Latin America

Rio de Janeiro unveiled details of its bid to stage the 2016 Olympic Summer Olympic Games, mostly using facilities built for last year's Pan-American Games.

The Australian Rugby Union said that Southern Hemisphere rugby’s flagship competitions, the Super 14 and Tri-Nations, could be reinvigorated in quality and financially by the introduction of Argentina.

Brazilian football club Flamengo unveiled the 750 horsepower single seater racing car that will represent the club in Superleague Formula, the motor racing championship featuring football club brands.

São Paulo Futebol Clube, newly crowned Brazilian Champions, says it foresees billing $1 million in the next month with product sales and the consolidation of partnerships with major internationals such as Coca-Cola, LG, Reebok and Warner Bros.

The FIFA Executive Committee has decided that Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and Germany will stage the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

A new alliance between a major stadium investment group and an arena development company is set to provide a new source of stadium financing in Brazil and Portugal.

TV broadcasters in Germany and Brazil, the two countries that took part in the 2007 Women’s World Cup final, set new records, despite the unfavourable time differences.

ESPN signed a deal with the Media Partners & Silva agency for the rights to Italy’s Serie A in Latin America and the Caribbean, for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10. The deal provides exclusive rights in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

South American professional golf’s governing body - Tour de las Americas (TLA) - has become an associate member of the International Federation of PGA Tours.

Brazilian club Corinthians have reportedly broken their links with the London-based sports management group MSI, which is currently embroiled in the dispute over the ownership of Argentinian player Carlos Tevez.

Brazil submit its bid dossier for the 2014 World Cup to FIFA at its headquarters in Zurich, in a ceremony which will take place on July 31.

The 2007 WNBA All-Star Game, which will showcase the most talented female basketball players from around the world, will be televised in 198 countries with commentary in 30 languages.

The Media Partners & Silva agency agreed a deal with Television Nacional de Chile for the broadcast right for Italian Serie A.

Sochi’s bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games will receive the personal backing of Russian president Vladimir Putin when the IOC meet next month.

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour said that Bangalore, India; Doha, Qatar; Istanbul, Turkey; and Monterrey, Mexico have been selected as the finalist bid cities to host the 2008 Sony Ericsson Championships.

GolTV acquired exclusive English-language TV rights in the United States for the Copa America.