Italy

The FINA World Cup Swimming Series has achieved a high in television exposure, reaching more than 100 countries across five continents.

Fans claim to have spent nearly seven billion euros on club-related merchandise in the past year across the five key European football markets.

The XX Olympic Winter Games in Turin delivered British Eurosport's best ever audience for a single event.

After selling out Soccerex is negotiating another 25 places with the Institute of Directors for its London Forum, and have set up a first come first served waiting list for tickets.

NASN has secured exclusive pan-European rights to televise the inaugural World Baseball Classic.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to limit Europe's domestic leagues to a maximum of 16 teams.

The FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) has appointed marketing agency RSM to implement a PR and promotions campaign to raise its profile.

A series of television deals with broadcasters from Europe and beyond have been agreed for motor racing’s FIA GT Championship.

Media Partners & Silva Ltd has signed a deal with Mediaset for exclusive international television rights for Italian soccer giants Inter, Juventus and AC Milan.

Despite disappointing figures in the US, the IOC insists coverage of the first five days of the Torino Winter Games has dominated television ratings in Europe.

US coverage of the Winter Games in Torino has been losing millions of viewers each night since the event began a week ago to new episodes of entertainment shows.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says it is committed to providing additional content access to sports fans around Europe following record levels of new media coverage for the Winter Olympics.

David Gill, CEO of Premier League giants Manchester United, will be a keynote speaker at The Soccerex London Forum on April 5.

MotoGP rights holders Dorna Sports and Italian television network Mediaset have agreed a five-year broadcast deal beyond the 2006 season.

The two Milan giants, Inter and AC, have topped a poll of the most famous foreign football clubs in China.

Italy has spent more than £60million on security ahead of the Torino Winter Olympic Games.