Events
Crowds rev up for MotoGP
MotoGP has reported record crowds for the 2003 season.
Valencia wins America’s Cup
The Spanish city of Valencia has been named as the venue for the 2007 America's Cup sailing competition.
McKeown joins Sportvision
Sportvision, the sports and entertainment broadcast technology provider, has hired Kellie McKeown as vice president of product management.
Lions hit huge profit margins
Australian Football League team the Brisbane Lions have announced a A$2.2million profit in its latest financial results.
MLBAM ‘proves paid for content works’
Major League Baseball’s online efforts continue to reap rewards, with the company reporting a big leap in subscribers for 2003.
Cadburys tees up deal
Cadbury Schweppes has signed up as naming rights sponsor for the Australian PGA Championship in a new five-year deal.
AFL chief revises structure
The Australian Football League's chief executive Andrew Demetriou has announced a revised organisational structure for the league's executive team.
Sportel confirms Dubai date
Organisers of the sports TV industry’s leading exhibition – Sportel – have confirmed it will venture into the Middle East for the first time after it confirmed the marketplace would take place in Dubai next March.
Vol 7 No 16<br>Premiere will struggle to reach 4 million target
Premiere, the former Kirch pay-television platform, is showing good signs of recovery under the ownership of the UK-based equity group Permira. Few expected the company to turn around its longstanding lacklustre performance so quickly and to report healthy half-year results.
Parker Pen inks ERC renewal deal
Despite rumours that it was set to pull its backing, Parker Pen has renewed its sponsorship deal with European Rugby Cup Limited for rugby union's European Challenge Cup tournament.
Athletics hosts named for 2006
The host cities for two of athletics' most prestigiuous events have been decided with Moscow set to stage the 2006 World Indoor Championships and Fukuoka in Japan hosting the World Cross-Country Championships in the same year.
Betdaq ties up with Trimedia
Sponsorship and events consultancy Trimedia has been appointed by online betting exchange Betdaq to develop a range of integrated sports event and marketing solutions for next year.
Sport+ wins Heineken Cup deal
French pay-TV network Sport+ has won a broadcast rights deal with European Rugby Cup Limited for live coverage of this season's Heineken Cup.
Zuehlsdorff is new Leipzig 2012 chief
Germany’s Olympic Committee has appointed Peter Zuehlsdorff as the new head of Leipzig’s 2012 Olympic bid after the previous chief stepped down over allegations he had worked for the former East German Stasi secret police.
Fiji bid wins Netball World Champs
Fiji has won the bidding race to host the World Netball Championships in 2007.
The Week Ahead
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LPGA tees up more growth
The LPGA commissioner says the women‘s game has never looked better with TV ratings and attendances up from 2002.
Windies legal eagles set for 2007
The sports law group of Mishcon de Reya has been named as the legal partner to the West Indies Cricket Board in their signing of the host agreement to stage the 2007 Cricket World Cup.