Tag: sportcal
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World Cup set to bring in more than $4bn
London, June 9, 2014: Is the World Cup, Fifa’s cash cow, losing its lustre? FIFA’s global showpiece is set to open against a backdrop of street protests, corruption claims, deaths of construction workers and the rise of national and international club competitions: But Sportcal, the sports market intelligence company, reveals in the latest issue of…
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Sochi helps Russia go top in 2014 Global Sports Nations Index
Sports Nations, Flushed with its success in hosting the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia has established itself as the world’s number one sporting nation in 2014. China, top in 2012 and 2013, has dropped to fourth, below Canada and the UK. Canada has now moved up into second place, leapfrogging the UK,…
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China is the leading Global Sports Nation 2013
London, Nov 19, 2013: China has retained number one position in Sportcal’s Global Sports Nations Index for 2013 while Russia has moved into second position and the United Kingdom into third, both overtaking Canada in the process. The November 2013 edition of the Global Sports Nations Index shows China – boosted by the large number…
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ITTF Restructures Senior Staff after Departure
Lausanne, Jan 05, 2013: The International Table Tennis Federation is in the final stages of restructuring its professional staff at its headquarters in Lausanne following the departure at the beginning of this week of Jordi Serra, its long-serving executive director. Serra, who had held the position for 14 years, will not be directly replaced, according…