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International research company Sports Marketing Surveys have opened a new office in Spain - coinciding with this week's SportAccord conference in Madrid.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed the commonly held belief that the US is hot favourite to host the rescheduled Women's World Cup, after the event was pulled out of China because of the SARS epidemic.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has unveiled its branding for its Athens 2004 Olympic teams.

More than three million tickets for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games go on sale to the public today as officials launch the latest stage in their ticket plans.

With fifteen months to go before the start of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the international broadcasting centre has been completed and handed over to the local organising committee by the Greek government.

The IOC has launched the 'candidature acceptance procedure' for the 2012 Olympic Games.

London's hopes of bidding for the 2012 Olympic Games have received a timely boost after new research revealed seven out of 10 Londoners believed there would be long-term social benefits to hosting the event.

The European Volleyball Confederation and its agency partner Global Sports Marketing have confirmed the make-up of the inaugural season of the European Beach Volleyball Tour.

Soccer governing body UEFA and its marketing partner TEAM have announced a clutch of TV rights deals for the new Champions League contract.

Basketball's Euroleague has reported an overall average attendance increase for the third consecutive year.

Organisers of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are set to put more than five million tickets up for sale, after marketing chiefs presented their plans for the ticketing system.

The trouble-hit preparations for the 2004 Olympics in Athens have suffered further woe after construction on a media village was halted by the high court.

Following a three-day visit to Athens, the IOC has told the local organising committee it must 'sustain the sense of urgency' in its preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games.

The organisers of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games have received a boost after IOC president Jacques Rogge said he was 'confident' the city would be ready in time.

Developments for hockey at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are progressing well, according to the International Hockey Federation (FIH) executive board, as the tender process to install four new pitches gets underway.

London-based PR firm Ketchum has secured a contract with Olympic sponsor Kodak to exploit its backing of the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.