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TOOL SUPPLIER EXTENDS NASCAR SPONSORSHIP
The Sears, Roebuck and Co-owned Craftsmen tool brand has extended its status as the ?Official Tools of NASCAR ? until 2005.
EU THREATENS WTO CASE OVER OLYMPICS NEWS POLICY
The European Union has warned Australia it may complain to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) over restrictions on foreign television access to the Sydney Olympic games.
ZAMBIA SELLS WC QUALIFIER BROADCAST RIGHTS
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has awarded full broadcast rights for radio and television to the home World Cup qualifiers involving Angola, Cameroon and Libya to Indicom Sports and Events management through Winners World Wide Sports International Zambia Limited.
SPORTSYA! SIGNS SOCCER SPONSORSHIP DEAL
SportsYA!, the Spanish and Portuguese language sports portal, has entered into a three-year sponsorship agreement with Uruguayan soccer club Atletico Penarol.
NRL SECURES NEW FINALS SPONSOR
Australia?s National Rugby League finals series has secured a new sponsor.
LPGA SIGNS NEW SPONSORSHIP DEALS
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has renewed 10 sponsorship deals and signed up two new sponsors to confirm its position as one of the most successful women?s sports organisations.
BIDDER GETS ROUND WITH TIGER FOR $1.7m
A mystery bidder at a charity auction paid $1.7 million to play a round of golf with world number one Tiger Woods.
QUOKKA SPORTS CREATES CONTENT ALLIANCE WITH SAILING WORLD MAGAZINE
Sailing World, the international magazine devoted to sailboat racing, and Quokka Sports, have formed an alliance to share editorial content.
WE DESERVE IT SAYS MANDELA
Former South African President Nelson Mandela said on Tuesday that South Africa deserved to be the first African country to host the World Cup.
BATTLE ON FOR CRICKET RIGHTS
Australian media tycoons Rupert Murdoch and Kerry Packer are reported to be involved in a bidding war for the digital and internet rights to English cricket.
PACKERS TAKE STEP CLOSER TO NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
Plans to sell naming rights to the Green Bay Packers new $295m stadium have taken a step further.
FOX SPORTS NET TO MERGE INTERNET/TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Be Here, a US provider of internet video technology, and FOX Sports Net have teamed up to explore ways of adapting internet technology to live sports television production.
NBA FINALS TO REACH 200 COUNTRIES
NBA fans in more than 750 million households around the world will be able to tune into the NBA Finals 2000 featuring the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers.
JAPAN BEGINS WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN
Japan has begun the official two-year countdown to the 2002 World Cup, unveiling a display indicating the number of days to go until the first match in the tournament it is co-hosting with South Korea.
NEW WEMBLEY FINALLY GETS GO-AHEAD
The reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the centrepiece of England's 2006 World Cup bid, has been given the green light, according to UK media reports.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANTICIPATES INCREASED RIGHTS DEAL
While English football awaits the announcement of the winning bids for the Premier League?s broadcast rights, England?s lower divisions are also in negotiations over a new deal.
BBC PULLS SPORTS SHOW AFTER RIVALS TRUMP IT
The BBC has pulled its flagship Saturday sports show Grandstand from its schedules this weekend as a result of intense competition from its rival free-to-air channels.
NEWCASTLE BOSS SIGNS FOR NON-LEAGUE MEDIA
Bobby Robson, the Newcastle United - and former England - manager, has been named non-executive director of a Sunday newspaper publisher devoted to non?league football, reports the Financial Times.