Atos to run IT systems for 2015 SEA Games
The Singapore Southeast Asian Games Organising Committee (SINGSOC) has appointed Atos to deliver and manage IT for the major sports event in 2015
Global brands support Soccerex Asian Forum
PepsiCo, Royal Jordanian Airlines, the Jordan Tourism Board and the AFC join the high profile names taking part in Asia’s biggest football business event
Qatar World Cup could be hosted in three cities
Four of the twelve stadiums planned for the Qatar 2022 World Cup might be dropped over the next five months, according to the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy
Rio Olympic spending rises as race begins
Rio’s Mayor announces bumper infrastructure budget and invites contractors to bid for work on the delayed Deodoro Sports Complex
Brazil World Cup host cities hit by police strikes
The army takes over the north-eastern city of Salvador, while essential police workers in Rio threaten to strike during the World Cup
Soccerex Asian Forum attracts 12 FA presidents
The future kingmakers of global football are to gather in Jordan for the Soccerex Asian Forum
Qatar construction event attracts growth market exhibitors
Three countries taking international pavilions to Project Qatar for the first time hail from growth markets, drawn by the prospect of major construction contracts
Glasgow 2014 excludes Red Road demolition from ceremony
Security fears and widespread public opposition prompt Glasgow 2014 to take the early decision not include the demolition of Red Road flats in the opening ceremony of the Games
Glasgow 2014’s new running track revealed
With 100 days to go until the Commonwealth Games, Hampden Park’s transformation to a temporary track and field venue is put on display
IOC to make bidding process work better for cities
The bidding procedure for the Olympic Games is under review to make it simpler and more appealing for cities to apply