Hungary’s national Olympic committee is behind a possible Budapest bid for the 2024 Games, a senior official has revealed.

Committee president Zsolt Borkai said on Thursday there was still much work to do on a bid but “our intentions are unequivocal – we would like to host the best athletes in the world in Budapest.”

Borkai said “concrete steps” could be taken soon toward pursuing a bid by the Hungarian capital.

Attila Szalay-Berzeviczy, head of BOM, a nonprofit group of corporations and individuals backing an Olympic bid, said that while a bid for the 2028 Games would be “realistic,” the possibility of trying for 2024 “would not be surprising.”

Formal bidding for the 2024 Olympics will begin in 2015. The IOC will select a host city in 2017.

Paris, Rome, Istanbul, Hamburg, Berlin, Doha, and cities in the United States and South Africa have expressed interest in bidding for 2024.

Football’s world governing body FIFA has confirmed that its ethics investigator Michael Garcia has delivered his 350-page report on the bidding processes for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

In the wake of countless allegations of corruption and a year-long enquiry, several figures may now face disciplinary action when an adjudicatory chamber led by German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert decide on the consequences.

Eckert and his team will also decide whether the report, which was compiled by FIFA ethics investigator Garcia, will be made public.

The FIFA statement said: “Over the course of this year-long investigation, the investigatory chamber interviewed more than 75 witnesses and compiled a record that, in addition to audio recordings from interviews, includes more than 200,000 pages of relevant material.

“The report sets forth detailed factual findings; reaches conclusions concerning further action with respect to certain individuals; identifies issues to be referred to other FIFA committees; and makes recommendations for future bidding processes.

“Pursuant to the FIFA code of ethics, the adjudicatory chamber will now make a final decision on the report and supplemental reports, including publication.”

The Dutch FA are looking to introduce a new video technology system which would allow managers to halt play and challenge one contentious decision against their side in each half.

The organisation, which has he support of the English FA, will present their ideas to the International Football Association Board.

The new process will require a video official within the stadium to advise the referee on a decision with the help of replayed footage. 

The scheme was secretly tested in the Netherlands during the previous campaign as officials located inside the particular ground were able to pin-point what decisions they would have made differently. 

KNVB spokesman Koen Adriaanse told the Sunday Mirror: “The proposal was tried out in 24 games last season, with video referees highlighting incidents in which they would have been able to assist match officials. 

“It was found to be a big opportunity to help referees and their assistants. 

“There was a lot of interest in the experiment from the FAs of England, Germany and the United States – and we have their support to make an official proposal. 

“The next step will be to see how the system works at youth or Under-21 level and if it’s a success, then it could be introduced into senior football.” 

The KNVB’s head of referees, Dick van Egmond, was also encouraged by FIFA’s reaction to the proposal. 

“We’ve received a positive answer from FIFA on our request for an experiment in video referees being used in official matches,” he said.

“It is true, that in our plans, the managers from both teams can each challenge one referee decision in the first half and in the second half of each game.”

Fighting promotion K-1 have signed a two-year distribution deal with Fighting Spirit.

The deal between K-1 and Fighting Spirit will ensure that the K-1 brand is seen in homes all over the world once again.

K-1 owner, Mr. Kim, commented on the landmark deal with Fighting Spirit; “This distribution deal brings K-1 the right partner to be back at the right position — as the market leader.”

Australian club golfers are spending more and more time on the golf course based on November rounds data released by the Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC).

The number of rounds played nationally in November was up 9.7% on 2011 figures to 1, rx 056, denture 747 with the biggest increases coming in New South Wales and Victoria.

Better weather across New South Wales and Victoria in the period was a key factor in the increases. In November 2011 New South Wales experienced rainfall that was double the historical monthly average while Victoria also experienced above-average rainfall.

On Year-to-Date figures, the total club rounds played nationally is up 2.5% to over 11.3 million rounds.

AGIC Chairman and Golf Australia CEO Stephen Pitt said things were trending in a positive direction.

“Players are choosing to spend more time on the golf course and are playing more rounds this year which is good sign for the golf industry,” Pitt said.

“The year on year increase is extremely important for our sport. This contributes to an upward trend for the golf industry in occupancy rates and the general health of Australian clubs.”

The recently released AGIC Competition Rounds Report showed more than 12 million rounds of competition golf were played between November 2011 and November 2012.

