News

A three-year agreement between the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the NHL over compensation payments for players leaving IIHF-federations to find their fortune in the big money US league, is on the verge of being ratified.
Events

Asian sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has finalised a deal with its Malaysian pay-TV platform Astro for exclusive coverage of English Premier League soccer for the next three seasons.
Business

Premier One Racing – the new motorsports series featuring Formula One-style cars racing in the livery of Europe’s top soccer clubs – has signed its first deal with a top Portugese club.
Stadia

Premier League soccer club Ipswich Town has placed a £25million ($36.1m/B

The National Hot Road Association (NHRA) in the US has approved the use of on-board cameras.
Events

Latin American pay-TV broadcaster the Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has renewed its deal for coverage of Italian soccer’s top-flight league, Serie A.
Events

Florida state funds could be used in a controversial plan to improve roads near the Jacksonville Jaguars' Alltel Stadium in preparation for the city's hosting of the 2005 Super Bowl.
Business

The Australian National Basketball League has cemented its multi-million-dollar deal with sports marketing company Sportsworld Media Group.
Business

A contractual dispute between World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) and US satellite platform DirecTV over how revenue is collected has seen the former axe its pay-per-view events from the broadcaster’s network.
Media

Sportsworld Media Group, the London-based sports marketing group, has finalised its $3m (B

The Australian Football League (AFL) Commission has begun a meeting with clubs after three club presidents spoke out on the eve of the meeting about the need for the league to maintain the viability of all 16 clubs.

Saber Hossain Chowdhury has been replaced as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president because of his involvement in campaigning ahead of October's general election, a member of Bangladesh's interim government has said.
Events

Millions of soccer crazy Vietnamese missed the start of the English Premier League season at the weekend after Vietnam Television (VTV) failed to reach an agreement with the company holding distribution rights for Asia.
Events

Millions of soccer crazy Vietnamese missed the start of the English Premier League season at the weekend after Vietnam Television (VTV) failed to reach an agreement with the company holding distribution rights for Asia.
Business

US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel is suing NASCAR and host broadcaster Fox over a lack of coverage for the firm’s title sponsorship of the Atlanta race held in March.
Events

The British Tourist Authority (BTA) has signed a two-year partnership deal with soccer’s English FA Premier League and its new sponsor Barclaycard, designed to promote Britain as a top tourist destination and boost visitor numbers.
Business

England’s Football Association has not denied media reports that the number of sponsors of the governing body will be reduced to four from ten after the World Cup next year.
Business

The finance director of English Premier League soccer club Leeds United has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that the club will sell the naming rights to its new £60million ($87m/B
Sponsorship & Marketing

Rivals.net, the UK dedicated sports fan website backed by Chrysalis, is to launch a new soccer magazine called The Score.
Business

The English Cricket Board (ECB) has told sportbusiness.com that England’s leading players will receive a significant pay rise when the Professional Cricketers’ Association meets on Thursday.