generates a turnover of around 140 billion US dollars a year worldwide, according to IOC president Jacques Rogge. Speaking after a meeting in Lausanne with government ministers, Interpol and European bodies on illegal and irregular betting practices, Rogge said action had to be taken to counter the threat.

• Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 07:49 UTC

  Organizers Confirm Argentina and Chile will Host the 2011 Dakar Rally

  

  Organizers have unveiled the route for the 2011 Dakar Rally which will start and finish in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires and include a section through Chile. The 33rd edition of the “the world's toughest motor-sport event” will be the third to be run in South America after concerns about terrorists moved the rally in 2009 from its traditional route through the Sahara desert in North Africa.