Talk:World Sport Group

April 2008
Hi there,

We represent World Sport Group. Have noticed that the information in the article contains a factual error.

World Sport Group is a privately held company and not a joint venture between News Corporation and the Nine Network. For your consideration, we have included details on the company and its business.

Thanks very much for your time.

About World Sport Group

Headquartered in Singapore, World Sport Group is Asia’s leading sports marketing, event management and media company, with a roster of golf, football and cricket events across the entire region. World Sport Group has been at the forefront of Asian sport since 1992, managing almost 600 days of sports events annually, across more than 30 countries in the region.

World Sport Group is the exclusive marketing partner of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), and a major stake-holder in Asian golf as organizers of the Barclays Singapore Open, Hero Honda Indian Open, the SAIL Open Golf Championship, Volvo Masters of Asia, the ASEAN Tour and the Omega China Tour. The Group also manages global cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and has formed a partnership with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the ground and title naming rights for the Indian National Team’s domestic matches. Additionally, in partnership with Sony Corporation, the Group was awarded the global media rights for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Twenty20 cricket competition that analysts foresee will change the face of cricket forever. The 10-year deal is valued at over US$1bn

The Group is also a member of the Singapore Sports Hub Consortium the group that won the bid earlier this year to build, operate and manage Singapore’s first fully integrated and sustainable sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub that is due for completion in 2011. The SSH is believed to be the first and largest Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) sports infrastructure project in the world. www.worldsportgroup.com

210.24.7.2 (talk) 07:06, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

September 2012
Hi there,

We are the agency representatives of World Sport Group and like to make some factual errors on the page due to changes in the past few years.

We have noticed a couple of sporting events that have been included in this wikipedia entry. However, due to the developments over the years, some of the sporting events are no longer organised by World Sport Group. It would be great if the editors can remove these sports event mentions. They are: - Hero Honda Indian Open - SAIL Open Golf Championship - Volvo Masters of Asia - Omega China Tour

The Group also manages global cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar but is no longer part of the Indian Premier League. Just to make sure that it is factually correct - appreciate if we could remove the mentions of the partnership with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the ground and title naming rights for the Indian National Team’s domestic matches.

Finally, regarding the information on the AFC World Cup Qualifiers 2014, we would like to add that all matches of the 2012 FIFA World Cup – AFC Qualifiers played to date were televised on various television networks around the world, based on the match schedule. Upcoming matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup – AFC Final Round will be aired LIVE on terrestrial and regional television networks across Asia and the rest of the world. In the USA, One World Sports will air all the matches. Fans should check their local TV listings to find out more.

Thanks and hope that you would be able to help resolve some discrepancies on the content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Perseus83 (talk • contribs) 16:11, 22 September 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Perseus83. Thanks for using the request edit system. I've numbered and responded to your requests below to make it easier for the next editor that comes by.


 * Remove several events no longer organized by the World Sports Group.
 * Remove mentions of the BCCI, because the World Sports Group is no longer part of the Indian Premier League
 * Add information about how the matches are televised and fans should check their local TV listings


 * A couple things to keep in mind: (1) History is the most important part of almost any Wikipedia article. We wouldn't want to remove items that are no longer current, but we may move them so they are properly labeled as historical. (2) Everything on Wikipedia is based on independent sources, like media, scholarly works and books. We don't know who you are and have no way of verifying. We need links to where the requested changes can be verified.


 * Hope this helps. Corporate Minion 02:33, 23 September 2012 (UTC)

Hi Corporate Minion,

Thanks for explaining. Just to make it easier for the editors, please find below the suggested changes or references. We will only focus on the following changes.

How long would it take for editors to change the details/ add references? At this stage and after making the disclosure, can we go ahead and made the edits on our side?

1. Remove several events no longer organized by the World Sports Group: While they are not available as articles or news, the list of events can be found on the WSG website at http://www.worldsportgroup.com/assets/events/football/ and http://www.worldsportgroup.com/assets/events/golf/

2. Add information about how the matches are televised and fans should check their local TV listings.

- The match schedules are available at the AFC website at http://www.the-afc.com/en/fifa2014-schedule-a-results?id=116&type=Stage

- In the USA, One World Sports will air all the matches. The match schedule can be found here: http://www.oneworldsports.com/scheduleday.php

- In Korea, JBTC will broadcast the opening of two matches in the final round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil: The announcement can be found here: http://www.worldsportgroup.com/news/jbtc-to-broadcast-opening-korea-republic-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers/

3.	Are there any citations or reference proving that WSG has really angered fans? We need additional clarifications on this statement as it might be view as inaccurate and prejudicial.

Thanks, Persus83. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Perseus83 (talk • contribs) 03:41, 1 October 2012 (UTC)


 * For #1 as discussed I moved this to a historic section.
 * Number #2 just sounds like advertising.
 * For #3 there is an abundance of sources on this controversy. If you like I can take a crack at expanding it and covering the topic neutrally, but I think it would be a balance problem anyway, because the article is equally incomplete on other topics.
 * Please don't put a "go-ahead" on your own request edit.
 * Corporate 15:55, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Requested move 9 January 2017

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was: not moved. Andrewa (talk) 04:28, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

