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Music charity Future Talent launches tenth anniversary celebrations
Co-founded by The Duchess of Kent in 2004, Future Talent is the leading UK charity providing sustained support and opportunities to gifted young musicians from low-income backgrounds. The Charity receives no subsidy and launches its tenth anniversary celebrations with a fundraising day of pro/am cricket and entertainment at Wormsley Cricket ground at the Getty family estate in Buckinghamshire on Thursday June 12th.
Smart Group debuts Smart Experiences at Royal Ascot
Smart Group, the leading collection of events and hospitality experts, has announced the launch of new stand-out hospitality brand, Smart Experiences, launching its first package at Royal Ascot in June – which will include everything from a Mad Hatters Tea Party to a Friday night curry night. Currently working alongside Smart Hospitality’s creative director, Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett, Smart Experiences creates corporate and private hospitality packages at some of the UK’s biggest sporting events, for which Smart Group are official partners.
Emirates celebrates as Real Madrid pick up tenth European Cup
Real Madrid have secured a tenth European Cup with a 4-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League Final. Their victory is being celebrated by their sponsorship-partner Emirates Airline. Last year, Emirates Airline and Real Madrid signed a five year shirt sponsorship deal of the club until the end of the 2017/2018 season.
Emirates joins in Arsenal FA Cup celebrations
Arsenal’s FA Cup celebrations moved from London to Dubai today when vice captain Mikel Arteta made a special visit to Emirates’ headquarters carrying the FA Cup. Fresh from Saturday’s victory over Hull City, Arteta met the airline’s president, Tim Clark, before meeting staff who flocked to see and take pictures of the Arsenal star with the prized silverware.
England Rugby fever returns to New Zealand
The sporting spotlight will once again be on New Zealand this June as the England Rugby team takes on the All Blacks in their final tour before the World Cup in 2015.
Manchester City plays in Abu Dhabi for Al Ain exhibition
Four star players of the newly-crowned Barclays Premier League Champions Manchester City Football Club took to the white sands of Saadiyat Beach in Abu Dhabi for a fun kick-about earlier. The players were in town ahead of their friendly against Al Ain Football Club in the Emirati team’s home city.
Celebrity Cruises to bring guests FIFA World Cup 2014
Celebrity Cruises will broadcast the summer’s most highly anticipated sporting event, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, on board its ships sailing to Alaska, Bermuda and Europe. Guests can enjoy all 64 matches between more than 30 competing national teams taking place for a month following June 12th 2014.
Mouton Cadet launches official Ryder Cup wine
Official Supplier to The European Tour since 2012, Mouton Cadet – the world’s leading Bordeaux AOC wine – became a member of the prestigious family of Ryder Cup sponsors in March 2013, confirming its commitment to golf. Sharing the same values and “etiquette”, Hugues Lechanoine, managing director of Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Paul McGinley, captain of The 2014 Ryder Cup European Team expressed their ambition to create an exclusive Mouton Cadet wine especially dedicated to the event.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Aviation sponsorship in football
Middle Eastern airlines have been on the ascendancy for over a decade. Brash newcomers seeking to disrupt a market dominated by legacy carriers notorious for high-costs and poor services. What better way to announce your arrival than through sponsorship deals? And what bigger stage than international football? With the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil just around the corner carriers are redoubling their efforts to be associated with the best teams in what is sure to be a bumper year.
Athenaeum Hotel partners World Tennis Day Showdown
The five star Athenaeum Hotel has been announced as the official hotel partner of the World Tennis Day Showdown presented by Financial Times, coming to London for the first time on Monday March 3rd, 2014. The London Showdown, taking place at Earls Court, will be an evening of exceptional tennis featuring former Wimbledon champions Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Pat Cash as well as multiple grand slam champion and coach to Andy Murray, Ivan Lendl.
One year countdown to Cricket World Cup begins
New Zealand’s love affair with cricket hits an all-time high today as the country celebrates 12 months to go until the opening match of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup. Countdown clocks started ticking in the seven host cities around New Zealand as giant cricket balls were rolled out to show the world that a warm Kiwi welcome awaits visitors arriving for the major event next year.
Gleneagles Hotel reveals renovated Club
The Gleneagles Hotel has re-launched The Club following 12 months’ work and a £5 million investment. The refurbishment sees the hotel’s leisure complex upgraded and enhanced to create an even more luxurious space to escape, relax and unwind.