The Turkish GP may return to Formula One calendar in the near future after F1 supremo suggested that it was one of the topics of conversation at World Motorsport Council.

With the planned race on the streets of New Jersey postponed until 2014, order the 2013 calendar was published with just 19 races.

The F1 supremo previously stated that he would try to find a replacement race in France, but funding was not forthcoming for a GP at Magny-Cours or Paul Ricard.

Istanbul Park, which hosted races between 2005 and 2011, proved popular with the drivers – with the four-apex turn 8 becoming an instant legend – but poor attendances and financial disagreements led to the race being dropped.

Speaking to Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, the 82-year-old said: “I am going to Istanbul to see if we can get the Turkish GP back before participating at the World Council.”

The Big East Conference have announced a 10-year extension has been reached for the conference’s men’s basketball tournament to remain at Madison Square Garden (MSG).

MSG confirmed the extension to continue hosting the tournament. The current deal between MSG and the Big East ran through 2016. MSG has been home to the tournament since 1983, making it the longest running conference tournament held at the same site in college basketball.

The Big East and the Garden will have some new competition in March as the Barclays Center in Brooklyn will host the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

Since moving to the Garden in 1983, more than 3.3 million fans have attended the tournament, including the last seven, which have been advance sellouts.

Louisville won the tournament last season. This season’s tournament will be held March 12-16.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced that tickets for the men’s and women’s finals of the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka have sold out.

The finals will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium on October 7, viagra buy where Stuart Broad’s men hope to retain the crown they won in 2010 in Barbados.

Tickets for other matches are still available, sickness and the third phase of tickets sales are now open to the public.

“We are excited to announce that tickets, to a much anticipated finals have been sold out,” tournament director Ms Upekha Nell announced. “The third phase of ticket sales is now open and I urge all cricket fans to purchase their tickets, as they are selling out fast and be a part of this exciting sporting event.”

ICC chief executive David Richardson added: “I am sure that the Sri Lanka fans are as excited as we are about the fast-approaching ICC World Twenty20 2012. I would like to thank the public of Sri Lanka who have bought tickets in large quantities and I know they can’t wait to take possession of those precious tickets.”

The NFL have announced that the Pro Bowl, the All-Star game, will continue for 2013 with a promise that it will be more competitive.

The Hawaii-based  game was uncertain as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had said earlier this year that scrapping the exhibition was a possibility after the 2012 edition drew criticism for a lack of intensity and many players opting out.

“We have had many discussions with the players in recent years about the Pro Bowl and they recognize that the quality of the game has not been up to NFL standards,” said Ray Anderson, the league’s executive vice president of football operations.”We look forward to working with the players toward the goal of improving the competitiveness of this season’s game.”

Unlike other North American sports which play their All-Star games mid-season, the NFL’s showpiece is held at the end of the regular season, a week before the Super Bowl.While being selected for the game is one of the top honours in the NFL, participation is voluntary and the event is often a low-quality affair as players do not want to be injured heading into the offseason, and so they have no incentive to play hard.

Played almost exclusively in Hawaii for the last three decades, the game has been criticised as amounting to little more than an exhibition with many players accused of using the time as an extended holiday.

“The players believe that the Pro Bowl is an important tradition,” said NFL Players Association president Domonique Foxworth.”We worked hard with the league to make sure the best players in the NFL are honoured for their achievements on the field.”

However the NFL nor NFLPA  gave an explanation of how they planned to make the game more competitive. The game is scheduled to take place on January 27 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Spanish Premier Division, herbal La Liga and its second division, view Segunda Division may not have any games take place on the opening weekend as talks between the players and the league failed to resolve issues based on the collective bargaining agreement.

The players’ association, healing known as AFE, and the professional league, known as LFP, couldn’t reach a labor accord that includes more protection for the players’ salaries, the LFP said in a Press Release on its website.

Players said Aug. 11 they’d strike the first two weeks of the season, which is due to start in three days. The league said the strike is “absolutely unjustified but it’s also sterile because the LFP has reached the limit of its possibilities.”

“We haven’t reached an agreement,” LFP Chairman Jose Luis Astiazaran was quoted as saying by El Mundo newspaper after the meeting. “Our differences are significant, but we’ll have to continue.”

The sides will meet again in two days in Madrid to try to and make a deal, the league said. At the moment it is looking league sources believe a resolution can not be found in time for the start of league season.

