Argentina
Business

It will come as little surprise to most, but Brazil’s soccer team is the most commercially attractive for corporate sponsorship to play at next month’s FIFA World Cup, according to a survey conducted by a sports marketing company.

International Volleyball Federation president Ruben Acosta and associates have been acquitted of charges relating to falsifying FIVB financial records.
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Rally Championship (WRC) and BP-Ford World Rally have formed a joint partnership with cleaning technology company KC$rcherfor the 2006 season.
Events

Fernando LC3pez has been named senior news director of the Spanish-language editions of SportsCenter, televised on ESPN Deportes in the U.S. and on ESPN Dos in Latin America.
Events

TWI is looking to strengthen its presence in Latin America, the Caribbean and US Hispanic markets by moving a key senior executive to Miami.
Events

TelefC3nica S.A. has agreed a package of new media broadcast rights covering all 64 matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup for almost all territories in Latin and South America.
Business

iSe International Sports and Entertainment AG has agreed a deal with UK public broadcaster the BBC for coverage of the FIFA Club World Championship TOYOTA Cup Japan 2005 and 2006.
Business

Rugby World Cup Ltd and Rugby Travel and Hospitality ’07 Ltd has appointed Official Travel Agents (OTAs) and Official Corporate Hospitality Agents (OCHAs) for Rugby World Cup 2007.
Business

The International Rugby Board (IRB) will make the biggest investment in high performance rugby in its 120-year history, after pledging £30million to the sport.
Business

Argentina is set to launch a South American Super 10 rugby competition involving its own provincial sides and teams from Chile and Uruguay.
Media

Peugeot has become the second global partner of IRB Rugby World Cup 2007.

Last month's men's final at Roland Garros delivered the highest-ever ratings for a tennis programme on ESPN in Latin America, according to data compiled by IBOPE.
Events

Infront Sports & Media Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has agreed a deal to cover all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Business

The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand will be the first in history to make a profit despite the series already being lost in the wake of last weekend's second Test defeat in Wellington.
Events

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

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

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

The inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup kicked off in the land of Samba on Sunday.