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Honda is edging close to a deal to buy out British American Racing, the most improved Formula One team of the 2004 season after they finished second in the constructors' championship.

Global Sportnet, the sports marketing company of the WPP Group, has been reappointed by Superset Tennis Limited to market the worldwide television and sponsorship rights to the 2005 series.

Melbourne Cricket Ground is to get a A$430 million (US$331 million) revamp for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, according to minister in charge Justin Madden.

The Associated Press reports that Salzburg and Innsbruck Austria will make a formal bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at a presentation in Vienna next month.

The cities bidding for the 2012 Olympics are banned from taking their international promotion to Switzerland or Singapore.

Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive agreement with Rogers Sportsnet, the Canadian broadcaster, for the Canadian broadcast rights to all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Sports governing bodies and organizing committees remain reluctant to allocate sufficient budget to security, despite the increased threat of terrorist attack and crowd-related security issues.

The Business in Sport and Leisure Conference 2004 takes place on Tuesday, November 23 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.

Brit Insurance, the UK-based international insurance Group, has revealed its first venture into National Hunt racing.

WORLDSPORT South Africa, the event management and marketing company, has appointed eggymedia as its exclusive sales representative for the Benelux and non-exclusive representative for Continental Europe.

Brit Insurance, the UK-based international insurance Group, is to become the joint lead sponsor of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) for the 2005 season.

The NHL suffered less than half the losses it has claimed the past two years, according to a report in Forbes Magazine.

UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, has announced the bidding timeline for Euro 2012.

Prime Time Recruitment Ltd, a UK-based recruitment agency, has signed a sponsorship deal with Premier League soccer club Manchester City.

The International Cricket Council has begun a search for a women’s project officer to work with the ICC and the International Women’s Cricket Council (IWCC).

Brit Insurance, the UK-based international insurance Group, is to become the joint lead sponsor of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) for the 2005 season.