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Top civil servants advised British Ministers against launching a bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, insidethegames can reveal.
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Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev beats a world record in the pool at the controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas.
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The 2026 Fifa World Cup was supposed to provide a tourism boom for the United States, but now the fear is that may never materialise.
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Channel 5 will show a daily highlights programme from this summer’s Commonwealth Games, with the BBC opting not to broadcast any coverage
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May 6 – The receipts are starting to land on this World Cup, and they tell a clear and uncomfortable story.
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Criticism has erupted after it emerged fans would be charged $80 for a train and $90 for a bus from Boston to the stadium in Foxborough.
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April 27 – FIFA is set to increase prize money and participation payments for the 2026 World Cup, with final figures expected to be signed off by the FIFA Council at its meeting in Vancouver this week ahead of the FIFA Congress on Thursday February 28.
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With the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games concluded, attention has turned to the accounts. The foundation is facing an estimated shortfall of €130 million to €300 million, with final figures due in spring 2027.
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Live Nation, parent company of Ticketmaster, has been ordered to pay $9.9m (£7.3m/€8.4m) to resolve allegations that it misled Washington DC-based customers about ticket prices, charged deceptive fees, and used illegal pressure tactics to force through sales.
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"It doesn't feel like a collaboration," Councillor Monica Rodríguez said, as pressure mounts on organisers of the 2028 Summer Olympics to clarify costs and timelines with just two years to go."
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April 15 – NJ Transit has plans to raise train ticket prices from New York City to MetLife Stadium during the World Cup to more than $100.
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The Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems warned that the partnership could increase consumption and described the agreement with the London-based brand JUBEL, which will be served at all venues, as disappointing.
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The US president's administration's proposed federal funds does not include funding for Los Angeles metro's proposal to use thousands of buses to transport fans to the various venues hosting the 2028 Olympic Games.
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Olympic fans hoping to attend the Los Angeles 2028 Games have been left perplexed after discovering a raft of steep extra fees added at checkout, turning what seemed like straightforward ticket purchases into a costly surprise.
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Thousands attended on the weekend but some small businesses say they couldn't cover costs.
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Initial strategic assessment commissioned into potential bid for Olympic and Paralympic Games in the North of England in the 2040s
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Fifty countries, including five that have qualified for the World Cup, are subject to the bond requirement as part of Trump's crackdown on visa overstays.
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May 5 – A month out from kick-off, fans in the two most populous countries on earth still don’t know if they will be able to watch the World Cup.
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The organisers of the 2030 Winter Olympics are considering Paris and Lyon as potential venues for ice hockey, due to political deadlock in the host city. This follows the new governor's refusal to move the local football club for the tournament.
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Italian organisers are facing a deficit of €310 million ($335 million) due to rising costs and missed revenue targets, yet he International Olympic Committee has ruled out providing additional support, stating that the local organising committee is solely responsible.
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July 22 – With 50 days left until kickoff, FIFA is launching another last-minute tickets sales phase for the 2026 World Cup on Wednesday.
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Cunard has announced a landmark moment when all four Queen ships will come together in Liverpool for the first time ever.
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Campers are being judged for over-the-top tent set ups at this year's festival in California.
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A group of Austrian and German plutocrats have let it be known that they are withdrawing funding from the Salzburg Festival over its unjustified dismissal of artistic director Markus Hinterhäuser.
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The organisers of the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games on Wednesday presented community leaders and business owners with a procurement strategy detailing how they will procure goods and services, with priority given to local and small firms.
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Vienna’s former Burgtheater director Karin Bergmann has been appointed ‘unanimously’ by the festival board to be artistic director for the next two years, following the abrupt dismissal of Markus Hinterhäuser.
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