Events

Eighteen months before its current deal runs out, Insurance giant Zurich says it is to end its association with Premier Rugby.

KBL Powerboat Management Ltd, the promoters of the U.I.M. Powerboat P1 World Championship, has appointed Laura Cotterill Associates to look after its TV programme sales.

One of the favourites to land the Football Association chief executive post has been considering other jobs, according to reports.

Forgoing more than $1million, Michigan and Ohio State walked away from the deal that would have renamed their annual football game the SBC Michigan-Ohio State Classic, reports SportsLine.com.

A new product has been launched by the Entertainment & Sports Agency Group (ESA) designed to give brands the opportunity to offer an enhanced online experience and increase customer loyalty.

Forgoing more than $1 million, Michigan and Ohio State walked away from the deal that would have renamed their annual football game the SBC Michigan-Ohio State Classic, reports SportsLine.com.

SBC Communications has agreed to pay $1.06 million for the naming rights to the Ohio State-Michigan football game for the next two years.

Clipper Ventures plc, the AIM-listed marine sports company, has agreed an eight-year partnership with Fast Track Sailing to act as global commercial and media partner for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

UK Sport's 6th Major Events Conference takes place on Tuesday, November 2 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in central London.

Next year's World Cup of Golf will be staged at the Victoria Clube de Golfe Course at Vilamoura in Portugal, the European Tour has announced.

One of world’s leading Olympics experts is retiring from his post at the Australian Olympic Committee.

The UK's Institute of Sport and Recreation Management has announced the appointment of its new president, Ken Phillips.

Sports marketing agency, Benchmark Sport, has won the sponsorship and PR account for Human Race, the leading triathlon and multisport event management company.

As expected, Major League Baseball yesterday confirmed an 11-year, $650m deal with US satellite radio operator XM.

NHL chiefs seem resigned to no imminent peace deal in the labour dispute which is threatening to ruin the entire season after commissioner Gary Bettman extended the time teams could book alternative events at their arenas.

Governing bodies, local authorities and national governments have spent more than $3billion on security at sports events in the past year, with the major events investing heavily in the light of the escalating threat of terrorism.