Events

Australian fans will have to fork out hundreds of dollars a season to see Socceroos stars such as Mark Viduka and Harry Kewell if coverage of the English Premier League moves to pay TV channel Foxtel.

Harvey Schiller, chairman of GlobalOptions Inc, a multidisciplinary international risk management and business solutions company, will deliver a keynote address at the International Sports Security Summit in London on October 27 and 28.

Sports marketing and management giant IMG has denied claims that potential investors are seeking to buy all or part of the company.

Timo Lumme has been appointed marketing director of the International Olympic Committee, days ahead of the Athens Games.

Emirates Airline, the Dubai-based international airline, has become the first ever sponsor of referees and match officials in English football.

Organisers of the Athens Olympic Games, which get under way this weekend, say they expect to hit their target of selling 3.4 million tickets.

The launch of Setanta Sports’ domestic service has helped propel former RTE head of sport Niall Cogley into the SportBusiness list of the most influential people in Irish sport.

The naming rights deal for the new home of Premier League champions Arsenal could be one of the largest in Europe.

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

NASCAR has unveiled NASCAR Mexico, a new base of operations in Mexico that will support and build local stock car racing in the country.

Reports from news services in the US have continued to report interest among potential investors in sports marketing and management giant IMG.

The OneRugby Group of companies will be the official licensing and merchandising partner for the British & Irish Lions 2005 tour to New Zealand.

Two senior members of the Olympic movement told undercover journalists posing as business agents they could corrupt the 2012 Olympic bidding process, BBC TV alleges.

The resignation of Mark Palios as CEO of the Football Association has sparked a search for his successor in what has proved one of the hottest seats in sport management and administration.

Major League Soccer, the United States pro soccer league, will have a second team in Los Angeles from the beginning of next year.

Television viewing figures for the US Open Series tennis tournaments are up significantly from last year following the first two weeks of the inaugural US Open Series.