United Kingdom
Business

This season's secondary European club rugby competition has been launched with a new name, the European Shield rebranded as the Parker Pen Shield.
Business

Clear Channel Entertainment, formerly SFX, a leading producer and marketer of live entertainment events, has acquired Planit Promotions, a promoter and producer of motocross races in the United Kingdom.
Business

The UK government’s sports development organisation, Sport England, has appointed Roger Bottomley, chairman of a leading leisure group, as interim CEO.
Events

The weekend TV ratings slump for the NFL continued with the viewing figures for the flagship Monday Night Football (MNF) show slipping on the previous year.
Business

The International Association of Athletics Federations has appointed Japanese advertising giant Dentsu to handle worldwide television and sponsorship sales for its World Athletics Series.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Scottish soccer club, Glasgow Rangers has signed a deal with specialist sports licensing agency Giraffe to licence and distribute its merchandise overseas.
Business

The drunken exploits of Chelsea soccer stars has put the English Premier League club's £24m ($35m/B

South African provincial cricket side Free State have played down suggestions Hansie Cronje will make a return to cricket with them if he wins his appeal against a life ban.
Business

UK-based financial services group Old Mutual have been unveiled as title sponsor for the upcoming one-day cricket series between Zimbabwe and England.
Business

Leeds United Football Club has urged the Professional Football Association and England's soccer authorities to settle their differences quickly over television contracts.
Business

Leeds United Football Club has urged the Professional Football Association and England's soccer authorities to settle their differences quickly over television contracts.
Business

Great Britain’s chances of hosting the 2005 World Athletics Championships have been dealt another blow according to reports.

Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh is close to signing a A$1million (US$490,000, B
Sponsorship & Marketing

New viewing figures of soccer on TV have put further pressure on UK digital's ITV Sport Channel after it showed some games were attracting a mere 1,000 audience.

The England cricket team’s tour of India later this year looks set to be shelved because of the political crisis in the Middle East.
Stadia

The first CART race in England has been hailed a huge success in the press but criticised by fans – despite fears the whole event could have been wiped out by poor track drainage.

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.