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Kingsbridge, the UK-based financial services adviser that specialises in sports stars has broadened its client base by buying rival Benson McGarvy for £13.3 million ($18.5 million) in a cash-and-shares deal.
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Should basketball legend Michael Jordan decide to make a comeback with the Washington Wizards, his return would come on October 30 in New York against home side, the Knicks.
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Four Australian state soccer federations have called for an emergency general meeting to vote in a new board for Soccer Australia (SA), according to state broadcaster ABC.
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The international nature of the business of sport is forcing sports law firms to expand and become less parochial, sports law specialist Stephen Townley told sportbusiness.com following the merger of his company, Townleys, with corporate law firm Hammond Suddards Edge.
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The company in charge of the electronic timing system at the world swimming championships has admitted the touchpads that have caused so much trouble were not tested before the start of the competition.
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Britain's sacked sports minister believes Britain broke a secret agreement with Germany by bidding to host the 2006 World Cup, according to a UK newspaper which published an interview with her on Sunday.
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Banner-waving demonstrators set off firecrackers beside the 18th green at the women's Evian Masters on Saturday in protest at recent redundancies by the food and refreshments group.
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US cable platform Time Warner has pulled some of its regional baseball coverage in the escalating row over subscription charges with the Fox Sports Network. Pay Per View Sport in Europe: A new report from SportBusiness Group:

The Extreme Sports Channel has extended its coverage beyond Europe after it signed a deal with pay-TV platform Showtime in the Middle East and Africa.
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The Welsh bid to host the 2009 Ryder Cup golf tournament at Celtic Manor received a boost today when it announced it had exceeded the 5,000 contracted bedrooms required as part of the bid’s criteria.
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Nobody can accuse Dick Pound, the 59-year-old Canadian lawyer and former Olympic swimmer, of not keeping up with the times as he campaigns for the most powerful job in world sport - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.

Shares in AS Roma fell 11 percent on Monday after the club won its first Italian league title for 18 years. Roma’s 3-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Olympico on Sunday handed them the title by two points from Juventus.
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US broadcaster CBS has signed a deal with Samsung Electronics and Sears, Roebuck & Co to televise the network’s coverage of the 2001 college football schedule in high definition television (HDTV).
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US production and distribution firm Showtime Event Television has announced a slight decline in revenue for the pay-per-view event industry in the second quarter of 2001.
Business

Wimbledon chairman Charles Koppel said on Thursday that the English first division soccer club's proposed move to Milton Keynes was essential for survival.
Events

German media giant Kirch said soccer’s ruling body FIFA has given it until July 2 to decide whether to purchase ISL's broadcasting rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cup tournaments.

War veterans complained on Friday that the new "Diggers" nickname given to Australia's world championship team in Edmonton, Canada, was inappropriate.

Toyota Motor Corp and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd agreed on Tuesday to a five-year contract that will make Matsushita the sponsor of Toyota's new Formula One (F1) team from 2002.
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Domestic TV viewing figures on NBC for the US Open golf hit near record levels – despite Tiger Woods failing to impress.
Business

HOK Sport has been appointed as architect for the new Benfica Stadium in Portugal.