Events

The International Rugby Board's new weekly television programme, Total Rugby, will be shown for the first time today (Wednesday).

Canadian broadcast rights for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2012 Games have been awarded to Bell Globemedia/Rogers Media for $153million.

Icon Display, London-based specialists in sports event branding, provided the services of its newly-launched Icon Look division for the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup.

Navigator Educational Services has won a major contract with the Football Conference to implement and oversee a youth development scheme for its clubs.

Ashley Pover has launched a motor sports sponsorship consultancy, Cruise Control Consulting.

Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews the issues of the past seven days.

BT will work with VISTA Satellite Communications (VISTA) to offer end-to-end production and global transmission services for live coverage of the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Communications company Orange has agreed a deal with Eurosport, giving customers access to one of the largest portfolios of sports personalities, information, events and news available on mobile.

Influential Australian billionaire Kerry Packer has reportedly started a private investigation into how to approach cricket’s latest phenomenon, Twenty20.

Ten national soccer associations, making up eight bids, are bidding to host the European Championship finals in 2012.

Qtel has agreed a fleet sponsorship deal with Quest International Sports Events (Quest), the organisers of Oryx Quest 2005.

Prominent names from the world of event and venue security will gather in London for the inaugural Event and Venue Security conference and exhibition at the QEII Centre from April 18 to 19.

The Singapore Open returns this September with a $2million prize purse, making it by far the richest national Open in Asia.

An International Olympic Committee (IOC) report has concluded that the Athens 2004 Games were a marketing success.

The London 2012 bid team has rubbished reports that some of its members have given up all hope of defeating Paris in the race to stage the 2012 Games.

In a first for the Australian Superbike World Championship round, a motorcycle brand will take naming rights to the 2005 event.

The DJ Sport team has been appointed by London Wasps to advise the professional rugby club on it's search for a new stadium and training ground.

Former Essendon AFL Premiership player Justin Blumfield has joined the Australian management division of athletes1.