I never watch ice hockey. (Or field hockey for that matter.) Nothing against the sport, just never played it and don’t have a vested interest in the players or teams…

I have always found it a bit annoying when anyone, especially those in the business world, would tout the China or India markets as so monolithic and homogeneous that the…

We continue our run of international stories, this time going to Saudi Arabia to highlight two efforts that are leveraging sport to garner attention and disseminate positive messages. First, several…

Last week, Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan joined the GSMA to announce the 1GOAL: Education for All mobile campaign. The GSMA is an association of the world’s…

Over the next few months, a global development initiative will have a  decidedly sports-oriented push. In 2000, governments around the world pledged to achieve “Education for All” by 2015. While…

March 8-10, 2010 2010 International Conference on Sport and Society Conference will be held at the Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada – March 8 – 10, 2010 Global Sports…

We offer another story in the soccer/football and renewable energy category. And here we go grassroots, instead of global in focus. While playing soccer typically consumes the energy of participants,…

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, has just announced a partnership with FIFA to become…

And it has nothing to do with the Olympics! We came across a story that more captures the work that so many of you already do than anything brand new…

Downing Street, home to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and not usually known for its lively, raucous nature, was all fun and games this weekend.  On Saturday, Downing Street played host…