Africa

The decisive final day of dramatic racing at the America's Cup (AC) World Series World Series in Newport will be shown coast to coast in the USA on NBC on July 1, signalling the return of live AC racing to network television in the United States for the first time in 20 years.

Soccerex has announced that English Premier League club Liverpool will be speaking alongside its main sponsor, Standard Chartered, at the Soccerex Seminar Lagos in September.

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has struck a deal with Momentum which will see the financial services group become the official single-title sponsor of the country’s one-day international (ODI) team.

Soccerex has confirmed the signing of a three-year contract with South Africa’s Kwazulu-Natal Provincial Government and EThekwini Municipality to host the Soccerex African Forum from 2012 to 2014.

David Dein, former vice-chairman of Arsenal and the English Football Association, has joined the line-up for the inaugural Soccerex Seminar Lagos, which takes place from September 27-28.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has agreed a three-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with Samsung.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has praised the agreement of a new US$25.9 million deal with public-service broadcaster the SABC as a “substantial improvement” over the previous contract.

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has agreed a five-year sponsorship deal with drinks brand Klipdrift.

Soccerex has announced that African football legend George Weah has been confirmed as a speaker for the inaugural Soccerex Seminar Lagos in September.

Soccerex has announced a four-year partnership with the Lagos State Football Association to organise a regional Soccerex Seminar in the Nigerian city.

The International Federation of PGA Tours has announced that its sixth sanctioned event, the Tournament of Hope, will be hosted by South Africa’s Sunshine Tour beginning in 2013 and will have a prize fund of US$8.5 million.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has declared that its finances are in a healthy state for the first time in its history as it profits from a huge increase in marketing and broadcast revenue.

Guinness has signalled its intention to return Nigeria to its place on world football’s top table after agreeing a two-year extension to its sponsorship agreement.

Morocco is set to become the first African country to host the Club World Cup after FIFA confirmed it will stage the 2013 and 2014 editions of the tournament.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of “disrespect” following its decision to reprimand president Issa Hayatou.

The South African Football Association (SAFA) has slammed “gratuitously hostile and aggressive attitudes” towards the country after Danny Jordaan withdrew from the race for the presidency of the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA).