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Online casino GoldenPalace.com’s unconventional use of advertising in sport raised a few eyebrows at the weekend when one of its streakers ran onto the ice during the World Figure Skating Championships in Germany.
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Sportfive has emerged as the major player after the English Football Association (FA) confirmed its new European TV partners for the 2004-5 to 2007-8 period.
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Cricket’s world governing body the ICC says it will play a key role in the appointment of a national CEO for cricket in the US as the sport runs in to bowl at the world’s biggest sports market.
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Plans by the Italian government for a decree to assist soccer clubs spread their tax arrears over a number of years have been shelved.
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Major League Baseball’s Montreal Expos have signed a new TV deal in Canada.
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As organisers of the Athens Olympic Games prepare for today’s symbolic lighting of the flame, the Greek government has confirmed the latest successful security test.
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Satellite services company GlobeCast has team up with Brazilian telecommunications group, Embratel, to contribute broadcast services, internet and telephony for Brazilian terrestrial broadcaster, TV Globo for this year’s Olympic Games in Athens.
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The FIA has given the go-ahead to the Wales Rally GB this year - but told World Rally chiefs it will be closely monitoring the event.
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Jean-Claude Darmon could end up with as much as ten percent of Sportfive as he continues negotiations with its new owners, sportbusiness.com can reveal.
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The Asian Tour has responded angrily to comments made by the European Tour over a new marketing partnership with Parallel Media Group.
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Athens continues to come under fire in the run up to the Olympic Games this summer, with swimming’s world governing body FINA hitting out at plans to scrap a roof over the Olympic pool.
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Octagon Marketing has won a new deal to be the sponsorship and partner management agency for next year’s British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.
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Catch up with all the latest events scheduled for the next seven days with sportbusiness.com's regular look at the week ahead.
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A new live webcasting system is being directed at sports rights-holders.
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Sports marketing company the Parallel Media Group (PMG) has bought the remaining stake in Asian PGA Tour Ltd (ATL) - and settled its long-running dispute with former partner the World Sport Group.
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The countdown for the 2006 Gay Games has started in earnest after an official signing ceremony staged in the city this week between organisers and the Federation of Gay Games (FGG).
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Seven of Europe’s biggest clubs have confirmed they will all take part in a special tournament to be held in the US this summer – the latest effort to boost their brands in the world’s biggest marketplace.
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After its success last year, a major UK consumer sports exhibition is returning for 2004.