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International sports agency Prisma will meet with UK free-to-air broadcasters ITV and the BBC next month in an effort to break the deadlock over negotiations for the UK rights to the 2002 World Cup.
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Victoria has won the right to host the 6th World Cup Polo Championships 2001 at The National Equestrian Centre at Werribee Park, from 28 March to 8 April 2001.
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Soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Sunday it was open to the idea of sponsors names on national team shirts but insisted they would not be allowed at the 2002 World Cup. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said the association's executive had discussed the idea at an end-of-year meeting in Rome but wanted to examine it further before making a decision.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it was considering allowing Internet companies to broadcast small sports on the Web.
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MTV gets to play at Super Bowl XXXV under an ambitious programming schedule announced by CBS, which gets to show television's most watched sporting event for the first time since 1992.
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Cricket chiefs of three Asian nations have sought a meeting with the Indian government to request reversing its decision to cancel a tour of Pakistan.
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CBS Television and Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (MDEA) have entered into an agreement in which MDEA will sponsor high definition television coverage of the 2000 Thanksgiving Day football game between the New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.
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UK Athletics has unveiled a multi-million pound sponsorship package with sporting goods manufacturer Reebok.
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TV network and streaming video service provider TVWorldwide.com has been selected by 100percentSports.com to produce several live webcasts with heavyweight boxing challenger David Tua.
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Michigan Racing commissioner Annette M. Bacola has signed orders authorizing 606 days of live horse racing for 2001.
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Germany is considering bidding for the Olympic Games and will unveil details of its plans next week, the German Olympic Committee (NOK) has said.
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A Houston-based energy firm is expected to pay about $300million for the naming rights to Houston?s new football stadium and Astrodome.
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Forbes.com has estimated that Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was already the leading earner in sport ? even before his victory in the Japanese Grand Prix last Sunday.
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Rhino Internet Solutions and Maricopa County Sports Commission (MCSC) have teamed up to launch a web site designed for all fans of Arizona's sports teams and events.
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NBC finally showed some live coverage of the Olympics at the weekend ? deciding at the last moment to broadcast the men?s basketball gold medal game.
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Francis Tellier, CEO of Host Broadcasting Services (HBS), the company with exclusive responsibility for the host broadcast of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan, will be addressing attendees on World Cup preparations at Sportel in November.
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Catering and hospitality venture Twickenham Experience Ltd, has appointed its first managing director.
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Almost every person on the planet with access to a television will watch the Sydney Olympics at some time in the next month.