BOSM Chapter 3 - The Role of the State

September 2005

2005-09-09T21:47:00.000+01:00

Last updated 27 September 2005

Government to launch major review of UK sport.

UK Sport Minister, Richard Caborn, speaks on sport.

Talk intensifies over London Olympic tax.

August 2005

2005-08-20T19:53:00.000+01:00

Kenya's football crisis deepens. 1, 2 and 3

Kenya's national football squad go on strike.

Olympic Park project moves closer.

Glasgow launches Commonwealth Games bid.

Zimbabwe facing new ban threat.

EU wants Premier League live online.

Will George Weah become president of Liberia?

Australia debates the sale of the Telstra Stadium.

Zambia pumps huge funds into development of football.

Government in Taipei considers a lottery to fund sports developments.

London launches lottery to fund 2012 Olympic Games.

July 2005

2005-07-04T22:41:00.000+01:00

Calls for European Union to monitor young people taking part in sport.

British government to set up special security committee in run up to London Olympics.

Olympic Games ticket touts to be targeted by British government.

Critics call for overhaul in state funding of elite sport in the UK ahead of 2012 Olympics.

Turin Olympics budget agreed.

British government seeks to fund elite athlete development.

Jun05

2005-06-03T17:06:00.000+01:00

British government to intervene in Cambridge United financial crisis.

EU debates sports participation.

Botswana seeks government funding for African Nations Cup bid.

Pakistan government continues in its commitment to sport.

Brunei to push baseball as the country’s national sport.

Malaysian government injects finance into Pahang sports development.

Australian government sets out plan to help football.

May05

2005-05-02T20:37:00.000+01:00

Sport Month launched in England.

Australian government make huge cash injection ahead of 2008 Olympics.

Serbian footballers resist the lure of other European leagues.

Sport set to ease political tensions in Zimbabwe?

Betfair wins licence to operate in Malta in order to avoid UK tax.

Government help sought in drive to boost African sport.

Pakistan Football Federation aims to make profit from series against India.

The Observer concludes the campaign for greater state funding of sport.

Apr05

2005-04-18T22:08:00.000+01:00

Have the British fallen out of love with sport?

The Observer and The Guardian begin major campaign to boost state funding of sport.

Egyptian FA officials resign due to ongoing government interference.

Sport England makes funding pledge to golf.

Mar05

2005-03-09T21:04:00.000Z

Cuba and its state-run baseball.

Lee Valley stadium plans unveiled.

Test run for new figure skating scoring system

Does sports participation in the EU need a boost?

Baseball under the spotlight on Capitol Hill.

Concern over the future of sport in the UK.

International Cricket Council meets to discuss state of the game.

Liberia calls for major review of sport.

Feb05

2005-02-02T23:01:00.000Z

Malaysian government promotes sponsorship deals with English Premier League football clubs.

Italian government forced to commit big money to bail out Winter Olympic Games.

Nigerian government moves to stop operations of sports lottery.

Dynamo Kiev to be investigated by Ukranian government?

Australia offers funding to boost wildlife tourism.

New York Olympic bid runs into trouble.

Nigeria overhauls administration of the country’s sports organisations.

UK hockey in trouble following funding cut.

British government calls for greater regulation of sports betting.

Organisers of Turin Olympics seek debt exemptions from the state.

Iran sets increased budget to boost sport.

English sport must in future pass three tests if it is to secure state funding.

Jan05

2005-01-06T09:11:00.000Z

Lack of funding thwarts London’s Olympic bid.

Balancing the costs and benefits: were Britain’s Olympic medals worth it?

New Zealand government to sponsor tsunami cricket series.

Kenyan government disbands domestic cricket association.

South African government awards grants in attempt to promote tennis success.

British Olympic bid in jeopardy as sports governing bodies may go elsewhere.

Nigerian government backs down under pressure from FIFA to relinquish control of domestic football.

Nigerian Football Association prepares for FIFA following government interference in domestic football.

Carlos Beltran faces questions of tax in quest to sign for new baseball team.

South African bid for 2011 Rugby World Cup set to receive state backing.

Dec04

2004-12-03T23:48:00.000Z

UK government honours Athens Olympians.

Yankees owe New York nearly $3.6m.

UK funding for Beijing athletes clarified.

Public-private agreement leads to new stadium being built in Washington DC.

Football the African way.

Forget London, the Olympics are going to Paris insists government minister.

Company’s offer to sponsor more sports but only if they are offered tax breaks by the state.

US senator prepared to use legislation to stop drug abuse amongst baseball players.

Local businesses concerned about state funding of new stadium in Washington DC.

Nov04

2004-11-03T13:24:00.000Z

Paris and Madrid Olympic bidders come to blows in embassy spat.

Catalonia questions wisdom of Madrid Olympics bid.

Britain will appoint Games Minister if London wins Olympic bid.

Olympics Games cost Athens 9 billion Euros.

Governments of the world called upon to support sport.

Australian government to spend big in advance of 2008 Olympics.

Malaysian government allocates more funding to the development of squash.

Government expresses views on future of Silverstone F1 race.

The state and athletes come into conflict in Nigeria.

Barbados government helps fund cricket world cup programme.

US public reject use of public funding to fund baseball stadium.

Malaysian football hit by withdrawal of tobacco sponsorship.

China grooms young for Olympic success.

Football and politcs go head to head in Namibia.

The long road to the Olympics 2012 starts here.

Critics question the role of the state in Malaysian Games.

Turin Winter Olympics chief resigns due to lack of government support.

New York Jets win state agreement for new stadium.

Beijing authorities face air pollution problems ahead of 2008 Olympics.

Sport England implements strategy for building success in hockey.

Magic darts - politician pushes for the sport to become an Olympic event.

New York to vote on new Olmpic Venue ahead of 2012 bid.

Paris wins important government backing in bid for 2012 Olympic Games.

Oct04

2004-10-01T23:31:00.000+01:00

The trials and tribulations of getting the Iraqi football team to Asia 2004 are detailed here.

State and community come into conflict over Major League Baseball stadium development plans.

Baseball tax to be used to fund new stadium development.

2006 Winter Olympics organisers fall behind in securing funding for the event.

Football and politics in Brazil.

Brussels drops its bid for 2016 Olympics.

A stand-off develops in Nigerian football.

The Australian government website gives details of their role in sport.

The UK government establishes a new body to help assist elite athletes in their higher education studies.

The politics of hockey are considered on the BBC website.

Follow the latest political developments in sport in the extensive Independent Sports Politics website.

Sep04

2004-09-01T23:30:00.000+01:00

Further details of the British government's strategy for delivering its sports objectives can be found in its report Game Plan.