Live Nation achieves double digit growth
Festival sponsorship, scalable live events and mobile ticketing technology enabled Live Nation to grow by 12 per cent in the second quarter of 2015, says Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Diving set to stay in the Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games Federation has proposed that diving stays in the sports programme under the latest draft of Transformation 2022, which aims to create “inspiring and innovative Games”
Glasgow to host 2015 Davis Cup semi-final
The Great Britain vs. Australia semi-final of the Davis Cup will take place in Glasgow’s Emirates Arena on 18-20 September
UNICEF CGF partnership makes Samoa Youth Games even more inclusive
The Commonwealth Games Federation has partnered with the Commonwealth Secretariat and UNICEF to provide workshops and fan zones during Samoa 2015
Former IOC DG to lead FIFA reform
François Carrard, former IOC director general and coordinator of the IOC 2000 Reform Commission is to chair the 2016 FIFA Reform Committee
Parapan American Games rock Toronto
Toronto is hosting the biggest ever Parapan American Games as PANAMANIA cultural festival continues
Astana and Almaty could share IIHF World Champs
The 12,000-seat New Ice Arena in Astana could co-host a world championship with Almaty, IIHF president Rene Fasel has suggested
Belgium backs Generations For Peace refugee youth project
The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has agreed to commit resources to a sport and art project that will benefit thousands of young refugees in Jordan
8 Chinese cities to host 2019 FIBA World Cup
FIBA has awarded the hosting rights to its 2019 World Cup to China, which is set to involve more cities than ever before
Baku 2015 and the pop-up organising committee
Baku turned to Broadstone’s international experts to deliver the first European Games, but developing local talent was critical to operational success