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Univision Communications, the US-based Spanish-language media company, has acquired the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language television rights to broadcast the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006.
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Michael Page International, the global executive recruitment company, is to become headline sponsor of this year?s Australian Football Cup at the Foster?s Oval on October 7th.
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All tests for banned substances carried out during the 2000 Tour de France proved negative, according to the International Cycling Union (UCI).
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A new 24-hour soccer channel will be launched this year for the Asian market with the content initially available to audiences in Greater China, Hong Kong and Bejing.
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New Zealand Cricket has extended its sponsorship agreement with Clear Channel, the Texas-based media company.
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Canadian Major League Baseball franchise, the Toronto Blue Jays, has become the subject of a $150million buy out offer from Rogers Communications, a Toronto- based cable company.
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Italian publisher and internet portal operator Seat Pagine Gialle has bought 50.1 percent of ticket agency TicketOne, a company that sells tickets for sports and cultural events by phone, internet and 350 retail outlets.
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The draw for basketball?s upcoming season of Suproleague, Saporta Cup and Euroleague Women will be broadcast live via radio and video broadcast on Fiba.com.
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The Australian Football League (AFL) looks set to seek a new partner for logo rights on the match ball ? with an asking price of A$2m per year.
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South Africa looked poised to win Africa the most prestigious sporting event in the continent's history on Thursday - the 2006 World Cup finals?and Sportbusiness.com will bring you the news first.
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The Tour de France chief has asserted that the credibility of the race is at stake this year and that organisers would act with the greatest severity against drugs offenders.
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Euro2000.com has won a lawsuit in France against European soccer?s governing body UEFA.
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The Rizla+ Dutch TT will be a milestone for TV broadcasts of MotoGP, as tests for the implementation of Dolby Surround audio quality will be performed.
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Germany's top television channel, RTL has bought the coveted free-to-air rights to Champions League soccer from September for the next three seasons.
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The NFL wants to bring fans even closer to the action by introducing miniature cameras into the safety helmets of the players during preseason games.
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A threatened strike by Belgian police is unlikely to have a major effect on security at next month's Euro 2000 tournament, a police union said on Friday.
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Swedish sport sponsorship evaluation network S-Comm, has gained a British part-owner.
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Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who served a three-year jail term in the U.S. for rape, has been granted British immigration clearance to fight in Scotland next month.