With only 400 days until the Opening Ceremony of Glasgow 2014, organisers have announced that facilities across the city are on track for completion well ahead of the Games, and venues such as the Emirates Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome are already hosting high-profile international competitions. read more
Boxing is set to be taken into the Olympic Park after a deal was agreed for six professional boxing promotions to be held in the Copper Box Arena, with its first fixture potentially as soon as September. read more
The O2 has announced an exclusive partnership with StubHub that will see America’s largest ticket marketplace become the official ticket resale marketplace for all events at the arena. read more
The International Cricket Council and the England and Wales Cricket Board have signed a host agreement to stage the 2019 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales. read more
This Saturday's Aviva Premiership Rugby Final has sold out faster than any previous Premiership Rugby Final, with a crowd of more than 82,000 fans set to watch the contest between Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints. read more
UEFA has revealed the full schedule of events for the annual UEFA Champions Festival, taking place in London on 23rd to 26th May, throughout the build up to the big game between Dortmund and Bayern Munich at Wembley next Saturday. read more
Arena Seating has installed 11,000 temporary demountable seats to expand the capacity of the Scotstoun Stadium ahead of the eighth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Glasgow. read more
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced a new ‘Masterplan’ for Lord's Ground, which will see the venue undergo a £200 million redevelopment beginning in 2014. read more
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. read more
The All-England Club has announced a record prize pot for this year’s Wimbledon Championship, up 40% to £22.6 million, while plans for a retractable roof for Number One Court were also announced. read more
It has been announced that the first sporting event to be held in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Stadium since the London 2012 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony will be titled ‘The National Lottery Anniversary Run’. read more
viagogo has announced a new partnership with Ascot Racecourse, which will see the ticket marketplace become the official international ticketing provider for the British racecourse, including Royal Ascot in June. read more
Saracens’ Allianz Park has had more than 6,000 demountable grandstand seats installed into the rugby club’s newly opened ground, as part of the club’s £24 million development to create a state of the art multi-functional stadium facility with artificial pitch and running track. read more
Some of the world’s best athletes will compete in Birmingham on Saturday 29th June when the British city’s Alexander Stadium stages the 2013 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final. read more
Liverpool is set to enhance the Anfield match day experience after signing a new deal with wireless network company Xirrus to offer Wi-Fi to fans around the Barclays Premier League ground. read more
The 2015 Rugby World Cup, to be held in England and Wales, has been dealt a major blow after Manchester United pulled out of the running to host matches at Old Trafford over concerns about scheduling and pitch damage. read more
The Jockey Club has announced plans for its largest ever investment in racecourse facilities with the unveiling of a £45 million concept for the next stage of development at its flagship Cheltenham Racecourse. read more
Barclays Premier League side West Ham United have revealed its plans for the redevelopment of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, after an agreement was reached with government to become the anchor tenant of the venue last month. read more
A stadium due to host athletics at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil has been closed indefinitely because of structural problems with its roof, while the authorities have also acknowledged delays in work on the Maracana and a funding problem at another stadium, which is set to host the opening match at the World Cup. read more
The government has agreed to put a further £25m towards converting the Olympic Stadium to enable West Ham to become the anchor tenants of the iconic venue. read more
Organisers have revealed that the 2013 Tour of Britain, which celebrates its tenth edition this year, will start in Scotland on 15th September before finishing with a 10-lap stage of London on 22nd September. read more
England Rugby 2015 has been awarded an extension to finalise its preferred venues for the World Cup, following uncertainty of the availability of the Olympic Stadium. read more
Cheltenham Festival broke attendance records over the course of the 2013 event last week, the Jockey Club has announced, with the first three days of the meeting attracting their largest crowds since the Jump racing spectacle increased to four days in 2005. read more
Jockey Club Racecourses has agreed a new four year contract with Arena Structures for the provision of temporary structures and ancillary equipment at three of the Group’s racecourses, beginning this week with the four day Cheltenham Festival. read more
Tuesday’s crowd of 56,284 at the Cheltenham Festival was a new record for the first day since the event moved to four days in 2005. The opening day of the Cheltenham Festival got the go ahead despite overnight frost, with the start of racing delayed by 35 minutes. read more
For the first time, the city of Manchester will host an NBA preseason game when the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Philadelphia 76ers at the Manchester Arena on 8th October as part of a series of eight global games announced by the NBA. read more
Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn, who will speak at the Nolan Partners Sport Industry Breakfast Club later this month, is set to challenge the decision to allow West Ham to seek sole tenancy rights to the Olympic Stadium, after launching proceedings for a judicial review. read more
England Rugby 2015, the Organising Committee for Rugby World Cup 2015, has confirmed that Sandy Park, home of Premiership Rugby side Exeter Chiefs, has been added to the long list of match venues for the Rugby World Cup 2015. read more
Old Trafford, Lancashire’s cricket ground set to host the third Investec Ashes Test in August, has been renamed Emirates Old Trafford as part of a 10-year sponsorship deal with the brand that will see the stadium undergo an extensive re-development. read more
Kensington Gardens will host the global show jumping Championship series in its first ever UK event this summer. Taking place in the heart of London a year after the Olympic Games, the Global Champions Tour of Great Britain aims to mark the Equestrian Olympic legacy. read more
The annual four-day UEFA Champions Festival will take place next to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park ahead of the Champions League final in London on 23rd to 26th May 2013. read more
Next year's Giro d'Italia will begin in Belfast as part of three days of action on both sides of the Irish border. The event – one of cycling’s three Grand Tour events in the calendar – will begin on 10th May, with the Irish legs held over three stages until 12th May, taking in Belfast, Armagh and Dublin along the way. read more
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