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Loughborough MSc student Aditi Chauhan sign for East London side West Ham United Ladies

Loughborough MSc student Aditi Chauhan has this week added to India’s sporting history by signing for East London side West Ham United Ladies. The significance of this sees the Indian goalkeeper, coming from a country that doesn’t have a domestic … Read the full press release

Runners benefiting from medical technology will be honored as the 2015 “Medtronic Global Heroes” in the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon or Medtronic TC 10 Mile on October 4

Distance Runners from Six Continents Benefitting from Medical Technology to Run Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Events this October MINNEAPOLIS, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Twenty-five long-distance runners who benefit from medical technology will be honored as the 2015 “Medtronic Global Heroes” when they … Read the full press release

RBS CEO Ross McEwan was a guest of Street Soccer Scotland’s CEO David Duke at training session of the Scottish Homeless World Cup teams in Dundee

Scotland’s squads are banking on success after RBS CEO Ross McEwan dropped in to watch them prepare for their attempts to win the Homeless World Cup. EDINBURGH, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On Wednesday RBS CEO Ross McEwan was a guest of … Read the full press release

BMW Team RLL ready to go for round eight of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship (USCC) at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton, US

MUNICH, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BMW Team RLL is ready to go for round eight of the 2015 United SportsCar Championship (USCC): the Oak Tree Grand Prix is held at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in Alton (US) this Sunday (23rd August). … Read the full press release

BMW racer Jordan Szoke crowned champion at the final round in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK)

MUNICH, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Jordan Szoke (CA) is the high-flyer in the Canadian Superbike Championship (CSBK): the BMW racer was crowned champion at the final round last weekend after delivering the perfect season with seven wins in seven races. In the … Read the full press release

Technical and visual distinctiveness: the new Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupé

AFFALTERBACH, 21-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-AMG is setting a further landmark in the brand history: the new C 63 Coupé is the next step on the way to yet more technical and visual distinctiveness. The far-reaching technical modifications are evident at … Read the full press release

The VELUX Group becomes Official Sponsor of the Men’s EHF EURO taking place in Poland from 15 to 31 January 2016

Zug, Switzerland,  20-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The VELUX Group, largest producer of roof windows in the world, headquartered in Denmark, has signed up as an Official Sponsor of the Men’s EHF EURO taking place in Poland from 15 to 31 January … Read the full press release

German Marvin Dienst took the head of the ADAC F4 Abarth German Championship

• German frontrunner Dienst won two races and takes the lead of the general classification • Swedish Eriksson took the second place in the championship, followed by Australian Mawson • Estonian driver Aron won the third race of the weekend … Read the full press release

Abarth celebrates Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team’s double podium finish in Brno, in the Czech Republic

TURIN, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — After the points conquered last week at Indianapolis (USA), the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team scores high again in Brno, in the Czech Republic, where the winner was Jorge Lorenzo, while his team-mate Valentino Rossi came … Read the full press release

Philips and FC Bayern Munich presented a new LED façade lighting at the Allianz Arena

The Allianz Arena is now Europe’s largest and Germany’s first stadium to feature dynamic colorful light displays on its entire façade, made possible by a connected LED lighting system New energy efficient system saves approximately 60 percent on electricity and … Read the full press release

Liberbank colabora con la XVII Semana de Vela, del 11 al 16 de agosto

Del 11 al 16 de agosto, está organizada por el Club Marítimo de Luanco MADRID, 12-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Liberbank colabora con la XVII Semana de Vela, que se celebra del 11 al 16 de agosto y está organizada por … Read the full press release

University of Southampton alumnus Lawrence Walters and Tom Rainey completed a 93 day row across the Atlantic Ocean

SOUTHAMPTON, 5-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Southampton alumnus Lawrence Walters (Ship Science, 2014), along with his friend Tom Rainey (both 23), has completed a 93 day row across the Atlantic Ocean from New York and arriving in Salcombe, Devon yesterday … Read the full press release

ABLV Invitational Golf Tournament took place on 25th of July 2015 in Ozo Golf Club, Riga, Latvia

Riga, Latvia, 3-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Continuing a long-established tradition of holding ABLV summer events, last Saturday, on 25th of July 2015, in Ozo Golf Club an annual ABLV Invitational Golf Tournament took place. In this tournament, 92 golfers took … Read the full press release

adidas: Divestment of Rockport business to a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners LLC and New Balance Holding, Inc. completed

Herzogenaurach, Germany / Canton, Massachusetts, United States, 3-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The adidas Group announced today that it has formally completed the divestiture of its Rockport business to a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners LLC and New Balance Holding, … Read the full press release

Proximus will continue to broadcast the Spanish Liga from the start of this season on channel “Eleven”

BRUSSELS, 3-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thanks to an agreement with Eleven Sports Network, Proximus will continue to broadcast the Spanish Liga from the start of this season on channel “Eleven”, to the great delight of its fans of Spanish football. … Read the full press release

Ricoh to continue as title sponsor of the Women’s British Open through to 2018

London, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Ricoh today announced that it is to continue as title sponsor of the Women’s British Open through to 2018. This is the third renewal of the agreement since Ricoh began to sponsor the tournament in … Read the full press release

ŠKODA: Christopher Froome wins the Tour de France 2015; Czech-crystal victory trophies designed by ŠKODA given to winners

Trophies made of Czech crystal for Tour winners. ŠKODA 12th time official partner of Tour de France. New ŠKODA Superb serves as ‘Red Car’. 250 ŠKODAs serve as shuttle vehicles. 16 million fans along the route, around 1.5 billion TV … Read the full press release

Sky Sports won the rights to show clips from every Premier League game across its digital platforms

Isleworth, 27-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Sky Sports has further strengthened its position as the home of the Premier League by winning the rights to show clips from every Premier League game across its digital platforms. The three-year agreement starting from … Read the full press release

BT sport becomes the only place to watch UEFA champions league and UEFA europa league next season

LONDON, 27-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BT Sport is to celebrate becoming the home of European football with a new advertising campaign featuring football stars from across the continent. Airing on July 25, the new television campaign pays homage to the … Read the full press release

Travis Perkins funded Portsmouth Sailing Project now underway

NORTHAMPTON, 27-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The grey clouds may have loomed, but nothing was going to prevent the very first group of young people taking part in the Portsmouth Sailing Project from enjoying every second of their sailing adventure. Thanks … Read the full press release