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English Premier League clubs are expected to suceed in winning the `deferred rights? to their games when the contract for TV rights to the lucrative league is renegotiated later this year.

Alan Gold has been named NFL vice president of international media, following the departure from the post of long term incumbent Anne Murray.

The 10 cities hoping to host the 2008 Summer Games left International Olympic Committee headquarters this week confident they would all clear the first hurdle in the bidding process.

A FIFA inspection team has arrived in Morocco for a five-day visit, saying the country's bid file to host the 2006 World Cup was outstanding.

A Moroccan official said he was surprised by the results of a poll of sports editors showing the country was bottom of the list of the five bidding to host the 2006 World Cup finals.

ESPN Star Sports has secured an exclusive cable and satellite deal with the ATP Tour for the new Tennis Masters Series, previously known as the Mercedes Super 9 Series and the Tennis Masters Cup for the 2000 though 2002 seasons.

News Corp and Liberty Media has announced that its joint venture Fox Sports International is to launch a sports television channel targeting viewers in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.

Single Market Events, organisers of Brand Licensing London, have formed a strategic alliance with Avanstar Communications, organisers of the New York International Licensing Show.

Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL) has appointed Bovis Lend Lease/ Multiplex Constructions Limited as the preferred contractors for the construction of the new Wembley Stadium.

Japan Sports Channel, Inc. (JSC) the loss-making digital sports channel, will be dissolved by its owners, Itochu Corp.

The International Football Channel (TIFC), the world's first 24 hour soccer network, due to launch its Spanish-language, Latin American signal March 1, has revealed its programming schedule.

European soccer governing body UEFA has appointed UK-based Red Pepper ? specialist in TV branding ? to rebrand the on and off-screen identity of its premier club competition, the Champions League.

CricInfo, the digital cricket information company, is to sponsor the Women's World Cup 2000, which will take place in New Zealand in November and December this year.

US bank Chase Manhattan says it has been appointed to arrange financing for England's new national sports stadium, to be located at Wembley in north London.

Australian media group Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd (PBL) has confirmed its Nine Network has been selected by Indian broadcaster Doordarshan to produce television coverage of international cricket played in India.

Europe?s first ever live online race meeting is to take place this weekend when three races will be beamed live via the web from England.