Kazakhstan planning 2026 FIFA World Cup bid
Kazakhstan’s Football Association is in discussions with the government about its plans to bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Louise Martin: Just believe in yourself and do it
Commonwealth Games Federation Presidential candidate and HOST CITY 2015 speaker Louise Martin speaks exclusively about her ambitions for the CGF
UK city to bid for World Expo 2025
Seeking to boost the UK’s business events sector, the culture secretary has confirmed a bid for the World Expo 2025 – and the candidate city might not be London
Beijing 2022 points to US$858m Games revenues
On its final day of presentations to the IOC evaluation commission, Beijing 2022 highlighted the commercial value of hosting the Winter Olympic Games in China
Hamburg chosen as German contender for 2024 Olympic Games
The German Olympic Sports Confederation has selected Hamburg ahead of capital Berlin to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games
South Africa not “playing lotto” with Games bids
South Africa is embracing the “now or never” opportunity to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games and is evaluating whether it could handle hosting the Olympics as soon as 2024, according to sports minister Fikile Mbalula
Host city selection is not political endorsement, says IOC president
President Thomas Bach has asserted that the International Olympic Committee remains politically neutral, but asks Games hosts to prevent discrimination and uphold binding international rights
HOST CITY 2015: The Largest Meeting of Cities and Sports, Business and Cultural Events
HOST CITY builds on the great success of its 2014 event by launching HOST CITY 2015: The Largest Meeting of Cities and Sports, Business and Cultural Events, a Conference and Exhibition on 9th and 10th November
Baku 2015 to host European Judo Championships
European Judo Championships, a Rio 2016 qualifier, now forms part of Baku 2015 after sponsorship issues led to the hosting rights being taken from Glasgow
FIFA proposes launching Women’s Club World Cup in 2017
FIFA’s Executive Committee is set to decide in March on a new proposal to launch the Women’s Club World Cup in 2017