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Leading figures from the gay and lesbian sports sector will meet in Montreal this weekend for a ‘think tank’ on the future of their sports, following the debacle surrounding the 2006 Gay Games.
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All nine cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games have returned their questionnaires to the IOC, setting the scene for what is set to become one of the most hotly contested battles in recent history.
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There is a changing of the guard at the UK's Rugby Football League with the appointment of a new president dovetailed by the resignation of the governing body's marketing director.
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MotoGP could be returning to the US next year, as negotiations continue with local promoters.
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Critics of English soccer's FA Cup have long complained the competition has lost its sparkle - but the financial rewards for the lower leagues are proving more crucial than ever - especially for non-league Scarborough.
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The IOC has warned organisers of the Turin 2006 Winter Games not to be ‘complacent’ and warned some construction deadlines were ‘very tight’.
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Reigning British Open golf champion Ben Curtis signed an endorsement contract with Reebok to wear its NFL apparel at PGA Tour events this year.
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The Federal Court of Canada has issued an injunction that will prohibit bars in Canada from illegally showing World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view events.
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Italian terrestrial TV channel LA7 has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the Superbike World Championship in Italy for the next three years.
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Formal details of the bids by the nine cities hoping to stage the 2012 Olympic Games have started arriving at the IOC’s offices, ahead of tomorrow’s deadline.
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Dubai-based international airline Emirates has appointed German soccer legend Franz Beckenbauer as its global ambassador for sport and social activities.
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The Chick-fil-A Charity Championship in Atlanta has become the latest LPGA Tour tournament to increase its prize money for 2004, jumping $250,000 to $1.6million.
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Sportswear giant adidas is looking to further enhance its association with golf, after adidas Golf was chosen as the ‘preferred apparel supplier’ to the British Open Golf Championships.
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Coverage of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in the UK is to move onto the biggest free-to-air commercial network after TV and commercial rights holder ISC struck a landmark deal.
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US cable network The Tennis Channel has reached a three-year rights deal with the WTA Tour.
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Pan-European sports channel Eurosport has appointed a new UK sales director.
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Sports marketing firm Navigator has been sold in a deal worth up to £5m ($9m/EUR7.2m).
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Pan-regional Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has successfully concluded an exclusive multi-year rights agreement with the English Football Association.