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PELE BACKS SA WORLD CUP BID
Soccer legend Pele has confirmed his support for South Africa's bid to stage the 2006 World Cup, saying he thought Brazil could be ready to stage the finals four years later.
SPORTMART AIM FOR CALIFORNIA MARKET LEADERSHIP
Gart Sports Company, the parent company of Sportmart, has unveiled a new superstore concept with the opening of three Sportmart stores in Southern California.
ECCLESTONE FLOAT FACES FRESH OBSTACLE
British motor racing tycoon Bernie Ecclestone's plan to float his Formula One empire hit another obstacle on Wednesday when the European Commission said F1's exclusive media contracts broke European competition law.
NEW SPONSOR FOR US DAVIS CUP TEAM
The US Tennis Association and American International Group (AIG), the US-based international insurance organisation, has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor the US Davis Cup tennis team.
BSKYB ‘SET TO LOSE PREMIER LEAGUE STRANGLEHOLD’ – REPORT
A landmark London court ruling expected on Wednesday is set to break pay television giant British Sky Broadcasting's (BSkyB) stranglehold on coverage of English Premier League soccer, according to London's the Independent on Sunday newspaper.
MURDOCH CONTENT WITH STREAM SHARE
News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch has said he is not interested in lifting his stake in Italian pay-TV operator Stream from its current 35 percent.
RWC CHAIRMAN BLASTS ITV COVERAGE
The beleaguered organisers of the Rugby World Cup have criticised ITV's coverage of the event as a "disgrace" according to a report in the UK?s Guardian newspaper.
BSKYB LINKED TO VILLA STAKE
Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB has opened negotiations with Aston Villa about buying a 9.9% stake in the Premier League football club, according to a report in the Mail On Sunday.
AFL AND TELSTRA SIGN TECHNOLOGY DEAL
The Australian Football League (AFL) has agreed a five-year deal for vision, audio and text rights for AFL content across online and wireless technologies with Telstra.
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BAA SCOTTISH AIRPORTS SUPPORTS SCOTTISH RYDER CUP BID
BAA Scottish Airports, owners and operators of Scotland's principal airports at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, is to sponsor the WPGA International Matchplay golf tournament as part of Scotland's Ryder Cup bid.
SPORTSWORLD MEDIA TO SELL ITS AUSTRALIAN TV AD BUSINESS
Sportsworld Media Group, the London-based sports marketing group, has confirmed that it is in talks with Australian-based Southern Cross Broadcasting about selling its Aussie TV advertising sales business.
PRASAR BHARTI WINS AFRO-ASIAN GAMES TV AND WEB RIGHTS
India's state broadcasting corporation, Prasar Bharti has won exclusive rights to broadcast the first Afro-Asian Games scheduled in New Delhi in November.
SPORTECH GOES INTERACTIVE
Sportech, the UK-based holding company for gaming giant Littlewoods Leisure, has signed a sponsorship deal with ITV?s interactive soccer coverage for an undisclosed sum.
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US WOMEN?S SOCCER FANS TURN UP BUT DON?T TUNE IN
The US women?s soccer league is heading into the end of season play-offs for its inaugural season having exceeded attendance expectations, but it has fallen short in the television ratings.
FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL SIGNS UP MEXICAN BASEBALL
US broadcaster Fox Sports World Espanol will broadcast coverage of the Mexican Baseball League for the remainder of 2001 and the whole of the 2002 season.
FIDE MOVES TO LAUNCH GLOBAL ONLINE CHESS COMPETITION
The official World Internet Chess Championships have been launched by FIDE Commerce International (FCI) ? the exclusive holders of commercial rights to all FIDE world chess events.
NINE NETWORK SCOOPS TENNIS MASTERS CUP
Australia?s Nine Network will be the official broadcaster for the Tennis Masters Cup which will be held in Sydney from November 12-18 at the Sydney SuperDome.
HBO BOXES CLEVER WITH TOTAL SPORTS ASIA
HBO Enterprises has appointed Total Sports Asia (TSA) as its exclusive TV rights representative in Asia for boxing events.