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LAMBEAU FIELD REFERENDUM ON TRACK
Green Bay councillors have proposed an agreement on how to market naming rights for the NFL?s Green Bay Packer?s Lambeau Field.
EUROSPORT SETS UP SALES TEAM FOR YOZ BRAND
Eurosport, the European sports channel, is setting up a separate sales team to handle advertising and sponsorship sales of events and youth programming, under the YOZ (Youth Only Zone) banner.
ITALY’S SEAT BUYS MAJORITY STAKE IN TICKETONE.
Italian publisher and internet portal operator Seat Pagine Gialle has bought 50.1 percent of ticket agency TicketOne, a company that sells tickets for sports and cultural events by phone, internet and 350 retail outlets.
SYDNEY?S OLYMPIC SECRET REVEALED
Workmen at Sydney's Olympic stadium were forced into an embarrassing cover-up on Wednesday after accidentally revealing the Olympic cauldron to media.
ORIOLES CONSIDER BALLPARK PLANS
Major League Baseball?s Baltimore Orioles are set to sell the naming rights to their Oriole Park ballpark.
FILA RENEWS TENNIS SPONSORSHIP
Fila USA has renewed its agreement with the USTA as official footwear and tennis apparel sponsor of the 2000 U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
ESPN EXPAND ASIAN X GAMES
The third Asian X Games Qualifier (AXQ) will take place this year in Phuket, Thailand from 7-10 December.
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.
EXCLUSIVE RADIO DEAL SIGNED FOR HOLYFIELD BOUT
Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports will present the exclusive radio broadcast of Showtime championship boxing?s doubleheader featuring Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz.
TOYOTA SIGNS X GAMES DEAL
Toyota is to continue its sponsorship of ESPN's Asia X Games Qualifier - following on from the inaugural event last year.
EUROSPORT SETS UP YOZ SALES TEAM
Sports channel Eurosport is setting up a separate sales team to handle advertising and sponsorship sales of events and youth programming, under the YOZ (Youth Only Zone) banner.
SPONSORSHIP FIRM IN VENTURE CAPITAL INJECTION
Hart Ventures Plc, the venture capital arm of the estate of Sir Emmanuel Kaye, the founder of Lansing Bagnall, has acquired a 35% stake in UK-based sports sponsorship and PR agency, Craigie Taylor International.
TWINS EXPLORE TEMPORARY STADIUM IDEA
The Minnesota Twins baseball team is exploring the possibility of playing a series in a temporary stadium next season.
ACB HOSTING ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE
The Australian Cricket Board (ACB), accused in the past of not taking a leading role in stamping out corruption in the game, will host an anti-corruption conference in Melbourne this week.
PALM INC SIGN PGA TOUR SPONSORSHIP
The PGA Tour and Palm Inc. have announced a 5-year, $15 million sponsorship agreement.
ESPN STAR SPORTS RECORDS RATINGS HITS
ESPN Star Sports (ESS), Asia?s largest sports broadcaster, is celebrating a ratings hit double-header.
BASEBALL OWNERS AWAIT ECONOMIC REPORT
Baseball owners will meet in New York tomorrow to receive the much-anticipated report from their latest economic study committee.
ALL-STAR GAME HITS ALL-TIME LOW
NBC has reported the lowest TV ratings ever for this week?s baseball All-Star game.