The 2013 Rugby League World Cup final will be hosted in Old Trafford while Wembley will play host to both semi-finals.

The 14-teamtournament, to be held in October and November next year, were unveiled in Manchester on Thursday attended by delegates from the Rugby League International Federation.

Organisers announced in March that Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium will host the opening ceremony and a double-header to launch the event and also confirmed venues for the group matches and quarter-finals, but kept the big games under wraps after a delay in finalising contracts.

Co-hosts Wales will get the tournament under way on Saturday, October 26 against qualifiers Italy, followed by England’s group A clash with favourites Australia, while the final will be on Saturday, November 30 at Old Trafford, which was also the venue for the last final to be held in England in 2000.

Wembley hosted a double header during the 2011 Four Nations Series and is a regular venue for the Challenge Cup final.

RLWC 2013 General Manager Sally Bolton, said: “It’s a stunning venue and has hosted some famous Rugby League World Cup games in the past,” said RLWC 2013 General Manager Sally Bolton.

“Having two matches back to back will make for a wonderful day of Rugby League with the four top teams going hammer and tongs for a place in the Rugby League World Cup final.

“We know Old Trafford very well too, a venue that always delivers a fantastic Super League Grand Final for us.

“Holding the final there will allow the Rugby League community, the people of the North West and we hope many new fans to witness a fantastic spectacle.”

Sainsbury the Paralympics-only sponsor has created a new brand identity and strapline to support its sponsorship of London 2012 by giving the Games a consistent identity.

The supermarket giant will use the strapline: “Here’s to Extraordinary” on all its marketing and communications in the run up to Summer Olympics in 2012. The identity, ampoule created by Futurebrand and AMV BBDO, cheap ed incorporates a Union Jack in Sainsbury’s orange brand colour and purple illustrations of Paralympic sports.

The brand identity and strapline will be at the heart of a media campaign due to launch in 2012 to “celebrate all that is great about the Paralympic Games”. It will also appear on a range of fresh produce, point of sale material, lorries and store fronts in the London area.

Sainsbury’s will use the branding to promote Paralympic Games and ParalympicsGB merchandise that it will sell in its UK stores. Sainsbury’s is one of only two Games sponsors to have a branded presence on the field of play, in and around venues and on athletes’ bibs during the Paralympics.

Jat Sahota, Sainsbury’s head of sponsorship, said: “We wanted to create an identity that celebrates Paralympic athletes not just for the obstacles they have overcome in coming to terms with their disabilities, but also for their status as world class, elite athletes. By creating this branding we hope to drive a consistent message within all communications relating to our sponsorship.”

The supermarket has also recently changed its core brand message by introducing the “Live Well for Less” strapline.

The PGA Tour’s season-opening tournament at Kapalua has a new sponsor and a new name.

The tour announced Thursday that Hyundai Motor America has taken over as the title sponsor on Maui for a winners-only tournament that now will be called the Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

Seoul Broadcasting System had signed a deal through 2019 to be the sponsor, and will continue to support the tournament.

By changing the name of the tournament, the tour goes back to its tradition of when it began in 1953 in Las Vegas. It had been the “Tournament of Champions” until Mercedes began as sponsor in 1994.

The winners-only event moved to Kapalua in 1999. It most recently was called the SBS Championship.

The British Triathlon Federation are seeking a new chief executive after current incumbent Zara Hyde Peters decided to leave the organisation. 

After six years with the organisation, Peters has left to explore new challenges.

Peters said: “It is a hard decision to step away from this role and this sport. The last six years have been some of the most enjoyable of my working life. But one of our organisation values is embracing change, something I am putting into practice with a move to a new leadership challenge through joining the NHS Executive Fast Track programme, part of the NHS’s drive for innovation, to bring fresh ideas, perspective and thinking into positions in the health service, and to work alongside the talented leaders who are already working in the NHS.

“Triathlon is a young sport and is still developing, so I look forward to watching the further growth and success of the sport. I have been Chief Executive for six incredible years and just as good governance dictates that Boards should evolve and change, I genuinely believe that the same is true of the staff leadership.”

Under her control, the sport has undergone a massive growth in participation, a significant shift in public profile and capped an amazing four-year journey when record crowds lined the route in Hyde Park to cheer home the first two triathletes to ever win Olympic medals for Team GB, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee.

