Latin America

International Sportsworld Communicators Ltd (ISC) has appointed Copyright Promotions Sport (CPS) as global licensing agency for the World Rally Championship (WRC).

Rotterdam, Portsmouth and Gothenburg will be the last two stopover ports and the finish of the 31,250 nm Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06.

ATPtennis.com has launched a Spanish version of its popular website to cater for the growing popularity of tennis in Latin America and Spain and the continued success of Latino players.

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

NASCAR’s broadcast schedule includes an unprecedented 38 prime-time races, and live coverage of all 99 events from the NEXTEL Cup Series, Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series.

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

The Champ Car World Series has finalised its 2005 television schedule, returning to SPEED Channel for seven of the 14 events.

Channel 4 in the UK has acquired exclusive terrestrial rights to the Snowboard World Championships being held in Whistler, British Colombia, from January 15 to 23.

A study of 17 countries shows a cumulated TV audience of more than 1.8 billion for the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games, up on Sydney 2000.

PLAZAMEDIA has acquired international online and mobile rights to the first and second football divisions of the Bundesliga.

The initial field for the 2014 Winter Olympics will be set on July 28, 2005.

Terra Networks and Sportev have agreed a partnership to offer Brazilian mobile customers multi-media content from the English Premier League.

Russell Wolff has been promoted to executive vice president and managing director, ESPN International.

World champions Ferrari will be absent today (Tuesday) when Formula One team bosses meet to discuss an initiative to slash costs and restrict testing, reports Reuters.

Ford has made a four-year commitment to the World Rally Championship, ending fears that they could pull out of that series as well as Formula One, reports Reuters.

Infront Sports & Media has reached agreement with OTI (OrganizaciC3n de Telecomunicaciones Iberoamericanas) for the broadcast rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup across Central and South America.