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The International Badminton Federation announced the launch of the Super Series starting 2007.

English Premier League club Manchester United agreed a deal to tour South East Asia in summer 2007.

With more than 2 months to go before the opening of SPORTELMonaco 2006, exhibitors have committed to more than 85% of the expanded floor space in the Grimaldi Forum.

UEFA today launched a tender for the non-European broadcast rights for UEFA EURO 2008.

USA Basketball agreed deals with five companies: Chevrolet, The Coca-Cola Company, McDonald’s, Gatorade, and Molten – to promote their brands and products through USA Basketball exhibitions, games, media and special events.

UEFA, European football’s governing body, said it would launch the tender process for the marketing of ex-European broadcasting rights for Euro 2008 on 10 August 2006.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) has announced another year of record TV broadcast figures for the popular IRB Sevens World Series.

The Asian Football Confederation approved the demotion of one club from Thailand and one club from Vietnam to the AFC Cup competition, to make way for the participation of two Australian clubs in the 2007 AFC Champions League.

Motor racing series A1 Grand Prix unveiled a provisional calendar of 13 races for its second season, 2006-07. The season kicks off on October 1, 2006 at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands and concludes at Brands Hatch in the UK, on April 29, 2007. A New Zealand race, although still to be confirmed, is new to the calendar, while races at the EuroSpeedway and Estoril have disappeared from the calendar.

Indonesia has pulled out of a planned Fed Cup tennis match in Israel in protest against to actions in the Gaza Strip, a foreign ministry spokesman said.

Indonesia has pulled out of a planned Fed Cup tennis match in Israel in protest against to actions in the Gaza Strip, a foreign ministry spokesman said.

London 2012 organisers have unveiled the new masterplan for the Olympic Park.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has agreed a significant new deal with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Golf's European Tour has put up $100,000 to boost prize money for next month's inaugural Aamby Valley Masters in India.

The Olympic Council of Asia and the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee have signed a partnership deal with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.of Japan, makers of sports drink Pocari Sweat.

Manchester United have signed the UK's biggest shirt sponsorship deal after reaching an agreement with insurer American International Group (AIG) worth £56.5million over four years.