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The upcoming 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar will be available in more than 65 million homes across the United States after One World Sports sealed a raft of carriage deals with cable and satellite platforms.

National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell insisted on Monday that a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) could be reached with the players’ union, but defended the League’s position amid increasing fears of a lockout next season.

Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics need to replicate the “passion” of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games to ensure the success of the event, according to officials from the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The next edition of the prestigious America’s Cup sailing event will take place in San Francisco in 2013, it has been confirmed.

National Football League (NFL) Players’ Association president Kevin Mawae does not expect the union to reach a labour agreement with the League before this season’s Super Bowl on February 6.

Baltimore has stepped up its efforts to tempt DC United into a move to the city with the local Development Corp. outlining the economic benefits of a new soccer-specific stadium in Westport.

The NBA has signed up American Express as a key marketing partner on a “multi-year” agreement.

The 2010 Winter Olympics broke even, according to the Vancouver organising committee’s final budget.

The National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) confirmed Don Fehr as its new executive director on Saturday.

Matthew Hulsizer is closing in on a deal to buy the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Phoenix Coyotes after Glendale City Council approved a new lease deal for the team’s Jobing.com Arena home.

Fox Sports has renewed its exclusive rights deal for the UEFA Champions League in the United States and Caribbean for three additional seasons through to 2014-15.

A collegiate ice hockey game in the United States on Saturday drew a world record attendance for the sport.

Tim Leiweke, President and CEO of AEG, said he is hoping to reach an agreement with the City of Los Angeles and the National Football League (NFL) for a team to move into a new $1 billion stadium in Downtown Los Angeles in the next three months.

Team Penske has signed sports clothing company IZOD as a sponsor on all three of its entries for the 2011 IndyCar Series, Penske Racing announced yesterday.

Andy Anson, chief executive of the England bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, has admitted he was “let down” by executive committee members who promised to vote for the country.

A case study conducted by researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business has shown that Nike’s sponsorship of Tiger Woods was still profitable after revelations about the player’s marital infidelity.