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BRAZILIAN STADIUM TO GET $34m FACELIFT
Brazilian politicians have announced a $34 million refurbishment for the world famous Maracana stadium.
THE SPORTS AUTHORITY APPOINT CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
The Sports Authority have appointed James R. Tener to the position of Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer.
LEMIEUX KEEPS THE PENGUINS IN PITTSBURGH
A federal bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan led by Mario Lemieux's ownership group to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins franchise and keep the team in Pittsburgh.
FIFA DELAY 2006 HOST DECISION
The decision on where soccer's 2006 World Cup Finals will take place has been postponed by four months, world governing body FIFA has announced.
LOFTUS ROAD SHARES LEAP ON TALKS CONFIRMATION
London's Independent newspaper reports a sharp jump in the value of shares in Loftus Road, the owner of QPR soccer club and Wasps, Rugby Union club, after confirmation of take-over talks.
WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS TO LAUNCH SPORTS WEB-SITE
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp., the US-based management, marketing and commercial endorsement agency, have formed an Internet subsidiary, Sportcut.com, Inc. and put in place a senior management team to lead the business.
ENTERTAINMENT CO ACQUIRES NASHVILLE ARENA NAMING RIGHTS
Gaylord Entertainment Company has acquired the naming rights to the Nashville Arena from the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators.
HOOLIGAN TRIAL WILL NOT UPSET 2006 BID SAYS DFB CHIEF
The trial of four Germans accused of beating a French policeman almost to death at last year's World Cup finals will not affect Germany's bid to host the tournament in 2006, German Football Federation (DFB) President Egidius Braun has said.
UFA SPORT INVEST IN SAMPDORIA
UFA Sport has made a 12-year equity investment in Italian Serie B club, Sampdoria. The deal is believed to be worth between $50m-$60m over 12 years
CORPORATE BUSINESS UP AT SEARS POINT RACEWAY
Sears Point Raceway, the San Francisco market motorsports facility owned by Speedway Motorsports, has reported an upswing in corporate business during the 2001 season.
UNILEVER SIGNS SYDNEY MARATHON NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
Unilever is extending its sports sponsorship involvement by signed a naming rights deal with the Sydney Marathon.
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SPORTBUSINESS IN BRISBANE: CAN GOODWILL LAST AS CORPORATE BACKERS CLOSE IN?
Media strategists and market researchers will decide if the Goodwill Games has a future and a successful event in Brisbane will not affect their decision, writes sportbusiness.com chief reporter James Swanwick in Brisbane.
BET LOOKS INTO WRESTLING TV DEAL
US cable network, Black Entertainment Television (BET) is in talks with professional wrestling body Urban Wrestling Alliance (UWA) with regard to a series of weekly shows.
TOURISM AUTHORITY SIGNS SOCCER PARTNERSHIP
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.
FOX ANNOUNCES SUPERBOWL AD RATES
US broadcaster Fox has unveiled its advertising rates for next year?s SuperBowl with a 30-second spot costing as much as $2.5million (?2.72m).
ESPN TO OFFER ASIAN VERSION OF SPORTS NEWS SHOW
US sports broadcaster ESPN is launching an Asian version of its flagship news show SportsCenter on its network in the region, ESPN Star Sports (ESS).
SKY SIGNS MEXICAN SOCCER DEAL
TV Azteca, Mexico?s second largest broadcaster, has signed a deal with satellite TV platform Sky Mexico to allow the latter to broadcast 22 soccer matches from the country?s top division, to which TV Azteca owns the rights, over the next year.
ATP BUYS ADVERTISING SLOTS
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has been buying advertising slots from the media companies that broadcast its tournaments in a move which it hopes will secure advertising space for its major sponsors such as Mercedez-Benz.