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Extreme International reports 75% sales rise
Action and free sports broadcaster Extreme International has reported a 75 percent increase in sales for the eight months prior to September of this year.
Games chief: ‘Fair prices mean full stadia’
The chief executive of the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games believes she has the right ticketing strategy to ensure that the event is better attended than August's World Athletics Championships in Edmonton.
Angry Brazilian fans stage protest
Angry football supporters wearing red noses protested outside headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) on Tuesday after the four-times world champions' shock defeat by Honduras the day before.
BBC sign up Freeman and Johnson
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has signed up 400m stars Cathy Freeman and Michael Johnson as part of its commentary team for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, to be held in Edmonton, Canada through August 3-12.
Activists put pressure on Chinese Olympic bid
Human rights groups, backed by China's best-known exiled dissident and Tibetan activists, have launched a campaign against awarding the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to China.
Memphis gets $250M arena approval for NBA team
One of the last hurdles in bringing an NBA team to Memphis has been overcome with plans for a $250 million arena approved by a local council.
Argonauts stripped of right to host wet T-shirt contests
American football team, the Toronto Argonauts have scrapped plans to hold wet T-shirt contests at pre-game parties after the league’s commissioner, Michael Lysko labelled the initiative as “inappropriate”.
Season Ticket solutions secures lead funding investor
US-based ticketing company Season Ticket Solutions has secured InvestLinc Financial Services, a Chicago-area business advisory and financial services firm, as the lead investor in a $5million (B
South America boss dreams of Americas-Wide Cup.
South American Football Confederation (CSF) president Nicolas Leoz, whose organisation staged the Copa America at only six days' notice, says his dream is for every country in the Americas to take part in the future.
Kalmadi withdraws from IAAF presidency race
Suresh Kalmadi, president of the Asian Amateur Athletic Federation, has written to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) officially withdrawing from the race for the IAAF presidency.
Olympics 2008: Osaka looks to the future if bid stumbles
Osaka is putting a positive spin on its status as underdog in the race to stage the 2008 Summer Olympics.
London ‘not on brink of making 2012 Olympic Bid’
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has denied that it is on the verge of making a bid for London to host the Olympic Games in 2012, sportbusiness.com has learned.
Olympics 2008: Turkish Olympic chief blasts IOC report
Turkey's Olympic chief looks disdainfully upon the report that may crush Istanbul's bid to host the 2008 Olympics.
Olympics 2008: Toronto set for bid party time – win or lose
Win or lose, Toronto plans to show the world that it can throw a party of Olympic proportions.
Steelers’ new home to get saucy name
Food brand Heinz has signed a $57million deal with the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers to secure the naming rights to the team’s new stadium for the next 20 years.
Tennis star Chang backs Beijing bid
Former French Open tennis champion Michael Chang, whose family hails from China, is to act as a Goodwill Ambassador for Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, bid officials have stated.
Gatorade set for Jordan’s possible return to NBA
Like millions of basketball fans, Gatorade is eager to see if Michael Jordan will return to the game.
Grizzlies Memphis move an ‘absolute certainty’
The NBA’s Vancouver Grizzlies will continue steps towards making Memphis the team’s new home by moving its basketball operations department to the city on Saturday.