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The UK-based horseracing and gaming venture attheraces plc has agreed to sublicense its media rights to betting shop broadcaster Satellite Information Services (SIS) to a number of overseas clients.

The UK-based horseracing and gaming venture attheraces plc has agreed to sublicense its media rights to betting shop broadcaster Satellite Information Services (SIS) to a number of overseas clients.

Venues hoping to host Golden League athletics meetings will now have to meet strict criteria for TV coverage and financial security, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said.

Finland's capital Helsinki has been chosen to replace London as the host city for the 2005 World Athletics Championships, the IAAF announced yesterday.

The venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championship will be unveiled on 14 April by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Nairobi.

Nasdaq-listed virtual imaging company Princeton Video Image has closed its acquisition of the assets of the Israel-based SciDel Technologies.

Today is the last day for contenders to formally indicate their intention to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships. The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) is expected to receive bids from six cities.

Team boss Eddie Jordan says his Formula One team will have international courier company DHL as their title sponsor for 2002.

Rome has made a formal bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 2005, the third-biggest sporting event in the world, Italy's Athletics Federation FIDAL has confirmed.

Jordan's 2002 commercial launch will be run by Deutsche Post, the Formula 1 team has said, strengthening suggestions that the Bonn-based company will become the team's title sponsor.

Spanish soccer giant FC Barcelona has signed a six-year partnership agreement with Havas Advertising Sports to develop a marketing programme targeted at top Spanish and international companies.

Moscow's bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships has an excellent chance of success, the head of Russian athletics said.

Canal Plus, Europe's largest pay-TV operator, has yet to find an agreement with the Pro Ligue for a new contract.

Canal Plus, Europe's largest PayTV operator, has yet to find an agreement with the Pro Ligue for a new contract.

The IAAF has received interest from eight cities to host the 2005 World Championships following the withdrawal of London at the end of last year.

Eight cities have shown an interest in staging the World Championships competition in 2005 after it was controversially taken away from the UK after the Picketts Lock debacle.