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The IMG agency will support the launch of a new Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) event in China later this year.

IMG-Reliance, commercial and marketing partner of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), has launched a tender process for acquisition of franchises for the delayed Indian Super League (ISL) project.

The IMG Swiss division of the IMG agency has been appointed as the exclusive marketing partner of European action sports event Freestyle.ch.

Golf’s European Tour and the IMG agency have confirmed that the 2014 Volvo World Match Play Championship will take place at the London Golf Club in Kent, England from October 15-19.

Entertainment talent agency William Morris Endeavor and private equity company Silver Lake Partners have reached a deal to acquire the IMG agency, one of the sports industry’s most influential companies, it was confirmed today.

Women’s golf sensation Lydia Ko has signed up the IMG agency for management and marketing representation.

Qatar's Aspire Academy has joined forces with a roster of partners including IMG, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee - organisers of the Fifa World Cup in the country – Georgetown University and SportBusiness International to launch the Joosor Institute, a centre of excellence designed to give world-class education and training facilities to sports professionals in the Middle East region.

Sports marketing agency IMG has acquired The Great Ocean Road Marathon ahead of the event’s 10th anniversary.

The inaugural season of the Indian Super League, the proposed IMG-Reliance football tournament, has postponed its start by eight months.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) alongside commercial partner IMG-Reliance and TV network Star India have launched the new football Indian Super League.

Formula One racing owner CVC Capital has reportedly joined forces with an investment group headed by former News Corporation COO Peter Chernin to make a $2 billion bid for IMG.

Sports marketing agency IMG has acquired the business-to-business network platforms Golf Business Forum (GBF) and the Golf Business Community (GBC) from KPMG.

IMG Tennis has purchased The AAMI Classic from Colin Stubs Enterprises that started the event in 1988 in partnership with the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club (KLTC), which will now be equal partners with IMG.

IMG Golf North America has appointed Mike Scanlan as its director of public relations and communications.

Sports sponsorship and strategy firm MediaCom Sport has launched its first Asian office based in Singapore, which will be headed up by managing director Jin Wei Toh.

Agency IMG Golf has announced the appointment of Russell Hannah as director of operations with responsibility for golf clubs in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.