Events

The opening two rounds of the 2004/05 IRB Sevens tournament enjoyed unprecedented TV and radio coverage, claims the International Rugby Board (IRB).

HSBC will sponsor the only individual match play championship in women’s golf, pledging a winner’s cheque of $500,000 - the highest in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA).

Bravo, the UK’s men’s entertainment channel, has acquired the live UK rights to screen the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s UFC 51 from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, on February 6.

Moscow hopes that a series of major sporting events being staged in Moscow could boost its chances of staging the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) will be launching a new weekly television programme next month.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) will be launching a new weekly television programme next month.

The International Rugby Board (IRB) will be launching a new weekly television programme next month.

TWI, IMG’s television arm, has been appointed host broadcaster for the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race.

The BBC's Super League Show returns to BBC Two on Sunday, February 6 with a new lunchtime slot and an extended show to mark the start of Rugby League’s Super League Ten.

Sunset + Vine has won a new commission from Gillette to produce a 12-part advertiser funded World Cup 2006 preview series.

The US PGA of America has announced that Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin, USA, will be the venue for the 43rd Ryder Cup in 2020.

IEC in Sports has renewed its agreement with the Mercedes Cup Tennis Tournament.

Classic Productions and IFSA Strongman have signed a two-year deal to produce ‘The Arnold Classic’ strongman event.

Television New Zealand (TVNZ) will be the official New Zealand and Pacific Islands television and radio rights broadcaster for the 18th Commonwealth Games in March 2006.

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.

ESPN Classic Sport has launched in Portugal on popular cable network Cabovisao.

New Zealand's determination to stage the 2011 Rugby World Cup may lead the NZRU to seek a partnership with Australia.

London’s bid has all the essentials necessary to make the world’s biggest event a success for business and sport, according to a leading Minister for the New South Wales Government in Australia.