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Business

Only a few delegate places remain for Sport and Technology: The Conference, in association with BT Rich Media, to be held at BT's state-of-the-art BT Centre, at St Paul's in London on March 4.
Events

Sportfive and Rai Trade are to extend their co-distribution arrangement for the marketing of Serie A’s international TV rights beyond season 2004/05.
Events

Research shows the world’s top 20 soccer clubs are set to break the £2billion income mark in 2005.
Business

Heineken and ERC, the Heineken Cup tournament organisers, have revealed that the beer brand will continue as title sponsor of the club tournament for another four years.
Business

The financial crisis surrounding the Turin Winter Olympics appears to have deepened after the cancellation of a meeting to approve the budget.
Business

The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team has entered a partnership agreement with Chronotech, the leading brand of the Global Watch Industries group.
Business

Ten national soccer associations, making up eight bids, are bidding to host the European Championship finals in 2012.
Business

Premier League leaders Chelsea and adidas have confirmed their eight-year sponsorship agreement.
Events

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.
Events

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.
Media

FIFA and UEFA have joined forces to organise a “Football for Hope” match in aid of the victims of the tsunami.
Business

Editor David Smith reviews the issues of the past seven days.
Business

The Italian government is throwing its weight behind the country’s bid to stage the Euro 2012 football championships.
Business

Plans for a televised face-to-face encounter on the BBC between the five cities challenging for the 2012 Olympics have been quashed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Events

ESPN Classic Sport is set to launch in Belgium on Monday, following a carriage deal secured with leading Belgian cable operator Telenet.
Events

Bid regulations for the Euro 2012 soccer tournament will be near the top of the agenda when the UEFA Executive Committee meets in Switzerland next week.
Business

Carlsberg International has re-appointed London-based Ketchum Sports Network to handle the PR and exploitation of Carlsberg’s sponsorship of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
Business

Editorial director Kevin Roberts review issues from the past seven days.