Events

US sports recruitment specialist Game Face has appointed a new senior executive - while Matt Pietsch has quit.

US digital radio station Sirius has signed a new deal to broadcast Major League Baseball post-season action.

Rights selling agency Fox Sports International has brokered a TV deal for the US PGA Tour in Iceland.

The African nations bidding to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup will present their bid dossiers to soccer's governing body next week.

IEC in Sports has renewed its representation of USA Track & Field's Golden Spike Tour for 2004.

Experienced Olympic journalist Steve Parry has been appointed as the media director for London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics.

A major new annual women's golf tournament - with a $1m prize pot - is to be staged in South Africa from 2005.

Canada's government has hinted it might be prepared to relax its tough anti-tobacco laws in a bid to get its Formula One Grand Prix back on track.

European soccer governing body UEFA has agreed a new deal with Eurosport for archive and delayed pan-European Champions League TV rights.

Italy's Serie A is the most popular European soccer league among Chinese fans - with the English Premiership close behind, according to a major new report entitled Football in China.

The NHL has upgraded and relaunched its online archive.

Major League Baseball is expanding its online offering, with the introduction of live coverage of postseason games on its official website to those living outside the US and Japan.

NFL has extended its deal with BT Broadcast Services to transmit games and highlights across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Hockey governing body the FIH says web traffic during last month's Rabobank Hockey Champions Trophy soared to new heights.

World basketball governing body FIBA will not renew its existing television deal with Sportfive when it concludes at the end of next year - instead, taking its rights in-house.

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NASCAR has signed a Canadian TV deal with privately held broadcaster Craig Media.

The NFL and online media experts RealNetworks have unveiled new packages of live and archived audio and video footage.