Events

Eurosport is renegotiating its key rights agreements with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) under the channel's new owner, French broadcaster TF1.

Coca-Cola has emerged as the favourite to become the next title sponsor of English soccer?s Premier League after rivals Pepsi pulled out of the bidding.

The NBA?s Charlotte Hornets have moved a step closer to retaining the franchise in the city after Charlotte city staff and the Hornets reached a tentative agreement on a financing model for a new uptown arena.

German media group EM.TV has gone a long way to guaranteeing its future by signing a rescue agreement with its privately owned rival Kirch.

Lennox Lewis promoter Panos Eliades has dismissed a suggestion from one of his own associates that the world heavyweight champion will fight Mike Tyson on July 21.

The Uncle Toby's Super Swim series has folded after disputes between event organiser, International Quarterback, and Australian Swimming.

Fizzy drinks giant Pepsi has withdrawn from the race to sponsor soccer?s English Premier League next season.

CART is to open a Los Angeles office dedicated to extending its presence in the entertainment industry.

Tickets.com has been selected as the ticketing provider for spring training by the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A's and San Francisco Giants.

The AFL has had a much-needed sponsorship boost as the league and naming-rights backer Coca-Cola denied their relationship would end prematurely.

Bayern Munich vice-president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has criticised governing bodies FIFA and UEFA and the European Union for the way they are handling soccer matters.

The Arizona Cardinals, the only National Football League franchise to play permanently in a college stadium, learned on Tuesday that the team will not have to move very far for its new $335 million facility.

Even the most experienced Olympic observers cannot agree on which city will win the battle to stage the 2008 Summer Games as the deciding vote draws near.

Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur is set to reap the financial rewards from her epic round-the-world trip with sponsors and advertisers lining up for her services.

The e-commerce streaming company, e-Media, Inc, has teamed up with VideoSport.com to deliver live, pay-per-view (PPV) webcasts of more than 150 professional European soccer matches over the next two years to fans worldwide.

Bob Schwartz has been named vice president of marketing for Comcast-Spectacor Ventures and its affiliated companies.

Virtual advertising used for first-down line sponsors FedEx and Kodak during the International broadcast of Super Bowl XXXV did not ?realise the benefits of the technology?s potential?, according to a new report.

An International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspection team for the Athens 2004 Games will take a hard look at security when they visit Greece later this week.