Events

An audience of more than 23,000 have so far tuned in online to watch live and delayed coverage of the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.

Bell Pottinger Group sport and entertainment division has restructured and relaunched as Bell Pottinger Sport & Sponsorship, in a bid to expand its business.

The ATP Tour has signed a new seven-year official partnership with China’s largest sports clothing company, the Beijing Li-Ning Sports Goods Company.

UKTV G2 will simulcast each of the 31 matches being screened live by the BBC at this summer's FIFA World Cup.

The FINA World Cup Swimming Series has achieved a high in television exposure, reaching more than 100 countries across five continents.

The Sport Industry Group has signed a deal with the law firm Olswang to become headline sponsor for its new event on March 27, the Ken Livingstone Interview.

South Africa has been warned that it needs to make a major investment in telecommunications to avoid chaos in broadcasting the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Gulf Air has extended its title sponsorship of Formula One's Bahrain Grand Prix until 2010, following a deal with Allsport Management.

Rugby World Cup Limited has begun the tender process for the information technology and official website rights and services for the IRB Rugby World Cup 2007.

NASN and Major League Baseball (MLB) have reached a groundbreaking five-year, pan-European broadcast deal, beginning with the 2006 season.

Accenture has extended its sponsorship of the WilliamsF1 Team for three more years from 2006 to 2008.

Electronic line calling technology, along with a player challenge system, will become part of professional tennis in North America.

Electronic line calling technology, along with a player challenge system, will become part of professional tennis in North America.

German loan product, easyCredit, has secured naming rights for the Franken Stadium, home to 1. FC Nuremberg.

Nearly 400,000 tickets remain unsold for the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, although sales so far amount to an all-time record for the event.

Premium TV has signed a three-year deal with the ATP Masters series to provide and exploit its worldwide digital rights.

The European Tour will visit Bali for the first time when the tourist haven hosts the 2008 Indonesia Open.

AYH plc construction and property consultants are bidding to raise their profile around the redevelopment of Highbury and Arsenal’s move to a new stadium with the appointment of public relations specialists Hill & Knowlton.