2,215 result(s) for sport
Hungarian Gov’t Adds HUF 5bn To Olympics Budget
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The government will increase funding for Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid from Ft 10 billion to Ft 15 billion, under a resolution approved before Christmas. The feasibility study for the bid to host the 2024 summer games put the total cost of the bidding effort at Ft 10 billion. In addition, the government aims to raise a further Ft 4 billion through tax breaks for corporate sponsorship, boosting the ...
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Imagine Dragons, Budapest Sportaréna, 20 Jan 2016
- 23 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
With their highly anticipated new album ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ out in February, US chart phenomenon Imagine Dragons are currently playing shows all over Europe, and thankfully for local fans of this great live band Budapest is part of their tour.
Great Concerts In Hungary To Look Forward To In 2016
- 20 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
We are still in 2015, but first infos of the 2016 concert calendar are already public. While we yet expect names from Balaton Sound and Sziget Festival to become public, we already have the deatils of 6 big concerts, for all of which it is worth waiting for the next year!
Hungarian National Coach Satisfied With Euro 2016 Draw
- 17 Dec 2015 10:35 AM
- sport
Bernd Storck, the German head coach of Hungary’s national eleven, welcomed the outcome of the Euro 2016 draw, which placed Hungary in Group F with Portugal, Iceland and Austria. Storck told public television channel M4 Sport that Hungary was drawn to face difficult opponents, adding, however, that he is happy with them.
WAMP Design Fair Budapest, Millenáris, 20 December
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
At 20 December the favourite design fair of Budapest is kicking off last time this year. There will be again a record number of exhibitors nearly 250 designers will turn Millenáris into a vibrant market place. As at all Christmas WAMPs the upper part of the hall will also be full with designers so you can choose from a range of designer- and gastro products at two floors.
Vast Majority Of Hungarians Reject Stadium Spending
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Four-fifths of Hungarians would like to see the government spend less money on football stadiums, Socialist Party executive committee member Balázs Bárány told reporters on Monday, citing a new survey. In all, 77% of respondents to a survey by the Publicus Institute commissioned by Vasárnapi Hírek said they have never been to a first division football game, and 88% do not plan to do so.
Counter-Terror Forces Evacuate British International School, Budapest
- 10 Dec 2015 8:15 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s secret service and counter-terrorism unit (TEK) were called to the British International School in Óbuda after the school received a bomb threat. A suspect was reportedly charged in the incident, according to online daily HVG. Other reliable news sources reported that authorities stormed the building with sniffer dogs and bomb experts.
True Astonishing Hungarian Drone Bike Is Being Sold In Dubai
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The futuristic flying bike, or Flike, will be introduced on the extreme sport expo in Dubai, and its price will most likely be the same as a sports car’s, writes hvg.hu. The Dubai extreme sport expo started on Thursday, and the Hungarian made “flying motorbike”, or Flike, made its debut. The Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research used its own resources to make the “celestial bike” which ...
Hungarian Gov’t Adds HUF 5bn To Olympics Budget
- 30 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The government will increase funding for Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid from Ft 10 billion to Ft 15 billion, under a resolution approved before Christmas. The feasibility study for the bid to host the 2024 summer games put the total cost of the bidding effort at Ft 10 billion. In addition, the government aims to raise a further Ft 4 billion through tax breaks for corporate sponsorship, boosting the ...
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Imagine Dragons, Budapest Sportaréna, 20 Jan 2016
- 23 Dec 2015 8:01 AM
- entertainment
With their highly anticipated new album ‘Smoke + Mirrors’ out in February, US chart phenomenon Imagine Dragons are currently playing shows all over Europe, and thankfully for local fans of this great live band Budapest is part of their tour.
Great Concerts In Hungary To Look Forward To In 2016
- 20 Dec 2015 8:02 AM
- entertainment
We are still in 2015, but first infos of the 2016 concert calendar are already public. While we yet expect names from Balaton Sound and Sziget Festival to become public, we already have the deatils of 6 big concerts, for all of which it is worth waiting for the next year!
Hungarian National Coach Satisfied With Euro 2016 Draw
- 17 Dec 2015 10:35 AM
- sport
Bernd Storck, the German head coach of Hungary’s national eleven, welcomed the outcome of the Euro 2016 draw, which placed Hungary in Group F with Portugal, Iceland and Austria. Storck told public television channel M4 Sport that Hungary was drawn to face difficult opponents, adding, however, that he is happy with them.
WAMP Design Fair Budapest, Millenáris, 20 December
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
At 20 December the favourite design fair of Budapest is kicking off last time this year. There will be again a record number of exhibitors nearly 250 designers will turn Millenáris into a vibrant market place. As at all Christmas WAMPs the upper part of the hall will also be full with designers so you can choose from a range of designer- and gastro products at two floors.
Vast Majority Of Hungarians Reject Stadium Spending
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Four-fifths of Hungarians would like to see the government spend less money on football stadiums, Socialist Party executive committee member Balázs Bárány told reporters on Monday, citing a new survey. In all, 77% of respondents to a survey by the Publicus Institute commissioned by Vasárnapi Hírek said they have never been to a first division football game, and 88% do not plan to do so.
Counter-Terror Forces Evacuate British International School, Budapest
- 10 Dec 2015 8:15 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s secret service and counter-terrorism unit (TEK) were called to the British International School in Óbuda after the school received a bomb threat. A suspect was reportedly charged in the incident, according to online daily HVG. Other reliable news sources reported that authorities stormed the building with sniffer dogs and bomb experts.
True Astonishing Hungarian Drone Bike Is Being Sold In Dubai
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The futuristic flying bike, or Flike, will be introduced on the extreme sport expo in Dubai, and its price will most likely be the same as a sports car’s, writes hvg.hu. The Dubai extreme sport expo started on Thursday, and the Hungarian made “flying motorbike”, or Flike, made its debut. The Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. for Applied Research used its own resources to make the “celestial bike” which ...