Events

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

A third group is said to be in talks with Premier League club Liverpool about taking over control, according to the Financial Times newspaper.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the appointment of Jean-BenoC.t Gauthier as its technology director.

Japan wants to stage the Rugby World Cup in 2011 according to the secretary of the Japanese RFU.

Next January's New Zealand Open will be co-sanctioned by the European Tour, New Zealand Golf has announced.

Sports Marketing Surveys, the international sports market research company, has opened an office in Singapore.

GEM Group has been appointed to conduct a short-term international PR campaign for the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06.

Squash has been approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as one of five recognised federations that should be "studied further" before inclusion in the Olympic Games programme for 2012.

Premier League champions Arsenal have signed an exclusive deal with Match Day Media to provide up-to-the minute football highlights, news and statistics for fans attending Highbury Stadium.

The Tennis Channel has signed a six-year extension to maintain the US telecast rights to the International Tennis Federation’s three prestigious competitions: Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, Fed Cup and Hyundai Hopman Cup.

The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) has announced the appointment of Global Sports Management (GSM) as its exclusive representative for the event sponsorship rights of the British and Irish Lions’ Tour of New Zealand in 2005.

Jaguar is pulling its team out of Formula One at the end of this season.

UEFA’s executive committee has called on the Swiss and Austrian authorities to make a greater commitment to the Euro 2009 championship which the two countries will host.

The Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills should generate about $70 million in revenue for the PGA of America.

English cricket officials have been warned their Sport England funding may be cut if they do not improve the way they run the game.

The half-day ‘China Sports Business Seminar’ offers a chance to find out more about arguably the largest sports market in the world.

The merchandise ball for the 2006 FIFA World Cup is already rolling with the opening of the first of the initial 12 official World Cup shops in Berlin.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is using Mori, the market research company, to gauge public support for cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Games.