Category Archives: Sports

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Mercedes-Benz Classic will present legendary racing cars At the Goodwood Festival of Speed

Jochen Mass pilots 300 SLR “Uhlenhaut Coupé” Goodwood Festival of Speed: the unique motor sport festival will celebrate its twentieth anniversary 25-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the Goodwood Festival of Speed (11 to 14 July 2013), Mercedes-Benz Classic will draw a … Read the full press release

The European Commission is determined to do “all it can” to help tackle match-fixing and corruption in sport

Commission will do all it can to help tackle match-fixing and corruption in sport, says Vassiliou Brussels, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is determined to do “all it can” to help sports bodies and law enforcement agencies to tackle the … Read the full press release

The European Commission opened in-depth investigation into public funding of five Dutch professional football clubs

Brussels, 7-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to find out whether measures of five municipalities in the Netherlands in favour of local professional football clubs comply with EU State aid rules. None of those measures, taken … Read the full press release

UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League quarter-final draws

Media accreditation deadline set at Thursday 14 March  5-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The draws for the quarter-finals of the 2012/13 UEFA club competitions will take place on Friday 15 March at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. The UEFA … Read the full press release

adidas introduces revolutionary cushioning innovation as part of its new Energy Running Segment

BOOST™ changes running forever Herzogenaurach / New York, 5-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At a global launch event today, adidas introduced a new way to run by unveiling its latest running innovation Energy Boost. Part of a new adidas segment called Energy … Read the full press release

Applus+ IDIADA successfully completes World’s most powerful prototype electric sports car

Volar-e presentation Applus+ IDIADA successfully completes World’s most powerful prototype electric sports car. The project undertaken by the Spanish company on behalf of the European Commission shows that electric vehicles can have sporty performance. BARCELONA, 1-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Applus+ IDIADA, … Read the full press release

Danish scientists make racehorses fertile

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ten percent of mares have difficulties conceiving. But now two Danish researchers have discovered what the trouble is and produced a product to help such horses become pregnant. The product has been successfully tested in the field … Read the full press release

SUPERBIKE: APRILIA AFFRONTA IL MONDIALE 2013 DA CAMPIONE DEL MONDO

Inaugurata oggi a Milano la quinta stagione di Aprilia nella SBK: bottino eccezionale negli ultimi 4 anni di gare, con 4 titoli mondiali vinti. Il nordirlandese Eugene Laverty, per il secondo anno in sella alla Aprilia RSV4, sarà affiancato dal … Read the full press release

Smart-Holding Traditionally Becomes a Partner of the International Athletics Tournament Samsung Pole Vault Stars

18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On Saturday, 9 February, Donetsk hosted the 24th International Athletics Tournament Samsung Pole Vault Stars. This year, 26 athletes from 15 countries competed to win the world’s most prestigious tournament. Smart-Holding Company traditionally became a partner of the … Read the full press release

SPORTFIVE and the Ligue Nationale de Handball (LNH) [National Handball League] have announced a partnership agreement concerning in particular LNH marketing rights

15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SPORTFIVE, the international sports marketing leader and a subsidiary of Lagardère Unlimited, and the Ligue Nationale de Handball have announced the conclusion of a partnership agreement concerning in particular marketing rights of competitions organised by the Ligue … Read the full press release

International media coverage for the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2013

Followed by more than 6 billion TV viewers worldwide1, the Orange Africa Cup of Nations is the major sport event in Africa. 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SABC, Host Broadcaster of the Competition, provide the event TV production with the highest international … Read the full press release

UEFA Women’s EURO 2013 tickets go on sale

Top European women’s national team competition to be played in Sweden in July 14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ticket sales for the 2013 UEFA Women’s EURO 2013, to be played between 10 and 28 July in Sweden, will be launched today. Tickets … Read the full press release

SPORTFIVE appointed as exclusive sponsorship marketing agency for Nitro Circus Live for the sale of the marketing rights to its European tour

14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of a multi-year contract, SPORTFIVE, a subsidiary of Lagardère Unlimited and the international leader in sports marketing, has been appointed as exclusive agent for Nitro Circus Live, the youth entertainment phenomenon, to manage the sale … Read the full press release

Editions JC Lattès releases French version of Moi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and David Lagercrantz

“To play well, you have to be crazy. To be good, you have to feel your anger.” Paris, 13-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Born in 1981 to a Bosnian father obsessed with his country’s past and a Croatian mother who worked day and … Read the full press release

Cristiano Ronaldo to present a €100,000 cheque to the ICRC on behalf of UEFA

UEFA.com users’ Team of the Year 2012 generates €100,000 13-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Continuing its support of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), UEFA has again set aside €100,000 for a player from the UEFA.com users’ Team of the … Read the full press release

Ireland, France and Italy International Rugby Live with Sky Sports

11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sky Sports has been awarded three new deals for live rugby union, more than doubling its schedule of Autumn Internationals from 2014. The trio of four-year agreements will give Sky Sports viewers live coverage of Ireland’s Guinness … Read the full press release

BT Sport logo mixes heritage and innovation

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT today revealed its new BT Sport logo ahead of the company’s launch of new sports channels in the summer. The logo, which was developed by Red Bee Media, mixes the BT Connected World brand imagery with … Read the full press release

Sky Sports awarded comprehensive Premier League highlights rights

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sky Sports has been awarded more Premier League rights, cementing its position as the home of the Premier League and confirming the 2013/14 season as the biggest ever for Sky Sports. The three-year agreement means that each … Read the full press release

Vassiliou welcomes Premier League reforms to curb excessive spending

Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has welcomed new reforms agreed by the UK’s Premier League aimed at reducing excessive wage bills and huge losses. “The Premier League’s decision to introduce new financial regulations in order to improve the financial … Read the full press release

UEFA Champions League Final 2013 ticket sales launched

Tickets for Wembley final go on sale as of Monday 11 February 2013 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ticket sales for the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final start on Monday 11 February at 12.00CET exclusively via UEFA.com, and will run until Friday … Read the full press release