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US sports marketing and management firm, General Sports & Entertainment, has acquired fake turf firm US Synthetic Grass.

The television ratings for US college football's annual New Year's Day schedule were up on the previous year.

IMG Football has appointed Darrell Wills as its new director of football operations, South-eastern US.

College American Football league, the Southeast Conference (SEC), cleared $100 million (EUR102.7m) in revenues last year - making it the richest college sports league.

College American Football league, the Southeast Conference (SEC), cleared $100 million (EUR102.7m) in revenues last year - making it the richest college sports league.

South Korea's Cheju island, one of the venues for this summer's World Cup venue, wants to host Mike Tyson's heavyweight showdown with world champion Lennox Lewis.

Detroit is set to become the new favourite to host the Lennox Lewis/Mike Tyson fight after news that Tyson is set to apply for a licence to fight in Michigan.

Las Vegas has once again emerged as a possible candidate to stage the Lennox Lewis versus Mike Tyson heavyweight bout, in the latest twist in a saga attracting more attention than the prospect of the fight itself.

The ongoing saga of where boxing's biggest pay-day bout between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis will take place has taken a new twist, after Indonesia threw its name into the ring.

The BBC's director general Greg Dyke said he would probably bid for the TV rights to the Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight, although he admitted that the decision "would not be an easy one".

The Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis fight could be set for Atlanta in June after Tyson was granted a licence to fight.

Arthur Blank, the founder and former chief executive of US-based home improvements company Home Depot Inc, has agreed to buy the National Football League's (NFL) Atlanta Falcons for USD545m (EUR611m).

The BBC has unveiled a new three-year deal for exclusive live coverage of the Masters golf tournament from Augusta, Georgia.

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

Edward O'Hara and Gregory Economou, the two principals of brand identity development company, SME Power Branding, have separated from the SFX Sports Group, which acquired the company in 1999.

The Ladies European Tour Enterprises, the commercial arm of the Evian Ladies European Tour, has won three awards for its marketing of The Solheim Cup 2000 at Loch Lomond last month.

Yazaki North America, a supplier of vehicle power and data solutions to the automotive industry, has expanded its involvement in motor sports through a sponsorship agreement with LC Racing.

The NFL has chosen the city of Atlanta, host for the 2000 Super Bowl, as one of four finalists to host Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005. The other finalists are Jacksonville, Oakland and Miami.