Qatar's quest Qatar’s quest to become the centre of the international sporting events world is inescapable. Like it or not, Qatar is pitching for many events and more significantly pouring money, by way of sponsorships et al, into a range of events and organisations around the world. And there is(continue)
Rolex really broadens its time-keeping Rolex, the luxury Swiss watchmaker, for a third year, will be the Title Sponsor of the FORMULA 1 ®AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX. The Title Sponsorship announcement comes as the Melbourne event prepares to celebrate its most significant milestone yet – two decades of Formula 1® racing(continue)
Olympic and University Games news… international sporting events 2022 Winter Games: The final contenders are now Beijing together with partner city Zhangjiakou, and Almaty, Kazakhstan. Candidature files have been submitted. Beijing 2022 intends to capitalise on Beijing 2008's legacy, not only in terms of existing competition venues – five of(continue)
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup is underway. The Cup is the biggest football tournament ever held in Australia, a major international sporting event. AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 runs for 23 days. In the opening days, Australia has done well while the competition as a whole is impressive. More(continue)
PyeongChang 2018 strife Korean reports suggesting that a deadlock over funding, especially with regard to the Olympic stadium, threatens the future of the event. The government is reported to have decided to cover only 50 per cent of the cost of the new Olympic stadium. Gangwon Province and the organising(continue)
