South Africa's improved sports facilitiesCan Africa win from here?

Hosting the World Cup has put African nations in a stronger position to raise their game, but there is still a long way to go


The nation's Games

To the majority of British people, London feels like a different country. Fortunately, the Olympics belongs to them too.

The crying Games

Faced with flawless bids on all sides, a candidate city can gain a competitive edge by expressing emotion – but can it go too far?

Six steps to Rio’s success

Host City identifies the essential factors that will capture the hearts and minds of decision makers.

The 2010 World Cup is set to be profitable for FIFA
FIFA strikes gold in South Africa

Record revenues are set to make the 2010 World Cup profitable for FIFA and the developing host nation.

Global positioning

Mega-events have become international branding exercises. Get it right and you will win forever.


Melbourne: What makes the city shine?
Tourism: Sites of sporting interest can raise the game of tourism to extraordinary levels.
Hotter hosting: What can the major cities do to mitigate the effects of climate change?
Green technologies: Solutions from Siemens that are transforming China’s cities.
Hosting in BRIC nations: Emerging economies are increasingly chosen as host cities.
Brazil: Could the host nation of the 2014 World Cup really stage the Summer Olympics two years later?
Russia: Russia has much to give and to gain from hosting major events.
India: Investment opportunities in major events are growing.
China: How expertise from Australia helped Beijing stage a spectacular show.

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