A new partnership between Loughborough College and a leading provider of top level talent to the sports industry was launched this week. Sports Recruitment Group is putting more than sixty Sport BSc students through their paces with a two day simulated graduate assessment designed to boost t...
SINGAPORE, 15 MAY 2013: The Football Association of Singapore today announced that it has appointed Bernd Stange as the next National Team Head Coach on a two-year contract. Mr Stange’s illustrious coaching career includes leading Belarus during the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying campaign w...
By Kate Southam Leave your baggage behind. Starting a new job is an opportunity for reinvention. People don’t know you. Creating a positive perception is easier than changing a negative one. Personal brand = reputation. What words do you want people to use to describe you? Align your a...
November 19-20, 2013 will be the dates of the UNITEDCITY GLOBAL SPORTS SUMMIT 2013 (www.unitedcityevent.com). This will be held at both Old Trafford – Home of Manchester United Football Club (Day 1) and Etihad Stadium – Home of Manchester City Football Club (Day 2). Unique Busine...
The world’s largest sports conferences, exhibition and networking event in 2014. 18 SPORTS CONFERENCES : 1 COMBINED EXHIBITION : ALL AT 1 VENUE : ALL AT 1 TIME December 10-11, 2014 Palexpo, Geneva www.geneva2014.com The next instalment of the International Sports Convent...
The Singapore sports industry has received a massive boost, winning the right to host the WTA Championships for 2014 - 2018. The WTA Championships is the most prestigious event on the WTA calendar, where the Top 8 singles players and - for the first time - the Top 8 doubles teams will compet...
First, there were more than 100. Then, there were six. Now, the shortlist for the Singapore national football coach's job has been trimmed to just two. However, the identities of the duo remain a closely guarded secret, with only a select few at the Football Association of Singapore (FAS...
On the 9th April 2013 close to 100 delegates descended on the Marina Mandarin Hotel for the discussion format conference, Business of Sport Summit – Singapore. The Director of our Asia office (based in Singapore) Helen Soulsby gave the following synopsis on this excellent networking event. ...
Sports Recruitment Group COO Jim Chaplin was recently asked to provide his views for Recruiter.co.uk on Paolo Di Canio’s hiring by Sunderland AFC, from a recruitment point of view. Click here to read his comments. ...
Key movers and shakers from the Australian sports industry converged on Sydney for the Business of Sport Summit in March with a focus on strategies for growth and development of the Australian sports market. Approximately 250 sports executives were in attendance for the summit held on ...
Major League Soccer (MLS) and Microsoft have struck a multi-year deal which will include the launch of a new app exclusively on Windows 8.
Continental Tyres has become an official supporting partner of St. George’s Park, The FA’s new National Football Centre in Burton-upon-Trent, UK.
Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit the Columbus Crew has renewed deals with a host of corporate partners.
Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy has become a brand ambassador for the UK arm of Czech carmaker Skoda in a two-year deal.
Global logistics firm DHL has become the naming rights partner of the upcoming British & Irish Lions Tour in Australia.
BeIN Sport has secured the TV rights to this year's edition of French soccer's Trophée des Champions.
The Grupo Petropolis brewery is reportedly set to announce a second major stadium naming rights deal in as many months.
Data-driven marketing company Two Circles has been appointed by Ascot Racecourse to oversee two major projects at the British racing venue this year.
Yamaha Factory Racing has agreed a sponsorship deal with Maxim Italy for the 2013 Moto GP season.
(ATR) IOC President Jacques Rogge talks about changes that could be coming for the sports program for the 2020 Games in an exclusive On the Record with Around the Rings Editor Ed Hula. Rogge will preside over an IOC Executive Board meeting next week in St. Petersburg, Russia when eight sports will try to make a short list for the 2020 Games. In the running are baseball/softball, sport climbing, karate, roller sports, squash, wakeboard, wrestling and wushu. Along with that decision, Rogge talks about whether the IOC will add new events to the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. He also discusses the challenge of bringing skateboarding to the Olympics and the upcoming race to succeed him.
(ATR) More than 2,000 Turks take part in Youth & Sport Day ... Buenos Aires hosts Pan-American Karate Championships ... Scottish Parliament Member urges Glasgow bid ...
(ATR) Agent says Oscar Pistorius not mentally ready for season... The IOC President prepares to move...IOC member has different take on India suspension...More inside...
(ATR) Update: Carlos Nuzman clarifies baseball/softball support ... Gold medalist elected badminton president... Wrestling adopts Olympic changes... Sweden wins ice hockey world championship.
(ATR) Denis Oswald tells Around the Rings he expects to announce his candidacy for the IOC presidency soon after SportAccord in St. Petersburg.
(ATR) New High level sports positions added... Conference schedule updated... The International Cricket Council calls for proposals... More inside this week's edition of Golden Opportunities...
(ATR) NHL stars react to news that the main stakeholders are drawing closer to an agreement allowing the league’s best to compete at Sochi 2014. ATR's Brian Pinelli reports from the 2013 IIHF World Championship. This story was originally published May 16.
(ATR) NBC sees Winter Olympic record for advertising, despite two partners declining to purchase ads... Ten Sports to broadcast Asian Games... AIG partners with Rugby Sevens... More inside...
(ATR) Hungarian university finds IOC member plagiarized… Four Olympians join gymnastics hall of fame… Legacy secured for final permanent Olympic Park venue… more inside…