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Fresh from agreeing a deal in Germany, UEFA and its agency TEAM Marketing have now secured a TV rights renewal contract for coverage of the Champions League with Spanish free-to-air broadcaster TVE.

UEFA and its partnering agency TEAM Marketing are continuing to secure new TV rights contracts for the Champions League in the major European markets following the finalisation of a deal in Germany.

Recruitment firm The Sports Recruitment Company has announced that it is opening a new office in Geneva.

The Greeks are leading the way in snapping up tickets for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games - with the internet the method of choice to buy them, organisers have revealed.

The local organising committee for the Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup is to set up an independent, non-profit-making limited liability company to handle cultural activities around the tournament.

London is hoping to bring the start of the 2006 Tour de France cycling race to its streets.

The row over the breakaway tennis union - the International Men's Tennis Association (IMTA) - has escalated after the ATP accused the group of being "engaged in a campaign of self-promotion".

The International Volleyball Federation has reached an agreement with Eurosport to provide live coverage of the 2003 Swatch-FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.

Berlin’s Olympiastadion has been proposed as the venue for the final of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, by the local organising committee.

ESPN has signed a number of major new European TV deals for the Indy Racing League, just prior to its calendar highlight, the Indianapolis 500 this weekend.

The power of the UEFA Champions League has again been demonstrated after massive domestic TV figures were reported for the semi-final second-legs staged this week.

The US is firm favourite to land the short-notice right to host the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament as the deadline looms later this week for bids to be submitted, following the decision to pull the event out of China because of the SARS epidemic.

Cycling's world governing body the UCI has confirmed Germany will host this year's Track World Championships, initially due to take place in China.

G-14, the lobbying group for Europe's top soccer clubs, is to push hard for a share of the profits from the next World Cup.

CART Champ Car has signed a deal with Speedpool Multimedia-Service to promote the sanctioning body and build exposure for the series' return to Germany.

Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has signed a two-year deal with Benfield Sports International (BSI) to broadcast the FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) Series and FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) events.