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According to a new survey nearly 90 percent of all Russians are in favour of Moscow hosting the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Be sure you don't miss out on the key events, meetings and decisions due over the holiday period, in sportbusiness.com's regular look ahead.

Be sure you don't miss out on the key events, meetings and decisions due over the next seven days, in sportbusiness.com's regular look at the Week Ahead.

Janet Jackson has been confirmed as the main performer during the halftime show at February’s Super Bowl.

Twelve countries have filed applications to host matches during the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 - among them the US.

Pro Sports & Entertainment group has signed a five-year license agreement for the exclusive use of the Seahawks Stadium as the home of the NCAA Seattle Bowl.

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has hired Sunset+Vine to produce its horse racing coverage.

The LPGA has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with Kitson & Partners - the real estate firm which recently announced plans for Grande Champion, the new development phase of LPGA International.

After four years as chief executive of funding body UK Sport, Richard Callicott has announced his intention to stand down with immediate effect.

Benfield Sports International (BSI) – rights holder for the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP) – has signed two new terrestrial TV deals.

FIFA's rights selling agency Infront Sports & Media has sold the Indonesian broadcast rights to the 2006 World Cup to free-to-air network PT Surya Citra Televisi (STCV).

It had the biggest response of any sportbusiness.com poll ever conducted – so who, according to the decision makers in the industry, is leading the race to win the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games?

Live coverage of MotoGP races in 2003 has increased by an average of 138 million – according to rights holders Dorna.

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has renewed its rights deal with MotoGP until the end of 2009 - a move that will see substantially more live coverage of the motorcycling series than before.

John O'Neill, managing director and chief executive officer of the Australian Rugby Union, has announced that he is to step down from his post early next year, some ten months ahead of schedule.

UEFA is to start preparations for the tender process to choose a marketing agency to sell TV and sponsorship rights to its Champions’ League tournament.