The countdown has started for the 2012 World University Taekwondo Championship. The 12th edition of this FISU event will be hosted by the Korean University Sports Board in Pocheon, Korea from May 25th to 30th.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – SportAccord Convention today announced that the UK Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, will speak at the 10th annual SportAccord Convention in Québec City next week. The minister will join Sebastian Coe, chair of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in an interview session on the Games of the XXX Olympiad this summer.

Sportcal was among the exhibitors at the very first SportAccord Convention in Madrid in 2003.

Soccerex have announced the Conference Concept for this year’s Soccerex Global Convention in Rio de Janeiro, 24-28 November 2012. Spread over two designated studios, the conference will bring together the biggest names in football business to tackle the industry’s most important issues. Topics on the agenda in Studio 1 include goal line technology, Olympic/World Cup legacy, the future of sports rights, third party ownership and transfers, player development and the power of image in sport.