Poland
Business

Jean-Claude Darmon could end up with as much as ten percent of Sportfive as he continues negotiations with its new owners, sportbusiness.com can reveal.
Business

European basketball governing body FIBA Europe says four nations have approached it with a view to hosting the 2007 European Championship for Men.
Media

The Extreme Sports Channel has added nearly one million extra households to its reach through a series of deals across Central Europe.

The NBA's growing international presence has again been proven after the league signed a raft of TV rights deals across the globe.

The European Pro Beach Soccer League (EPBSL) is set to expand in 2004 after organisers agreed to take on more clubs.
Business

Benfield Sports International (BSI), rights holders of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP), has signed a new title sponsor for the forthcoming Polish Grand Prix in Bydgoszcz.
Business

Print communications firm Oki has unveiled its first ever pan-European sports sponsorship deal for a new sailing race - the Oki European Challenge 2005.
Business

Nike has continued its post-Michael Jordan basketball strategy by signing up Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.
Events

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.
Events

Soccer governing body UEFA and its marketing partner TEAM have announced a clutch of TV rights deals for the new Champions League contract.
Events

Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a contract with Canal+ Cyfrowy, the owner of pay-TV Canal+ Polska, to extend its exclusive live TV contract for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) series and the FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) until 2007.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Communications research company Sport+Markt has opened a new office in Poland.
Events

Research into World Cup 2002 viewing figures has revealed that more soccer fans watched the World Cup finals on TV in Thailand than co-host nation South Korea.
Events

Research into World Cup 2002 viewing figures has revealed that more soccer fans watched the World Cup finals on TV in Thailand than co-host nation South Korea.
Events

South Korea's on-field success in the soccer World Cup is set to be reflected in a major boost to the country's economy.
Events

South Korea's on-field success in the soccer World Cup is set to be reflected in a major boost to the country's economy.
Media

Ten Scottish Premier League clubs have issued an ultimatum to Rangers and Celtic to come up with a new television rights plan.
Business

Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.