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Emirates stick by Chelsea
Emirates Airline's has told sportbusiness.com it will continue to sponsor English soccer club Chelsea despite the drunken antics of four of its players on the day of the US terror attacks.
FIFA Appoints Zenith’s Sponsorship Intelligence
FIFA, the soccer world's governing body, has appointed Zenith Media’s new sponsorship research division, Sponsorship Intelligence, to provide a wide ranging research programme for its international events.
Rangers looks global with Giraffe
Scottish soccer club, Glasgow Rangers has signed a deal with specialist sports licensing agency Giraffe to licence and distribute its merchandise overseas.
It’s a Premier offer, says league
English soccer's Premier League has told sportbusiness.com it has offered the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) more money than ever before to avert the threat of a damaging players' strike.
BBC hits out at Harrison ‘crisis’ reports
UK broadcaster the BBC has hit out at newspaper reports claiming that it is to hold crisis talks with boxer Audley Harrison following the critical response to his narrow victory at the weekend.
Global Sportnet snaps up FC Internazionale
Global Sportnet, the Hamburg-based marketing and consulting company, has secured the worldwide television and advertising rights to all UEFA Cup home matches of Milan-based soccer team FC Internazionale outside of two Italian territories.
Kuwait postpones West Asian Games
Kuwait has postponed next month's second West Asian Games because of tensions in the area following the attacks on the United States.
Ex-colleagues say YES to Hindery
Leo Hindery, CEO of the proposed Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network, has recruited several former co-workers from media firms AT&T Broadband and GlobalCenter to form the managment team of the new venture.
Sponsor fury at Chelsea
The drunken exploits of Chelsea soccer stars has put the English Premier League club's £24m ($35m/B
BBC concerned over Harrison
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has reportedly called a crisis meeting with Olympic super-heavyweight champion Audley Harrison after the boxer's latest unimpressive display in the ring.
SportsVoices.com closes amid dot com downturn
US dot com, SportVoices.com has ceased operational activities with immediate effect, putting its digital archive of over 40,000 interviews with sporting celebrities up for sale.
Toulouse switch Heineken Cup match
Organisers of the Heineken Cup rugby tournament have granted a request by Toulouse to switch their match with Irish province, Leinster.
Ratings down as NFL resumes play
The resumption of the NFL following the terrorist attacks in the US showed a significant drop in television ratings with fans clearly not ready to sit down and tune into the action so soon after the recent atrocities.
Cronje awaits court verdict over ban
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.
Six Nations set for overhaul
Six Nations rugby officials are considering an overhaul of the tournament structure, including the possibility of staging matches on a Friday night.
Conference wants Super Bowl payoff
Organisers of an auto convention that has complicated plans to change the date of the Super Bowl say they would consider a payoff from the NFL.
Old Mutual to sponsor one-day series
UK-based financial services group Old Mutual have been unveiled as title sponsor for the upcoming one-day cricket series between Zimbabwe and England.
Live coverage boosts CNN/SI audiences
The gradual shift of the content of the US network CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNN/SI) from a sports news format towards more live event programming has led to the broadcaster adding over 1 million subscribers to its proposition during the summer.
SportBusiness’ Irish eyes are smiling
Sponsorship Partners has today been appointed as the official sales agent of SportBusiness Group for Northern Ireland and Eire.