The Sports Consultancy is proud to reveal its role in supporting the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) in securing Singapore as the host city for the WTA Championships, from 2014 to 2018, marking a record-breaking agreement for the Championships. The deal further consolidates The Sports Consultancy’s position as a rapidly growing specialist in all aspects of [...]
May 8th, 2013
WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARDED TO SINGAPORE FOR 2014-2018 IN RECORD DEAL
ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA – The Women’s Tennis Association announced today that Singapore will host the 2014-2018 WTA Championships, the most prestigious event on the WTA calendar. Under terms of the record-setting five-year agreement, the Top 8 singles players and – for the first time – the Top 8 doubles teams will compete for a [...]
May 2nd, 2013
Rugby World Cup 2015 Venues Announced
England will play at Manchester City Stadium for the first time with their three other Rugby World Cup 2015 pool matches taking place at Twickenham Stadium, after the match schedule and venues for the tournament were announced this morning. The 48 Rugby World Cup 2015 matches encompass 13 venues across the length of the country [...]
April 30th, 2013
MATCHING SPORTS EVENTS AND HOSTS
30th April 2013, London: The Sports Consultancy, in partnership with SportBusiness Group, is delighted to announce the launch of The Bid Book. The most comprehensive study of its kind, The Bid Book examines 3,300 events across 47 sports properties to provide a complete and relevant analysis of strategies for achieving commercial success in events. The [...]
April 23rd, 2013
Virgin Money extends London Marathon Partnership
In March 2008 The Sports Consultancy advised the Virgin Group on their negotiation with the London Marathon to secure title sponsorship of this historic London event. We are delighted that five years on Virgin has extended that partnership in an agreement that will see Virgin Money, the banking division of the Virgin Group, retain its [...]
April 22nd, 2013
Basingstoke Swimming Pool Options Appraisal
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has appointed the Sports Consultancy to undertake a swimming pool options appraisal for the long-term future of swimming facilities in the borough. The findings of the study will inform investment decisions relating to swimming provision across the borough over the next 15 years. The project involves a review of existing [...]
April 21st, 2013
Plans for New Swimming Pool for Worcester Approved
Worcester City Council has voted to move forward with its proposals for a new swimming pool and leisure centre for the city. The Council’s preferred option is for a leisure complex including a county-standard eight-lane pool to be built on the site of the existing Perdiswell Leisure Centre in the north of the city. The [...]
April 21st, 2013
National Performance Centre for Sport – Scotland
The Sports Consultancy has been appointed to complete the business case for the Edinburgh’s bid to host the new National Performance Centre for Sport (NPCS). The Sports Consultancy was part of the team that completed the successful Stage 1 application for the £25 million funding from Sportscotland for Heriot-Watt University. Following the lengthy and detailed [...]
April 19th, 2013
FIFA opens up the bidding process for five of its biennial tournaments
Fifa, football’s world governing body, has stated that it has opened the bid process for hosting five of its biennial competitions: the Fifa U-20 and U-17 World Cups in 2017; the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in 2017; and the Fifa U-20 and U-17 Women’s World Cups in 2016. All of Fifa’s 209 member associations [...]
April 11th, 2013
UEFA’s Gianni Infantino talks about Euro 2020 at Soccerex
UEFA General Secretary, Gianni Infantino has been talking about the somewhat controversial decision to host the Euro 2020 Tournament across multiple nations at Soccerex in Manchester. The announcement of the 2020 Championships multiple host structure was made by UEFA President Michel Platini in December last year. The one off system was announced to celebrate the [...]