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UEFA and its partnering agency TEAM Marketing have concluded a number of TV rights negotiations for the next Champions League contract after announcing a raft of new deals.

Nine cities have submitted applications to host the 2012 Olympic Games as the deadline for bids elapsed yesterday.

The long-running saga over the future of Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos could be just weeks away, after league chiefs said they intend to make a decision by September.

Rio has entered the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games after it beat off the challenge from Sao Paulo to become Brazil's official candidate - and now bids to become the first South American city to host the event.

World Rally governing body, the FIA has stepped up its bid to revamp the World Rally Championship by announcing that Japan could stage an event for the first time next year.

The global reach of the National Basketball Association (NBA) received a further boost after a record nine international players were taken in the first round of the league's annual draft.

Formula One's world governing body has made a major u-turn and scrapped its plans for a ban on tobacco advertising in 2006.

Istanbul is the latest city to declare its intention to bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

Swiss marketing firm Global Sports Marketing has unveiled the new branding for European Beach Volleyball, in association with clients the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV).

Moscow has officially announced its bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

The Brazilian Olympic Committee has begun its evaluation process of Sao Paulo as part of the process of nominating its candidate for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Paris is expected to finally declare as a runner in the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games this week, as Moscow confirmed it too was in the chase.

Major League Baseball's Montreal Expos could find themselves back in Puerto Rico next season, should decisions over long-term plans for the franchise be delayed.

The friendly soccer match between the US and Mexico will take place before a sell-out crowd in Houston.

Major League Baseball franchise the Montreal Expos are registering a financial upturn due to playing a number of their games in Puerto Rico.

The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has agreed to extend its partnership with IEC in Sports to cover television coordination and TV sales for beach volleyball - one of two of FIVB’s Olympic disciplines.