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Limelight Sports, the agency of the Active World, is working with The FA to support the future growth and development of The FA People’s Cup, the nation’s largest and most inclusive small sided competition. The FA People’s Cup first round kicks off nationwide in late February and continues through ... read more

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 (Washington, DC): RedPeg Marketing, a nationally recognized brand experience agency whose clients include Accenture, GEICO, Square Enix, TD Bank, Francis Ford Coppola Winery and more, today announced the appointment of Fredda Hurwitz, as the company’s new CMO. Prior to ... read more

England 2003 Rugby World Cup heroes Mike Tindall, Will Greenwood and Neil Back are getting back together to take part in a brand new Wolf Run obstacle challenge at Pippingford Park, East Sussex on Saturday 28th April. To celebrate the new event, the three Rugby World Cup winners will be running ... read more

On the 15th and 16th of September, the Wörthersee lake will be crossed by hundreds of swimmers. The international series "X-Waters" has chosen one of the most famous lakes in Austria and therefore also Carinthia as their destination. The right challenge - the 17 km track from Velden to Klagenfurt - ... read more

CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), has been appointed by City Football Group (CFG) to develop global partnerships.  CAA Sports will work alongside CFG’s in-house sales team on a range of projects, with an initial focus on orchestrating ... read more

Landmark season for the Staysure Tour, formerly known as the European Senior Tour PGA Seniors Championship returns to the schedule, with Staysure named as title sponsors The Senior Open Presented by Rolex to be held on the Old Course at St Andrews for the first time The Staysure Tour ... read more

“It’s not your job to change the way brands consider sponsorship. It’s your job to change the way they consider your sponsorship.” The scramble for sponsorship continues across all levels of sport and across all markets. And it’s not getting any easier. Contrast that with the fact that ... read more

With 8 in 10 sponsors in Ireland considering acquiring new sponsorship rights in 2018, the Irish Sponsorship market is set to grow by 12% to a new high of €201m in 2018, according to the annual ONSIDE Irish Sponsorship Industry Survey from sponsorship experts ONSIDE. 2017 saw the Irish ... read more

Manchester City have more financial muscle than any other club in world football – according to the Soccerex Football Finance 100. This ground-breaking new annual report by Soccerex, which has produced many ‘eye-catching’ results, uses a bespoke methodology to evaluate and rank the top 100 clubs ... read more

Our Active team are excited to announce that ‘London’s most beautiful running event’ is returning to the world-famous Richmond Park on May 13 2018, with thousands of runners of all levels of ability expected to sign up for an unrivalled day of closed road running and family fun. Entries for the ... read more

Leading sports event management and marketing company, SweetSpot Group, organisers of the OVO Energy Tour of Britain and OVO Energy Women's Tour, are delighted to announce the appointment of Heath Harvey as CEO in 2018. Hugh Roberts, executive Chairman of SweetSpot Group, commented, "Heath has a ... read more

Proven outcomes from inaugural GolfSixes event last season prompts launch of a ‘festival of golf’ in 2018 GolfSixes concept brings ‘high octane’, entertainment golf to wider audiences Junior tournament to be introduced alongside professional event Event returns to Centurion Club, St. Albans ... read more

Global technology company Ricoh has today released their second video ‘The Age of Digital Information’ as part of The Business of Rugby campaign, which investigates the latest business thinking and strategies the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs are utilising as well as the innovations and new ... read more

Sportcal Sponsorship has launched a new Sector Report which looks at the state of the airline industry. After a turbulent decade for the sector, many airlines have now returned to the black with 2016 revenues of over $70bn. This in-turn has enabled airlines to make substantial profits, providing ... read more

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has appointed data-driven sports marketing agency Two Circles as the Official Data and Insight Partner for cricket’s global showpiece in England and Wales in two years’ time. The ICC Cricket World Cup features the world’s top one-day cricketing nations and is one of ... read more