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Norwich Union, the main sponsor of UK Athletics, is to continue its support of Kelly Holmes’ bid to nurture the next generation of British female middle distance runners ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews events from the past week.
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The port of Qingdao will be the Chinese stopover for the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race.
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Soccerex has announced a new travel partnership with 1001 events.
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The World Sport Group (WSG) has signed an agreement worth more than $200million with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), which is said to secure the financial future of Asian football until 2012.
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Plazamedia, an EM.TV Group subsidiary and Germany's largest sports TV producer, will produce all the matches in the FIFA Confederations Cup for subscription channel Premiere.
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Pizza Hut, Hunt Sports Group and FC Dallas of Major League Soccer have agreed a 20-year deal establishing Pizza Hut Park as the title sponsor of the new FC Dallas soccer stadium and complex.
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Ghana is considering a bid for the 2032 Summer Olympic Games, describing it as an opportunity to develop sport in the country.
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The Tennis Channel, the cable television network devoted to tennis and other racquet sports, has expanded and extended its transmission agreement with BT Media and Broadcast.
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Quintus, the sports and entertainment group, has acquired Three-D-Signs International, the company that owns the worldwide patents to 3-D surface branding.
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A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia.
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A new golf tournament, the ‘HSBC Champions’ tournament, will see the world’s most high-profile player, Tiger Woods, visit China for the first time in an official world ranking event.
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New York has confirmed that a modern, state-of-the-art 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium will be included in its revised bid to be put before the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
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The US Tennis Association (USTA) and Lexus have struck a multi-year worldwide marketing deal that sees Lexus become ‘Presenting Sponsor of the US Open Men’s Singles Championship’ and the ‘Official Vehicle of the US Open’
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Trajectory Sports & Media Group, LLC will sell commercial advertising and sponsorships to US customers for Setanta, the Irish-based broadcast company.
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The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) coordination commission says it has seen great progress made towards Turin successfully hosting the 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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The UK’s Football League has secured new broadcasting agreements with Sky Sports and ITV, with Sky awarded the exclusive live rights until the summer of 2009.
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Last Sunday’s MotoGP race in Mugello, Italy, achieved impressive ratings across Europe and set an Italian record.