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Vodafone gears up campaign
Mobile phone network Vodafone will this week launch an international advertising campaign based on it sponsorship of the Ferrari Formula One team.
First Artist sets up JV
UK player agency First Artist and its Swiss-based subsidiary, FIMO Sport Promotion, have created a joint venture partnership with two European football management agencies.
German team abandons America’s Cup
Germany has abandoned preparations to compete in yachting's most prestigious trophy, the America's Cup, next year due to a lack of sponsorship.
King of Bayern row dampened
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has played down speculation that a dispute exists between himself and Franz Beckenbauer over who is really in charge at Bayern Munich.
Germany to host Confederations Cup
Germany will host the Confederations Cup in 2005 as a dress rehearsal before staging the World Cup finals the following year, the German Football Association (DFB) said yesterday.
Walkinshaw: New F1 team by Brazil
Tom Walkinshaw (pictured) has said a new Formula One team - rising from the purchased ashes of the failed Prost team - could be on the grid at the end of this month.
UFA transforms into Sportfive
German sports rights broker UFA Sports has confirmed it is changing its name - branding its operation as Sportfive.
Six apply to stage 2006 hockey World Cup
Applications to stage the 11th men's hockey World Cup have been received from six countries, International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Els van Breda Vriesman said yesterday
Bid deadline for 2005 Games
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.
Platini en route for UEFA top job
Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.
Rome bids for athletics
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.
2006 World Cup bid embarrassment
Kate Hoey, the UK's former sports minister has told BBC journalists that the British government wasted £10m ($14.3m/EUR16.4m) in a fruitless bid to host the 2006 World Cup.
Murdoch quits Italian soccer
Italian soccer may soon be shown on a single pay-TV platform now that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has pulled out of Stream, its ill-fated pay television venture.
Deutsche Post launch Jordan
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.
Dupe
SportBusinessTV's first edition of In Focus spotlights the different viewpoints of Marc Jorg, Controller of Sports for the public service broadcast members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with those of Dr. Alexander Liegl, Managing Director of Sports Rights, Kirch Media
Kirch: ‘2006 will be more profitable than 2002’
German media giant Kirch told delegates in Munich yesterday that the 2006 World Cup will be significantly more lucrative than this summer's event because it will be held in Europe where television rights are worth more money.
Oris ties up sponsorship deal with McNish
Swiss watch maker Oris has tied up a sponsorship deal with Britain's newest Formula One driver Allan McNish.
Moscow confident of hosting 2005 Championships
Moscow's bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships has an excellent chance of success, the head of Russian athletics said.