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The head of South Korea's 2002 World Cup organising committee has resigned for personal reasons, a committee spokesman has confirmed.

Pumatech, the software infrastructure provider, is to sponsor professional golfer Jeff Brehaut on the PGA Tour. Brehaut, 37, will sport the Pumatech logo on his golf bag, cap and shirt at PGA Tour events.

International Olympic Committee's top marketers on have predicted record television viewing levels for next month's Olympic games in Sydney, Australia, insisting the movement has recovered from the Salt Lake City scandal.

ESPN Pacific Rim and ESPN Latin America are to broadcast live coverage of two of the top games in soccer?s Scottish Premier League to open its coverage of the new season.

BBC director-general Greg Dyke is considering plans to use commercial outlets such as video-on-demand services to help revamp BBC sport, following a review of the division by acting director Richard Sambrook.

Workmen at Sydney's Olympic stadium were forced into an embarrassing cover-up on Wednesday after accidentally revealing the Olympic cauldron to media.

The International Olympic Committee has appointed Sports Marketing Surveys to conduct worldwide television monitoring and broadcast analysis research for the Sydney Olympic Games.

The naming rights to the Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field will be up for grabs in 2003.

UK pay-TV digital service Sky Sports has signed three new exclusive soccer deals.

XOR, a full-service provider that assembles and manages customised solutions for eBusinesses, has signed a two-year hosting agreement with The Sporting News Online

Jacksonville-based Universal Beverages has acquired the exclusive pouring rights for bottled water at Alltel Stadium, home to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

NFL team the Denver Broncos are to put the naming rights for their new stadium up for sale.

Skybusiness the UK commercial digital TV service for pub and club subscribers has added British Eurosport to its package.

Benfica, the leading Portuguese soccer club wants to recapitalise itself and is set to announce plans to offer up to 25 per cent to outside investors.

Tampa Bay Lightning and Sunshine Network have signed a six-year extension of their current television rights agreement, which now continues through the 2007-2008 NHL season.

Legal issues relating to internet intellectual property rights and piracy were stressed at the 26th annual Sports Lawyers Association Conference in San Francisco.