The British Olympic Association has invited cities in the UK to submit applications if they are interested in bidding to host the Youth Olympic Games in 2018. The BOA announced yesterday that it was considering a bid and that potential candidates must submit applications by a deadline of January 30, 2012. Glasgow in Scotland, the [...]
American Sports Leagues in Good Shape
Two of America’s largest sports leagues have demonstrated in the last week that they can not only weather the tough financial climate, but are actually thriving in it. The NBA, fresh from the resolution of a labour dispute which had threatened an entire season – the league will now commence on Christmas day following a [...]
BOA Takes Drugs Ban Fight to CAS
The British Olympic Association (BOA) will turn to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in its fight to defend its strict anti-doping enforcement policy. The BOA is currently the only National Olympic Committee to impose a lifetime Olympic ban on any athlete who has been banned for more than six months for a doping [...]
Golf’s European Tour Extends ‘Race to Dubai’ After Sponsor Confirms Commitment
The European Tour has extended its deal with the hosts of the season-ending Dubai World Championship for a further three years. Consequently, the ‘Race to Dubai’, the name for the Tour’s overall prize money list, will continue until at least 2014. The announcement comes after DP World, the world’s third largest marine terminal operator, renewed [...]
