Africa

A1 Grand Prix has announced seven international television deals that will see races beamed live into more than 290 million households across 50 countries.

ARD and ZDF will deliver live and exclusive free to air coverage in Germany of the majority of matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup taking place in South Africa.

Golf’s 2006 European Tour International Schedule will begin in Shanghai, China, on November 10, 2005.

Norwich Union, the main sponsor of UK Athletics, is to continue its support of Kelly Holmes’ bid to nurture the next generation of British female middle distance runners ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Ghana is considering a bid for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, describing it as an opportunity to develop sport in the country.

Quintus, the sports and entertainment group, has acquired Three-D-Signs International, the company that owns the worldwide patents to 3-D surface branding.

A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia.

FIFA’s television partner, Infront Sports & Media, has achieved record television distribution for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005.

Action sports programme distributor Extreme Entertainment (EE) has secured a deal with M-Net’s SuperSport channels in South Africa.

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has proposed a fixture list for the Celtic League in an effort to resolve the dispute with its fellow unions.

Television broadcaster Seven Network Holdings Ltd. has secured rights to broadcast rugby union test matches in Australia from 2006-2010.

Scotland and Ireland say they will play their own league next year following a row with Celtic League partners Wales.

Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.

Brian van Rooyen will remain as president of the South African Rugby Union, with almost all his management committee retaining their positions, following a turbulent few weeks.

A1 Grand Prix has unveiled a provisional calendar for its new 12-race series, dubbed ‘The World Cup of Motorsport’.

The first ever pan-African representative rugby team has been unveiled in a bid to develop the game across the continent.