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BSI gets chemical boost
Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a four-year deal with Swedish chemical products company VEIDEC to be elite sponsors of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP).
Reveillon takes up EBU job
The former head of sport for France 2 and France 3 has taken up his position as the new Secretary General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
Pava joins the speedway circuit
The FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series has unveiled anti-corrosion specialists Pava as the new title sponsor of the 2004 FIM Norwegian Speedway Grand Prix.
BSI agrees new naming deal
Benfield Sports International (BSI), rights holder for the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series, has signed a title sponsor for the Danish race.
IMG pushing Danish golf event
Sports marketing giant IMG is behind a move to introduce a golf tournament in Denmark to the European Tour next year.
Beach soccer set for expansion
The European Pro Beach Soccer League (EPBSL) is set to expand in 2004 after organisers agreed to take on more clubs.
Women’s World Cup final hits TV high
The Women's World Cup soccer final between Germany and Sweden set TV ratings records in both countries.
Viasat renews US PGA Tour rights
Pan-regional broadcaster Viasat Sport has renewed its TV rights deal for coverage of the US PGA Tour.
Global Sportnet’s new JV
Sports marketing has a major new player after rights agency Global Sportnet and communications giant Mindshare joined forces to increase their presence within the sector through the formation of a new company.
Oki gets on board new sailing race
Print communications firm Oki has unveiled its first ever pan-European sports sponsorship deal for a new sailing race - the Oki European Challenge 2005.
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.