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Sky Sports renews ladies golf deal
With the Solheim Cup about to tee off, UK pay-TV network Sky Sports has renewed its rights agreement with the Ladies European Tour for a further three years.
Ladbrokes bets on speedway
Gambling firm Ladbrokes has signed an agreement with Benfield Sports International (BSI) to be title sponsors of the forthcoming FIM Czech Republic Speedway Grand Prix.
Diack strolls to IAAF victory
Lamine Diack has been re-elected – unopposed – as president of the IAAF for another four-year term.
Kim wins IOC vice-presidency
South Korea's Un Yong Kim has been voted in as vice president of the International Olympic Committee.
LNB signs up for Danish speedway GP
Benfield Sports International (BSI) has negotiated a deal with Polish animal nutrition company LNB to be title sponsor of the Danish Speedway Grand Prix.
Rogge: ‘Leipzig not too small’
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has rubbished suggestions that Leipzig's bid to host the 2012 Games is hindered by the relative small size of the German city.
IIHF cancels champs due to SARS
The Women's World Ice Hockey Championships is the latest event to be cancelled due to the spread of the SARS virus.
US lands Women’s World Cup
FIFA has confirmed the Women's World Cup Finals will be staged in the US after being pulled out of China due to the SARS virus - as predicted more than four weeks ago on sportbusiness.com.
Olsson is new UEFA CEO
UEFA has confirmed Lars-Christer Olsson as its new chief executive - replacing Gerhard Aigner who retires at the end of the year.
ESPN widens Indy appeal
ESPN has signed a number of major new European TV deals for the Indy Racing League, just prior to its calendar highlight, the Indianapolis 500 this weekend.
US versus Sweden for Finals
FIFA has confirmed it will be a straight shoot-out between the US and Sweden to host the rescheduled Women's World Cup finals.
Blatter: ‘US set for World Cup’
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has confirmed the commonly held belief that the US is hot favourite to host the rescheduled Women's World Cup, after the event was pulled out of China because of the SARS epidemic.
Deadline looms for host bids
The US is firm favourite to land the short-notice right to host the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament as the deadline looms later this week for bids to be submitted, following the decision to pull the event out of China because of the SARS epidemic.
UEFA signs new CL broadcast deals
Soccer governing body UEFA and its marketing partner TEAM have announced a clutch of TV rights deals for the new Champions League contract.
Ice hockey sets out its championship stall
Ice hockey's IIHF World Championship starts at the end of this week in Finland with the event's organisers hoping to continue the tournament's recent commercial growth.
Speedway goes Danish in new deal
Benfield Sports International (BSI) has signed more major deals for its leading speedway properties.
Final sponsor named for Solheim Cup
The eighth and final sponsorship partner for this year's Solheim Cup has been announced.
Germany to host CL final 2004
The Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany will host the 2004 UEFA Champions League final it has been confirmed.