Events

The stadium naming rights deal in Europe is finally coming of age, according to major new research.

Security concerns around sports events are to be addressed at a major, executive-level conference to be staged in London later this year.

The technical reports into the five African bidding nations hoping to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup will be published next week.

The LPGA has launched a new mobile channel.

The UK’s first ever all-women motor racing series has secured a title sponsor.

The nominations for the prestigious Webby Awards – the online equivalent of the Oscars - have been announced, with the sports category set to be hotly contested.

US recruitment company Game Face has hired the former customer service director of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers as its new executive.

IOC top brass will this week begin negotiations with broadcasters for the European TV rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games.

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The sports industry in the UK is showing an increasing trend of recruiting from outside the sector, according to one recruitment company.

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has pledged his country’s support to Morocco as the race to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup enters the final straight.

A new $22m cricket stadium in the Middle East is to be officially opened next month.

US research giant Nielsen is to become the latest big name to enter the televised sport sponsorship monitoring sector.

ESPN Star Sports has secured an exclusive four-year deal for the cable and satellite rights of tennis’ Wimbledon Grand Slam.

UK soccer fans can tune into live and on-demand Italian Serie A action this weekend after a deal with ISP Tiscali.

UK broadcaster the BBC has unveiled a range of new enhancements to its coverage of horse racing – including microphones attached to jockeys.

European law firm Taylor Wessing has signed an exclusive agreement to become the title sponsor of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) Masters Series in England for the 2004 and 2005 cricket seasons.

South African sports marketing agency MegaPro is celebrating after brokering the deal which saw three of the countries oldest Test match cricket grounds secure naming rights deals.