The Australian Golf Industry Council (AGIC) was established in late 2006 to provide a forum to help unite the industry on agreed industry wide initiatives.

Membership includes: Australian Golf Course Superintendents Association, Australian Ladies Professional Golf, Australian Sporting Goods Association, Golf Australia, Golf Management Australia, PGA of Australia and the Society of Australian Golf Course Architects.

Laut dem Magazin ‚Sponsors‘ hat Formel-1-Boss Bernie Ecclestone erstmals Kontakte mit dem Hockenheimring wegen der Austragung des Großen Preises von Deutschland im kommenden Jahr eingeräumt. Die Rennstrecke könnte damit den Nürburgring ausstechen.

Ecclestone bestätige entsprechende Verhandlungen gegenüber der „Wirtschaftswoche“. Die Geschäftsführung des Hockenheimrings hatte Bereitschaft signalisiert, pills für den insolventen Nürburgring einzuspringen und auf eine baldige Entscheidung gedrängt. Der Automobil-Weltverband FIA hatte bisher nur den Termin für das deutsche Rennen festgelegt, health nicht aber den Ort.

Jörg Lindner, pilule Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Nürburgring Automotive GmbH, hofft weiter auf einen Zuschlag für den Kurs in der Eifel. „Wir haben bisher keine Absage von Ecclestone bekommen“, sagt Lindner, der am vergangenen Donnerstag von „sehr konkreten Verhandlungen im finalen Prozess“ berichtet hatte. Nach dem bislang üblichen jährlichen Wechsel des Grand Prix von Deutschland wäre der Nürburgring 2013 wieder an der Reihe, da der Hockenheimring in diesem Jahr Austragungsort des Rennwochenendes war.

The Formula One bribery scandal that sees Gerhard Gribkowsky face years in jail has put in question the sport’s planned floatation and also what punishment Bernie Ecclestone will get.

“Will Ecclestone go to Hockenheim?” the Die Welt newspaper, obviously musing a potential arrest now that former Formula 1 banker Gerhard Gribkowsky has confirmed the Formula 1 Chief Executive’s payments to him were indeed bribes, wondered.

Gribkowsky faces years in jail, and so the question now is whether the Munich prosecutors will also go after 81 year old Ecclestone.

“I’ll wait and see how things develop,” the Briton told Welt. “Now I’m getting on with my job.”

Prosecutor spokesman Thomas Steinkraus-Koch told Bild newspaper: “Since 2011 an investigation of Bernie Ecclestone has been underway.

“For now we are now awaiting the court’s verdict in the trial of Gerhard Gribkowsky.”

That judgement is expected within days.

German lawyer Sewarion Kirkitadze told Bild that Ecclestone ultimately face a prison sentence of “up to ten years”.

“He should also expect the prosecutor to prepare an international arrest warrant and an extradition request.”

For all the trouble, which Ecclestone said is based on Gribkowsky’s new lies to “save himself”, the diminutive Briton is threatening to sue.

“We will see if I take action against Gribkowsky. It’s early days, let’s have a look,” Ecclestone is quoted as saying by the Formula 1 business journalist Christian Sylt.

The Formula 1 supremo, who insisted he is “not at all” worried the affair threatens his job or the Formula 1 floatation, told Bloomberg news agency: “I don’t know what they (the prosecutors) would charge me for.”

Australian cricketer David Hussey is being sued by his former management company, Essentially Sports Management Australia. 

The company, which represented him between 2005 and 2011, claims he agreed to pay them 10 percent of his Indian Premier League earnings but later reneged on the deal.

Hussey has received  a Victorian Supreme Court writ, which details the $US 2.8 million he would earn playing two IPL seasons for Kings XI Punjab , the £85,000 to £90,000 he earned from English county club Nottinghamshire as well as his six-figure Cricket Australia salary and significant amounts from Gray Nicholls and Cricket Victoria.

Essentially Sports Management (ESM) claims it is owed a 10 percent commission on his IPL earnings- including any for next year if Kings Punjab extends his current contract, 10 percent of his Nottinghamshire earnings, 10 percent of his earnings from Grey Nicholls, 2.5 percent of his base salary with Cricket Australia and $5200 in commercial services fees from his Cricket Victoria earnings.

Hussey became a client of ESM in January 2005. In Ferburary 2011, he wrote to give notice to terminate the business agreement. ESM claims the contract remained effective until June 30 2011.