Moscow will be the new host city to host the World Chess Championship Match in 2012 after FIDE, the governing body of world chess, ruled in favour Moscow ahead of Chennai.

There is a positive that has come out of this though. Should Anand successfully defend his title, then Chennai will get first right of refusal “to make a proposal for the organization of the World Chess Championship Match 2013”.

The match will be held next May in Skolkovo, Moscow, Russia and offers India’s Vishwanthanan Anand and challenger Boris Gelfand from Israel a prize fund of $ 2,550,000.

Following the evaluation of the bids from the two cities and the recommendations by the World Championship and Olympiad Commission, Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE) awarded the organization of the match to the Russian Chess Federation.

A statement issued by FIDE reads: “FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov expressed his gratitude also to the All India Chess Federation who worked very hard to put in a very competitive bid with the support of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

“In view of the commitment shown by the AICF and the appreciation of FIDE towards the development of chess in India, the AICF would be given a first option of three months following the match in Moscow, to make a proposal for the organization of the World Chess Championship Match 2013.”

Mayor of London Boris Johnson and LOCOG chairman Sebastien Coe have again highlighted a scheme offering free tickets to schoolchildren on the day that some successful applicants in the Games ballot saw the first debits from their bank accounts, May 16.

A total of 125,000 tickets will be distributed to schools in the capital that had signed up to the ‘Get Set’ programme by December 16 while a further 50,000 tickets would be available to schools outside London.

In an interview with Reuters, London Mayor Boris Johnson said that two-thirds of the tickets available would be for Olympic events, but the opening and closing ceremonies were excluded from the programme.

Johnson stated: “We thought one in eight was the right number. You don’t want to give away too many free tickets otherwise you devalue them. But there will be an opportunity, we think, for kids to get into events if they are under-subscribed and if the (Olympic) Park needs filling up on the day.”

Johnson also claimed that more tickets could be given away for free to ensure packed out venues for all the events at next years Games, adding: “You remember in Beijing they had a problem with stadiums and venues that looked a bit empty, we’re obviously thinking of ways to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

Lord Coe said: “Usain Bolt will run in London on 10 or 11 occasions and two of those occasions will be finals. They (schoolchildren) will get a chance to see a good chunk of those events.”

The commissioner for Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), Tonya Antonucci, has announced she is stepping down from the position at the end of the month.

The announcement came less than a day after the league concluded a troubled regular season.

Antonucci said: “For the league overall, it’s a time of transition from early stage growth now that several of the key building blocks are in place.

“For me personally, it’s been a great honour to launch and lead the league through its first two seasons, and the timing is right to move on to new challenges and opportunities ahead.”

WPS general counsel Anne-Marie Eileraas will succeed Antonucci as chief executive officer.

Digital sports content group Perform have announced the appointment of Dirk Ifsen as Managing Director for Germany.

Mr Ifsen has been promoted to the role from his previous position at Performas Managing Director for Opta’s German operations, which he held from 2010. During this time, Dirk has overseen the continued growth of the brand in the country, as well as being responsible for the successful cooperation with Sky and with DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga, as well as a large proportion of Bundesliga clubs and several major media companies. As well as Germany, Dirk will also assume responsibility for Perform’s activity in Austria and Switzerland.

Dirk brings extensive experience to his new role, having held senior management positions at a number of major media companies for 15 years prior to his time with Opta and Perform. He joined Opta from Kabel Deutschland GmbH, where he held the position of Head of E-Commerce, having joined in 2009 from his previous role at Expedia.com, where he was Director of Product Marketing & Merchandising, responsible for the German, French, Italian and UK markets. Dirk has also held senior roles at Amazon.de, orange digital GmbH and AME Aigner Media & Entertainment GmbH.

Dirk Ifsen commented: “I am delighted to be appointed to this role and am excited about the future for Perform in Germany. This remains a key market for the company and my team and I are strongly focussed and committed to continue to build the company’s operations in the country. Perform already works with some of the largest media companies in Germany to deliver the highest quality sports digital content, advertising solutions and editorial, and we look forward to building upon this success.”

Jacopo Tonoli, Managing Director, EMEA, at Perform, added: “Dirk’s appointment in Germany is great for the company. He is a well-respected and experienced member of the team already, and brings with him a great amount of knowledge of the German market. We are delighted to announce his new role and look forward to the future of Perform in Germany under his leadership.”

Mr Ifsen’s fills the vacant role of Managing Director for Germany following Manuel Lopez’s decision in March 2014 to pursue new opportunities.