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LONDON 2012 LAUNCHES LOTTERY GAME
The first fund-raising lottery game for the London 2012 Olmypics will be announced today.The launch comes seven years to the day ahead of the opening of the Games and organizers hope that the National Lottery will raise £1.5 billion.
SOCHI LAUNCHES WINTER GAMES BID
Sochi, the Russian Black Sea resort is to bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics just weeks after Moscow failed in its effort to attract the 2012 Summer Games.
BARCA’S BEIJING HOLD-UP
Barcelona soccer chiefs say they hope to have the club's historic first shirt sponsorship deal in place before the end of the season after delays in signing off the contract.
NEW YORK STOPOVER FOR CLIPPER RACE
New York City will be a host of the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race during its port visit in May 2006.
CSCG TO MARKET CHINESE NATIONAL TEAM
China Sports Consulting Germany (CSCG) has won the marketing contract for Team China, the Chinese national soccer team.
GUNNERS UP CHINA PRESENCE
Premier League giants Arsenal have agreed an exclusive deal with China.com Inc. to launch an official Chinese website and wireless services in Greater China.
ZAGREB ATHLETICS MEETING IN CREDIT
Visa International has agreed a sponsorship deal with the IAAF Grand Prix Zagreb athletics meeting.
IOC ENJOYS RECORD SPONSORSHIP
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is enjoying record levels of sponsorship with revenues expected to rise by nearly a third for the latest four-year cycle up to Beijing 2008.
IOC AND ATOS EXTEND PARTNERSHIP TO 2012
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has extended its partnership with Atos Origin to include the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the 2012 Olympic Games.
SPORTELASIA 2006 MOVING TO SHANGHAI
SPORTEL’s 2006 spring market will take place at the five-star Pudong Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai, China from March 20 to 22.
STUDY LOOKS TO PINPOINT WHY FANS LOVE SPORT
A new study claims, for the first time, to have revealed the key drivers that ignite fans' passion for their preferred sports.
AFC SIGNS UP TO SPORT XCHANGE
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will set out how it plans to use $200million from its new commercial contract at the Sport Xchange seminar in Singapore on July 4.
SHANGHAI START FOR EUROPEAN TOUR INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULE
Golf’s 2006 European Tour International Schedule will begin in Shanghai, China, on November 10, 2005.
BEIJING 2008 TO RAISE $40BN FOR OLYMPIC PROJECTS
Beijing plans to raise 320 billion yuan (nearly $40billion) for 860 infrastructure projects ahead of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
EBU LAUNCHES OLYMPIC TENDER
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has launched an Invitation to Tender (ITT) procedure for European mobile media rights for the Winter Olympic Games, Turin 2006, and Summer Olympic Games, Beijing 2008.
LIVERPOOL IN CHINESE WEBSITE DEAL
China.com Inc., a Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) Internet portal and online game provider, has signed an exclusive partnership with LiverpoolFC.TV, the digital media arm of the Premier League club.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews events from the past week.
CHINESE STOPOVER FOR CLIPPER YACHT RACE
The port of Qingdao will be the Chinese stopover for the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race.