Ian Howard TD, Chair of the British Triathlon Board said: “Zara leaves the Federation in fantastic shape for the future, but the organisation has high aspirations and we are looking for an exceptional individual to take the BTF forward to Rio 2016 and beyond. We believe this role will attract applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds and we are looking forward to the challenge of selecting the best candidate.”

The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) has nominated Andrew Parsons, doctor the committee’s current president, for the position of Vice President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

In addition to his role as President of the CPB to which he was elected in March, Parsons is also currently a Member at Large of the IPC Governing Board. He is part of the Evaluation Commission currently involved in assessing the host city bids for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Parsons is expected to be running against the incumbent IPC President Greg Hartung who also occupies the position of President of the Australian Paralympic Committee.

As per the IPC Code of Conduct for Candidates to Election, neither the CPB nor Parsons are permitted to make any further public comments on his nomination and IPC electoral process prior to the official public announcement by the IPC of all valid candidatures for election.

Colt Mackenzie McNair, doctor golf’s premier executive recruitment specialist, has been appointed exclusively to find the next Chief Executive Officer of the Golf Club Managers’ Association, an important organisation that supports up to 2,000 golf club secretaries and managers across Great Britain and Ireland.

Following the announcement that current CEO, Keith Lloyd, will leave his role next February, the Weston-Super-Mare based body, sitting at the heart of the UK golf industry, has turned to Colt Mackenzie McNair’s executive recruitment expertise to find his successor.

The GCMA, through its network of 17 regional secretaries across GB & Ireland, provides members with a comprehensive library of services that includes training courses, networking meetings, a member-only trade publication, national conference and valuable liaison with other golf bodies.

Mike Hoare, Chairman of the GCMA, commented: “It is essential Keith’s successor has the vision and necessary executive skills to take our internationally recognised body forwards, and Colt Mackenzie McNair, operating and advising many of the industries leading companies, clubs and associations, is perfectly placed to assist.”

Leading the search, Ian Timberlake, CMM’s Principal Consultant for Europe, added: “It is encouraging to see the GCMA Board of Management has recognised the importance of using external search and recruitment expertise to find its next leader. CMM’s networks, benchmarking processes and detailed selection procedures will ensure the next CEO of the GCMA is perfectly placed to lead this high-profile golf trade body.”

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have opened up an office in London in order to resolve all legal disputes which may arise during the Olympic Games. 

The CAS ad hoc Division, impotent which was first introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games, will provide all athletes in the Games with free access to justice.

CAS has promised that decisions will be within the time limits of the Games and the 12-strong panel of experts in sport’s law will be presided over by Judge Juan Torruella from Puerto Rico and Gunnar Werner from Sweden.

The panel will have two UK-based lawyers – Stuart McInnes and Graeme Mew – and the office will be headed up by Secretary General Matthieu Reeb.

Athletes who wish to register a dispute under Rule 59 of the Olympic Charter must do so with the London office of CAS, which will be based at the Grosvenor Hotel in Park Lane.

CAS will then appoint a three-person panel to adjudicate on decisions within 24 hours after hearing evidence from all those involved.

The ad hoc Division has been present at the Commonwealth Games, and at football’s European Championships and the World Cup.

English Rugby League club, asthma | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have been granted planning permission to build a new 12, viagra 60mg 000 cappacity stadium.

The £19million development, stomach on the site of an old colliery just off junction 30 of the M62, was the subject of a two-week public inquiry in December following objections from residents and Leeds City Council.

The stadium will be owned by the Wakefield & District Community Trust but the Wildcats will become anchor tenants.

Phil Townsend, spokesman for Stadium Wakefield Action Group (SWAG) said: “I am over the moon.

“It has been eight years of hard graft, attending meetings, speaking with politicians and getting a 15,000 plus signature petition.

“We would wish to thank all of those people in Wakefield and beyond who have supported us.

“Our focus will now turn towards ensuring the delivery of the stadium and we believe that the proposal, led by Yorkcourt, will soon realise the dream we have held firm to throughout our campaign.”

A spokesman for the Wildcats said the stadium was expected to be complete in time for the 2015 season.