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Qatar's Risk Of Losing 2022 World Cup Adds To 'Business Jitters, Piling Pressure'

Global - 06/29/2015

As Qatar's name is "put through the wringer" following allegations of bribery and labor abuses linked to its bid to host the 2022 World Cup, the risk it could lose the right to stage the tournament is "piling pressure on an already jittery business community," according to Simeon Kerr...

Cincy goes big for its time in All-Star spotlight

Journal - 06/29/2015

MLB’s All-Star Game in recent years has boosted visibility, economic impact and media exposure for several smaller Midwestern cities, including Minneapolis last year, Kansas City in 2012 and St. Louis in 2009. But the spotlight will likely shine even brighter on Cincinnati for this year’s All-Star Game, scheduled...

Champions Cup expects big revenue jump

Journal - 06/29/2015

International Champions Cup organizers expect a revenue increase of at least 40 percent on the sponsorship side for the event’s North American slate of games this summer while having signed additional partners for new tournament extensions in Australia and China as well....

Event Notes: Landslide Forces Tour De France To Change Route

Global - 06/26/2015

The route for the penultimate stage of this year's Tour de France "has been changed because of a landslide." The Col du Galibier climb has been removed from the Tour, which begins on July 4 in Utrecht, Netherlands. The 20th stage will still begin in Modane and end with the famous...

Baku Gears Up For Formula 1 Debut Race During 2016 Season

Global - 06/26/2015

Azerbaijan's capital Baku is set to host an F1 race next year, the country's "highest-profile sporting event," according to Tom Hayward of REUTERS. The inaugural European Games has "established Baku on the sporting map but the Azeri capital is already gearing up for a far bigger spectacle" next year --...

Special Olympics President & CEO Patrick McClenahan Talks Fundraising, ESPN Deal

Daily - 06/25/2015

The summer edition of the Special Olympics World Games returns to the U.S. for the first time since ’99 on July 25 in L.A., and after a career spanning local TV and a position on the LA84 Foundation BOD, Games President & CEO Patrick McClenahan is prepared for the...

U.S.-China Women's World Cup Match A Hot Ticket; Attendance Lags At Multiple Venues

Daily - 06/25/2015

The U.S. women's national soccer team's quarterfinal against China in Ottawa tomorrow night "has become the hottest ticket of the Women's World Cup, with seats going at more than five times face value," according to Martin Rogers of USA TODAY. Factors include the "mouthwatering prospect of a rematch" of the...

Event Notes: Czech Republic MotoGP Round Again In Debt

Global - 06/25/2015

Despite "boasting the biggest crowd" of the '14 season, the Czech Republic MotoGP round is "again in doubt." A message on the Brno circuit website confirmed, "With an immediate effect, Automotodrom Brno suspends the sale of tickets for the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic 2015 due to insufficient funding...

British Open To Offer Record $1.8M In Prize Money For Winner

Global - 06/25/2015

British Open organizers said on Wednesday that this year's winner will collect a record £1.15M ($1.8M) in prize money, according to Mike Collett of REUTERS. The purse is £175,000 ($274,600) up on last year's tournament, won by Rory McIlroy, with the overall prize fund rising to £6.3M ($9.9M), up £900,000...

Involvement Of Michael Jordan Played Big Role In Charlotte Landing '17 NBA All-Star Game

Daily - 06/24/2015

The NBA and the Hornets yesterday formally announced that Charlotte has been awarded the '17 NBA All-Star Game. The game itself will be held at Time Warner Cable Arena, with other events that weekend to be held at Bojangles' Coliseum and the Charlotte Convention Center. Delivering the official news...

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Qatar's Risk Of Losing 2022 World Cup Adds To 'Business Jitters, Piling Pressure'

Cincy goes big for its time in All-Star spotlight

Champions Cup expects big revenue jump

Event Notes: Landslide Forces Tour De France To Change Route

Baku Gears Up For Formula 1 Debut Race During 2016 Season

Special Olympics President & CEO Patrick McClenahan Talks Fundraising, ESPN Deal

U.S.-China Women's World Cup Match A Hot Ticket; Attendance Lags At Multiple Venues

Event Notes: Czech Republic MotoGP Round Again In Debt

British Open To Offer Record $1.8M In Prize Money For Winner

Involvement Of Michael Jordan Played Big Role In Charlotte Landing '17 NBA All-Star Game

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