Italy
Sponsorship & Marketing

TNSSPORT has launched a service aimed at providing a fast and effective method of talking to followers of more than 15 different major sports.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Tickets.com and newly established ticketing services company TicketHour (a division of BRINIA S.A) have entered a partnership that will see Tickets.com solutions offered to venues throughout Greece.
Business

The world's first Grand Prix Masters Series revs up next year featuring some of motorsport's most famous names from yesteryear.
Events

ESPN will deliver live coverage of the 'X Games 11' to 77 countries and territories and it will be the first time that live coverage has extended beyond the US.
Business

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reflects on some of the key events of the past seven days
Business

As Manchester United and Real Madrid players struggle through their pre season tours of Asia, FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi believes that while such fixtures may be lucrative they are damaging national leagues in the region.
Sponsorship & Marketing

English football's second tier, The Championship, is the fourth best attended football competition in Europe.
Business

The BAR F1 team have urged the British government to clarify a new law on tobacco sponsorship before it comes into force at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Business

The BAR F1 team have urged the British government to clarify a new law on tobacco sponsorship before it comes into force at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Business

UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
Business

Italian football giants Inter Milan have avoided a costly legal battle and restored some of the damage to their reputation after deciding to go ahead with a four match tour of the UK which they had earlier called off because of security fears.
Business

WWE has appointed Toby Feldman to the newly created role of TV Affiliate Marketing Manager as it expands its international operation.

Governing body FINA has selected Rome to host the 2009 World Swimming Championships.

The European Challenge Tour is set to benefit from The 2006 Ryder Cup in Ireland following the establishment of a new event on the 2005 Schedule - the 'Ireland Ryder Cup Challenge'.
Events

A1 Grand Prix has announced seven international television deals that will see races beamed live into more than 290 million households across 50 countries.
Business

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has appointed Kevin Allton to the newly created position of sponsorship and promotions manager based in the company’s London office.
Events

RAI has secured the free-to-air rights in Italy for the UEFA Champions League in seasons 2006 to 2009, with pay-TV rights shared between Sky Italia and Mediaset.
Business

FIFA is to market most of the European rights to the 2010 World Cup itself and no longer rely on an agency to perform the role