Events
Events

Summer Olympic cities could choose some of the sports for their Games under a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
Events

The takeover of Virgin Mobile by cable giant NTL could net the Premier League a 30 per cent hike in broadcast income, with the new entity set to bid for the next round of rights.
Business

Mittal Steel, the world’s largest global steel company, will become the Polish Football Association’s lead sponsor in its bid to host the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012.
Business

Khan Consulting, the sponsorship, PR and events consultancy, has been appointed by Oxford and Cambridge University Rugby Clubs as exclusive agent to secure a title sponsor for the Varsity Match.
Business

The creation of a $1bn super-stadium for the NFL’s New York Giants and Jets has taken a significant step forward after new financing terms for the venue were agreed.
Events

Athletics fans in North, Central and South America can watch the IAAF World Cross Country Championships via a live webcast by the World Championship Sports Network (WCSN).
Events

Infront have secured two major live broadcast rights deals for this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Poland.
Business

The next commissioner of the NFL is no closer to being selected after Paul Tagliabue postponed the appointment of a committee to seek his successor.
Business

A major row is brewing after the legal representative of Austrian ski coach Walter Mayer vowed to launch a lawsuit against IOC president Jacques Rogge.
Business

The IAAF has appointed Pierre Weiss as its acting General Secretary following the death earlier this month of Istvan Gyulai.
Business

Millwall Holdings plc, the parent company of Millwall Football Club, has announced plans to raise up to £9.6million through a placing and open offer of new ordinary shares.
Events

The first International Sports Event Management Conference and Exhibition will take place at new Wembley Stadium in London on September 26-27, 2006.
Business

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with British Touring Car Championship's Vauxhall VX Racing team.
Events

India-based Nimbus Communications is reportedly close to acquiring a regional TV channel in partnership with a major foreign broadcast company.
Events

Golf's Asian Tour has agreed a landmark five-year deal with the National Golf Association of the Philippines (NGAP) in a bid to make the Philippine Open one of the region's flagship events.
Business

Dansk Metal, one of Denmark’s leading national engineering unions, is the new title sponsor of the 2006 FIM Danish Speedway Grand Prix.
Events

More than 600 delegates from 57 countries have signed up to attend SportAccord 2006, which takes place at the Grand InterContinental Hotel in Seoul, South Korea on April 3-7.
Events

More than a billion people had access to free-to-air coverage of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, with the reach set to grow further according to the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union.