IOC won't force good governance on sports federations
The IOC announced on Tuesday that, as part of its Agenda 2020 recommendations, all o
Read More »Rugby and Olympic ticket sales will be a challenge for Japan
Hosting two of the world’s three biggest sports events within the space of a year will is not just a practical and logistical challenge for Japan.
Read More »IOC woos cities with proposal to pay bid costs
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach today (Tuesday) revealed 40 recommendations from the Agenda 2020 review of the Olympic Movement, which detail how to reduce costs and inc
Read More »Glasgow to host 2017 Badminton World Championships
Glasgow was awarded the hosting rights to the 2017 Badminton World Championships at a Badminton World Federation (BWF) meeting in Lima on Friday.
Read More »IOC should make culture equal to sports, says Agenda 2020 expert
The first principle of Olympism is to blend sport with culture, but Olympic Games is still not going far enough to raise the profile of cultural events, according to a prominent UK politician and e
Read More »Wrong conclusions on bid report, says FIFA investigator
The findings of FIFA’s long awaited ethics report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were announced today (Thursday), with the judge’s summary saying there was limited eviden
Read More »Tokyo 2020: we must stay close to IOC and IFs
HOST CITY: Congratulations on your appointment as President of Tokyo 2020.
Read More »A London Expo must benefit all UK, says Tessa Jowell
As London’s City Hall weighs up whether to go head to head with Paris and bid for the 2025 World Expo, Tessa Jowell told HOST CITY that the benefit to the nation as a whole should be a key consider
Read More »Milan to host MTV EMA during 2015 World Expo
The MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) is to return to Milan next year, to coincide with the Expo 2015.
Read More »Beijing 2022 delegation arrives in Bangkok for ANOC General Assembly
The Beijing 2022 Bid Committee will do its first official presentation in front of the Olympic family in Bangkok on Friday 7 November.
Read More »Rio 2016 announces business opportunities
The organising committee of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has announced nine tenders.
Read More »Glasgow 2014 to come in £25m below budget
The 2014 Commonwealth Games were predicted to cost £472m to host, but the organising committee has announced that around £25m of previously committed public funds have not been required.
Read More »What will London bid for next?
HOST CITY: Having hosted the biggest and best event in the world in 2012, what type and scale of events is London aiming to host over the next 10 years?
Read More »Olympics can help Tokyo overtake London, says Governor
Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe rounded up his visit to London with an audience at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, where he stated his ambition for Tokyo to use its own Olympic legacy t
Read More »Baku 2015 signs first Asian broadcaster in Japan
Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Television has secured exclusive rights to broadcasting the Baku 2015 European Games in Japan.
Read More »Emirates ends sponsorship as FIFA plans Winter World Cup
Just as a FIFA taskforce met in Zurich on Monday to review options for the timings of the 2022 World Cup, it emerged that Emirates airline would not be renewing its sponsorship contract with footba
Read More »HOST CITY joins UNICEF in supporting ISC in Geneva
HOST CITY is following on from the success of its inaugural Bid to Win conference by supporting the
Read More »IAAF sees Doha's plans for Athletics City in 2019
The IAAF evaluation commission left Doha on Friday, having completed their inspecti
Read More »Event bidding comes under the spotlight at Host City conference
The inaugural Host City: Bid to Win conference has provided a thought-provoking and timely debate on bidding procedures for major events.
Read More »Olympic bidding process is too long, say bid leaders
Members of the panel “Bidding Processes Under Review” at Host City: Bid to Win in London on Tuesday highlighted the first stage of the bidding process for the Olympic Games as being too long and ra
Read More »Rio Olympics organisers have no fear over venue completion
Rio's venues will be ready to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016, despite the slow start to construction, the event's communications director said at Host City: Bid to Win on Tuesday.
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