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Kirch merger confirmed as stake is raised in Sport1
The Kirch Group has confirmed its intention to merge Kirch Media with the listed broadcast company ProSiebenSAT.1.
Carter lists three options for Wembley
England's footballers may insist that Wembley Stadium is no longer needed, but Patrick Carter, the businessman called in by the government, believes the old site is still the best option for a new national stadium.
Live cricket commentary on
Cricket fans will be able to listen to live commentary on the internet for the current one-day international cricket series involving England, Pakistan and Australia.
Details of FIFA’s 25 questions to Blatter revealed
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to face 25 key questions over his handling of the ISL affair at Wednesday's FIFA Executive Committee meeting in Zurich, the details of which have been revealed today.
IRL extends deal
The Indy Racing League (IRL) has extended its deals with ESPN and ABC Sports with new three-year contracts.
Olympics 2008: Turkish Olympic chief blasts IOC report
Turkey's Olympic chief looks disdainfully upon the report that may crush Istanbul's bid to host the 2008 Olympics.
IOC may hand top job to Belgian surgeon
The future of the Olympic Games looks set to pass into the hands of a Belgian surgeon-cum-yachtsman who has earned a reputation for a calm touch in a storm.
Badminton GP to be revamped
Badminton's prestigious World Grand Prix finals are to be scrapped in their present format.
Can big names save Goodwill Games from collapse?
The biggest names from last year's Sydney Olympics are back in Australia for the Goodwill Games with the event's organisers hoping Maurice Greene, Marion Jones and Ian Thorpe can save the event from oblivion.
Focus on wrongs of rights
Could new TV deals make euro soccer a circus? James Swanwick went to Brussels to find out The European Union’s competition authorities may go ahead with a major shake-up in the way big sporting events can be marketed to television despite warnings by members of the European Parliament, MEPs and sports officials that a legal challenge over the sale of TV rights could have implications as wide as the Bosman ruling, which the soccer players’ transfer market into disarray.
BBC Denies loss of Open Golf rights
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has told sportbusiness.com that it still holds a strong hand in the upcoming fight for the domestic TV rights to the British Open Golf Championship.
ATP Launches new marketing strategy
The ATP, the governing body of the men’s professional tennis circuit, has launched a new business and marketing strategy following the demise of ISL Worldwide, the rights holders since 2000.
MCC signs up Sunsystems to manage revenue streams
The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) in Australia will use UK financial software house SunSystems to manage its revenue streams which total over £36 million ($100m).
NTL sees subscriptions rise by 26 percent
NTL, the UK’s largest cable operator which will broadcast Premiership pay-per-view soccer next season, reported a 26 percent increase in digital television customers for the second quarter ending June 30.
‘No European Olympic games until 2016’
Alfredo Goyeneche, president of the Spanish Olympic Committee, says the Olympic Games will not return to Europe until 2016.
UK Sports Minister opposed World Cup, says paper
Britain's sacked sports minister believes Britain broke a secret agreement with Germany by bidding to host the 2006 World Cup, according to a UK newspaper which published an interview with her on Sunday.
Time Warner pulls baseball coverage in row with Fox
US cable platform Time Warner has pulled some of its regional baseball coverage in the escalating row over subscription charges with the Fox Sports Network. Pay Per View Sport in Europe: A new report from SportBusiness Group:
Pound optimistic about presidency chances
Nobody can accuse Dick Pound, the 59-year-old Canadian lawyer and former Olympic swimmer, of not keeping up with the times as he campaigns for the most powerful job in world sport - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.