Latin America

The Mexican Football Association has been fined $580,000 by FIFA over a doping affair involving two of its players at last month's Confederations Cup.

Football Federation Australia chief executive John O'Neill has cancelled a friendly international soccer match against Colombia in London next month as the federation continues its search for a new national team coach.

Last month's men's final at Roland Garros delivered the highest-ever ratings for a tennis programme on ESPN in Latin America, according to data compiled by IBOPE.
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.
Events

Infront Sports & Media Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has agreed a deal to cover all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Business

The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand will be the first in history to make a profit despite the series already being lost in the wake of last weekend's second Test defeat in Wellington.
Business

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews issues from the past seven days.
Events

Quintus, the sports and entertainment group, has acquired Three-D-Signs International, the company that owns the worldwide patents to 3-D surface branding.
Events

A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia.
Stadia

Chinese Special Event Management Group and their International agency, RAMP Management Group, have launched the first European/South American soccer tournament in Nanjing and Suzhou, China.
Business

FIFA’s television partner, Infront Sports & Media, has achieved record television distribution for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005.
Business

Totals Sports Asia Ltd has confirmed that Michael Payne of Formula One Management will be one of the key speakers at their forthcoming Sports Xchange forum at the Hyatt Hotel in Singapore on July 4, 2005.
Media

Ma Guo Li, president of CCTV Sports, has been confirmed as a headline speaker at Sport Xchange to be held in Singapore on July 4.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.
Sponsorship & Marketing

A1 Grand Prix has unveiled a provisional calendar for its new 12-race series, dubbed ‘The World Cup of Motorsport’.
Events

A growing band of broadcasters are gearing up to deliver coverage of next year’s FIFA World Cup in high-quality HDTV.
Events

A growing band of broadcasters are gearing up to deliver coverage of next year’s FIFA World Cup in high-quality HDTV.
Events

A growing band of broadcasters are gearing up to deliver coverage of next year’s FIFA World Cup in high-quality HDTV.