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Canada
The Canadian Soccer Association
have confirmed their intention to
enter the race for the 2026 FIFA
World Cup tournament in January.
Canada have never previously
hosted the World Cup finals, which
were last staged in North America
20 years ago when the United
States held the event.
The US are reported to be
among the leading contenders
to stage the 2026 tournament,
while Canada have already been
confirmed as hosts for next year’s
Women’s World Cup.
England
Twickenham will host the
inaugural European Rugby
Champions Cup final on Saturday
May 2nd 2015.
European Professional Club Rugby
(EPCR), the new company set up
to organise the competitions,
undertook what they described
as a “competitive tender
process” open to countries which
provide the clubs for the English
Premiership, the French Top 14
and the Pro12 competitions.
Next year’s final will be the
fifth time the 82,000-capacity
Twickenham will host the
European decider, setting an
attendance record in 2012 when
81,744 fans attended Leinster’s
victory over Ulster.
Europe
Four countries co-host EuroBasket 2015
France, Croatia, Germany and Latvia have been awarded the right to co-host
EuroBasket 2015, while France will host the final knockout stage of the biennial
tournament.
“This is an important moment in the history of European basketball, as we have
voted not only for the hosts of next year’s event but also on pioneering a new
concept, with four hosts,” FIBA Europe President Turgay Demirel said.
It will be the first time in history that the event, which will run from September
5-20, will be hosted in multiple countries.
The four first-round host cities will be Berlin, Montpellier, Riga and Zagreb while
the finals will be played at the Lille Arena, which seats 27,000 spectators.
Eight countries - Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Latvia, Poland and
Turkey - submitted official bids to host or co-host the event.
The France national team after winning silver medals in FIBA EuroBasket
2011, hosted by Lithuania.
SOURCE: Christopher Johnson