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Prasar bharti wins afro-asian games tv and web rights
India's state broadcasting corporation, Prasar Bharti has won exclusive rights to broadcast the first Afro-Asian Games scheduled in New Delhi in November.
Cash crisis overshadows kick-off
Israel’s soccer league kicks off this weekend, and for many clubs the main goal will be avoiding relegation or surviving a season already overshadowed by cash problems.
Soccer chief quits ‘after tragedy’
The president of Russian premier division soccer side Fakel Voronezh has resigned following the death of a woman during the half-time interval of a 5-0 defeat by Spartak Moscow last weekend, club officials have confirmed.
Shares in millionarios seized
A Colombian judge has ordered shares of the country’s most successful soccer club Millonarios to be seized.
Sion fined for financial shortfall
Swiss first division soccer club Sion have had seven points deducted as a penalty for failing to meet their licence obligations.
Williams communications extends nfl relationship
Broadband network services provider Williams Communications has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar agreement with NFL Films.
Conference pleased with football league proposal
England’s top non-league soccer division has welcomed suggestions it should join the professional Nationwide Football League.
Work starts on new deportivo stadium
Colombia’s soccer team Deportivo Cali will start constructing its new stadium tomorrow.
Agencies call for schedule change for soccer show
Many of the key advertisers and sponsors of the programme said they were satisfied with the show – despite it pulling in just 4.3million viewers – more than two million less than rival channel BBC1 in its 7pm slot.However, Tina Digby, associate director at advertising agency MediaCom said: “ITV should move The Premiership show to a later slot, closer to 10.30pm. I suspect ITV has overestimated soccer’s popularity at that time of the evening, with much of the female audience turning off.”
BBC Five live regains manchester united rights
BBC Radio Five Live has signed a deal to provide live coverage of all Manchester United’s European home games for the next two years, starting from this season.
Proactive directors buy 320,000 shares in company
Directors of Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed sports marketing and management company Proactive Sports Group have purchased 320,000 shares in the company today, spending a total of nearly £75,000 ($108,000/B
Cart set to reveal five-year plan
CART is set to announce later today its five-year strategic direction in meetings with sponsors and manufacturers.
BBC Wins open golf rights in new five-year deal
UK broadcaster the BBC has won the domestic rights to the British Open Golf Championship – ending speculation it could lose out to a rival.
ESPN Acquires online sports magazine
ESPN.com has completed the acquisition of web-based sports magazine SportsJones.com.
Sporting goods retailer big 5 files $115m ipo
US sporting goods retailer Big 5 Holdings Corp has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise $115 million ( B
Traffic mounts up at CART.com
The official website of CART has smashed its previous two-day record for visits over it Road America race weekend.
Pay dispute threatens world cup campaign
Australia's top soccer players are threatening to boycott a World Cup warm-up match against France because of unpaid bonuses.
India’s race against time to host Afro-Asian games
When India decided to stage the world's first Afro-Asian Games in New Delhi in November, it had probably not realised what it was getting into.
Brazil tv feud hots up as soccer beats off soap
Brazil's national soccer team, who have won the World Cup four times, appear set for an unprecedented win over one of their most difficult opponents: the eight o'clock soap opera.
Satellites to launch for games
Greece and Cyprus have agreed to send two satellites into space to advance telecommunications in the region and assist in transmission of the 2004 Athens Olympics.