SportAccord Convention welcomes back Repucom as Marketing Research Partner for World Sport & Business Summit

Repucom will once again be the Official Marketing Research Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 April 2015 at the Sochi Expocentre, Sochi, Russia
Sportaccord Convention announces PwC as a Gold Partner for the World Sport & Business Summit

PwC will be a Gold Partner for this year’s World Sport & Business Summit taking place from 19-24 April 2015 at the Sochi Expocentre, Sochi, Russia
Red Bull gives beach volleyball wings

The FIVB has partnered with Red Bull to give beach volleyball a lift as Rio 2016 approaches, with Swatch renewing sponsorship of flagship events
London to host annual athletics festival starting with 2015 Anniversary Games

The Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games, which first took place a year after the 2012 Olympic Games, is to return to the former Olympic stadium in July 2015
Luis Figo welcomes winter World Cup in Qatar

Presidential candidate Luis Figo has spoken out in support of FIFA’s recommendation to host the 2022 World Cup at the end of the year
Qatar to host World Cup in December 2022

A FIFA task force has concluded that late November to late December is the best time for Qatar to host the 2022 World Cup
World Archery signs Axcel under new sponsorship programme

US sight maker Axcel is the first to sign under World Archery’s new sponsorship programme under an agreement that sees them support the 2015 World Cup and World Championships
Soccerex postpones Asian Forum to 3 and 4 May

Soccerex Asian Forum pushed back by three weeks to avoid clash with CONCACAF congress and to coincide with AFC congress
Qatar official to meet London cybersecurity experts

A senior Qatari official is to meet with experts in London next week to plan a cybersecurity strategy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, returning a visit from a UK minister
Luis Figo strikes to break up FIFA’s power

Would-be FIFA president Luis Figo today launched his manifesto to share FIFA’s wealth, relinquish presidential control and make the World Cup bigger outside Europe