Italy

A Swiss-based sports marketing company founded by former executives of ISL, has been appointed by Dentsu to manage the broadcast rights for the IAAF Golden League.

Italian Serie A soccer is to return to UK screens after British Eurosport clinched a new broadcast deal.

The reputed Russian mobster believed to be at the centre of the fixing scandal that hit the figure skating at last year's Salt Lake City Winter Olympics looks to be heading to the US to stand trial.

The Tennis Channel, due to launch on US pay-TV platforms this year, has snapped up the rights to broadcast the European tournaments of the Tennis Masters Series.

Dorna Sports - rights-holder for the MotoGP - has signed an agreement with the Panini Group to produce a new range of trading cards and sticker album collection for the MotoGP World Championship.

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has emerged as the latest interested party in buying into Italian Serie A soccer club Lazio.

A storm has broken over the prices of replica soccer shirts with the UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) set to rule against a number of major sports goods suppliers.

Sports archive channel ESPN Classic Sport has increased its distribution reach in France thanks to a new carriage deal with regional cable network Noos.

The British Olympic Association is holding an open meeting today to discuss London's bid to host the 2012 Games.

Italian Serie A soccer club Lazio could be about to be owned by the Libyans according to local media reports.

The NBA has confirmed it has renewed a string of international television agreements with a number of long-time partners.

Even if its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games fails, New York City's plans to build a new sporting complex will go ahead.

Italian soccer giants Roma and Lazio have issued an ultimatum - to let them buy the Olympic Stadium they currently share, or they will quit and build a new venue elsewhere.

The London Chamber of Commerce has announced their official support for a bid to hold the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in the UK’ s capital.

The US Olympic Committee has chosen New York City as its candidate to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

The growth in popularity of televised tennis has seen it become the second most watched sport amongst European viewers at the expense of Formula One, according to new research from Sport+Markt.