World Sport Group → Lagardère Sports – World Sport Group was rebranded by its parent company in 2015, when all of the sports-related divisions were combined into one single division with one name, Lagardère Sports. Here is the press release SixFourThree (talk) 15:23, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Oppose Lagardère Sports was the parent company of World Sport Group according to this press release, may be better split it to two articles and mark World Sport Group as defunct? Seem Lagardère Sports had also absorbed subsidiary other than World Sport Group., including Sportfive which signed a 15-year deal with Juventus.  Matthew_hk   t  c  16:45, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. Matthew_hk   t  c  17:48, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Comment - surely it should be merged with Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, as opposed to renamed? Cos if it's renamed we'll just have two articles on the same topic. GiantSnowman 20:10, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I can get behind that. SixFourThree (talk) 17:59, 10 January 2017 (UTC)SixFourThree


 * It is not renamed . It is Lagardère Unlimited renamed into Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, not World Sport Group. Don't Merge Sportfive and World Sport Group into Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, which had different history. In companies world seem they kept pages for Bank of America, Bank of Italy (United States) and Merrill Lynch, unless well written to state in the history section of "Lagardère Sports and Entertainment" for "Lagardère Unlimited", "Sportfive" "World Sport Group" and "IEC in Sports" Matthew_hk   t  c  20:40, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * More specifically it is Lagardère Unlimited renamed into Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, while Sportfive, World Sport Group and "IEC in Sports" were merged into one brand "Lagardère Sports". And we did not known the detail of which subsidiary acted as a surviving entity that bear the name "Lagardère Sports" and act as a intermediate holding company, but as least in 2008 press release clearly shown the was an entity already known as "Lagardère Sports", that NOT EQUAL TO World Sport Group. May be it is an intermediate company "Lagardère Sports" absorbed the assets of all 5 sports agancies, but not WSG renamed and absorbed other 4.  Matthew_hk   t  c  20:46, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Look like WSG was dismantled (it had Europe business) and renamed into division Lagardère Sports Asia.(, page 158, the name of the company survived but not brand, page 172) In my opinion it is weird to split Lagardère Sports business into region as lack of information. WSG India, which was a subsidiary of World Sport Group, became the subsidiary of World Sport Group's intermediate parent company Lagardère Unlimited in May 2008, which had contractual dispute. Seem the scope, instead of renaming World Sport Group into Lagardère Sports (but ignoring Lagardère Sports's Europe business was mainly from Sportfive and "IEC in Sports"), but a proposed merger of the history of WSC and Sportfive since they became part of Lagardère Group, into Lagardère Sports and Entertainment as they start to act as one entity and indivisible. Matthew_hk   t  c  21:44, 9 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure that one division is notable enough for its own article. I agree that Lagardère Sports and Entertainment is the best place for this and all other relevant information.  SixFourThree (talk) 17:59, 10 January 2017 (UTC)SixFourThree


 * Lagardère Sports and Entertainment was formerly known as Lagardère Unlimited. World Sport Group was now known as Lagardère Sports Asia according to 2015 annual report of Lagardère Group, please state clearly what you want to nominate, merging World Sports Group, Sportfive to Lagardère Sports and Entertainment?
 * meanwhile the Germany wiki had moved Sportfive to de:Lagardère Sports Germany, i had to check the source to verify it, as there was a parallel agency Lagardère Unlimited Germant GmbH. Matthew_hk   t  c  18:22, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * look like a mess that French wiki moved Sportfive to Lagardère Sports and Entertainment Matthew_hk   t  c  19:22, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Seem just Sportfive GmbH became Lagardère Sports Germany, not sure rest of the Sportfive Group became (Sportfive Signapore, Sportfive Italy, Sportfive International, Sportfive UK), better create a new article Lagardère Sports to cover Lagardère Sports Germany and Lagardère Sports Asia. Matthew_hk   t  c  18:45, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment Merge them all into Lagardère Sports and Entertainment. One article seems the best place to keep track.  Could include a timeline of the sepearate companies, then divisions.  SixFourThree (talk) 19:39, 10 January 2017 (UTC)SixFourThree


 * Comment Should it be closed and start a new discussion on turning World Sport Group and Sportfive to a redirect to either Lagardère Sports or Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, OR start a fresh article without redirect from the predecessors? Sportfive UK had became Lagardère Sports UK, so it is hard to just rename World Sport Group and Sportfive, but put them as a preserve article for defunct company, and start a fresh one. Moreover, WSG India was not belong to World Sport Group since 2008, but belongs to Lagardère Unlimited, just merging World Sport Group and Sportfive into one article cannot significantly present their history before they were acquired by Lagardère Group in 2006–08. Matthew_hk   t  c  18:54, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * It look really a mess than Sportfive S.A. had renamed into Lagardère Sports S.A.S. (id: 873 803 456) but not Lagardère Sports and Entertainment (id: 453 759 078) that previously known as Lagardère Sports, according to 2007 Lagardère Group Annual Report and France database. Matthew_hk   t  c  20:53, 10 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment I could support closing this and beginning a new discussion to merge all articles on the former entities into Lagardère Sports and Entertainment. I do not starting any fresh articles on these subjects, nor leaving them under now-abandoned corporate names.  SixFourThree (talk) 15:33, 11 January 2017 (UTC)SixFourThree


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LeSports
The claim that LeSports bought 20% in World Sport Group may be false, as World Sport Group became defunct in the same year. thus removed from the content of both articles. Matthew_hk  t  c  17:08, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

Redirect
I am going to create Parallel Media Group plc, but World Sport Group plc the former name of that company and the parent company of World Sport Group, should redirect to World Sport Group or Parallel Media Group plc? Matthew_hk  t  c  07:32, 28 April 2017 (UTC)