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Scrap the tobacco ban and get your race back - that was the stark message from Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone after a last-gasp bid by Canadian Grand Prix promoters to cling on to its place in the racing calendar.
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Benfield Sports International (BSI), rights holders of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP), has signed a three-year extension for the hosting agreement of the Scandinavian Grand Prix.
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Granada Enterprises, the selling arm of UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV, is believed to wnat close to £5million for the broadcast sponsorship of the channel's coverage of next year's European Football Championships.
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The IOC has completed the restructuring of its management team - with the appointment of a new sports director.
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The IAAF is to improve the 'quality and quantity' of its media coverage and work closer with its commercial partners, as part of a far-reaching plan to enhance the image of athletics.
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Offshore Challenges Events has bought up the sponsorship and media rights to the solo TransAtlantic sailing race STAR with the aim of developing it into a globally renowned property.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has demanded that the $6.5m withheld following the Cricket World Cup be paid back immediately – and with interest.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the organising committee for the Olympic Games in Athens 2004 (ATHOC) for the successful running of the test events held over the past few days.
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Independent sponsorship and experiential events agency The WorksLondon is to undergo a restructuring as it expands its business.
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MotoGP has unveiled its new calendar for 2004 - with Qatar the only new addition, following the signing earlier this summer of a new five-year hosting agreement.
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Electronics giant Samsung has joined the International Hockey Federation's band of global partners.
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Major League Baseball has signed a new deal with ESPN to carry the MLB Division Series - in what will be the first time ESPN has televised postseason games in prime time.
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Sporting events across the US and Canada found themselves in chaos last night as a massive power outage forced event organisers to reschedule and postpone at short notice.
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Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone has finally confirmed what most assumed all along - that the Canadian Grand Prix has been ditched from the 2004 calendar.
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For the first time brands will be able to electronically track the level of TV exposure they receive from sport thanks to the development of new ground-breaking image recognition technology by research firm TNSSport.
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WestJet has signed as official national airline of the 2003 Road World Cycling Championships taking place in Hamilton, Canada.