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Tibetan exiles demonstrated against Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games outside the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today before the release of a key evaluation report on the Chinese capital's plans.

Television ratings for women's tennis are continuing an upward trend, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has said.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) said broadcasters would not have a say in where to base a fourth Super 12 team if a franchise gets approval this year.

London?s Capital Radio has failed in its bid to gain the rights to broadcast Tottenham Hotspur, Fulham and Chelsea soccer matches on its Capital Gold station for the next three years.

Craigie Taylor International (CTI), the public relations, sponsorship and consultancy company, has appointed Fred Scarlett, one of the members of the gold medal- winning British rowing team at the Sydney Olympics. Scarlett?s job role will include identifying and matching potential new clients and sponsors.

Go Racing, a consortium bidding for the multimedia rights to UK horseracing, has effectively set a May 11 deadline for racecourses to accept its #400m ($573m) recommended bid. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is reviewing Perth?s future as an international venue, placing in doubt the Tri-Nations test between Australia and South Africa scheduled for August.

With the NHL play-offs little more than a week away, ABC has reported lower than hoped for ratings for the three of five broadcasts scheduled for the 2000-2001 season to date.

The city of Nashville is under investigation by the IRS over the issue of $153 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund the construction of the Adelphia Coliseum, home of the Tennessee Titans.

The Scottish Premier League has signed has signed a sponsorship deal with BskyB, reportedly worth over #250,000. The broadcaster has become the SPL?s third associate sponsor and joins the Scottish Daily Express and MacDonalds, while Bank of Scotland remain title sponsors.

Japan ended its dispute with South Korea on Thursday over which name should come first in official documents for the 2002 World Cup by deciding to leave out both of the host countries' names.

British Olympic chiefs are planning a bid for London to stage the 2012 Summer Games, the Daily Mail newspaper has reported.

Car makers may set up their own motor racing championship if talks with German media group Kirch, which owns 75 percent of Formula One broadcast rights' company SLEC, do not lead to a deal, German media reported.

GlobeCast is to host the Salt Lake City 2002 Broadcast Base at its technical operations centre in the host city.

Shares in Britain's bookmakers have fallen after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease threatened the Cheltenham Festival, one of the racing calendar's biggest events.

IMG has opened its first office in the Middle East, based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.