Volvo Ocean Race organisers have hailed the record level of interest in becoming a host city for the 12th and 13th editions of the event, after 33 applications were passed through to the final stage of the bidding process.
Baku’s bid for the 2020 Olympic Games has secured heavyweight commercial support in the shape of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), Azerbaijan Airlines and Azercell.
Georgia has confirmed its intention to make a bid for UEFA Euro 2020 after shelving plans to put forward a co-hosting model with Azerbaijan.
Madrid will not follow Rome by withdrawing its bid for the 2020 Olympic Games despite Spain’s deepening economic crisis, a senior bid official has claimed.
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Tuesday submitted its bid to UEFA to host Euro 2020, with questions marks continuing to surround how the proposal will fit in with Istanbul’s tilt at the 2020 Olympic Games.
The five bid cities for the 2020 Olympic Games were handed an invaluable platform to impress on Saturday, as they all made presentations at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) general assembly in Moscow.
Lake Tahoe’s proposed bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics has stepped up a gear with California and Nevada officials joining forces to form an exploratory committee, but the process still rests on successful revenue-sharing talks between the US Olympic Committee (USOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Baku 2020 has hailed the selection of Azerbaijan to host the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship as another key milestone in the bid to establish the country as a major sports event host as it aims to land the 2020 Olympic Games.
English Premier League chairman Dave Richards warned the organisers of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar “not to stick their heads in the sand” over issues surrounding alcohol.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has hailed the “high level” of interest in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games after confirming bids from six cities for the event.