Events

Former Sportfive COO Jermone Valcke has been appointed the new CEO of FIFA Marketing.

Chris Clouser has been appointed as the new president of men's tennis governing body the ATP and chief executive officer of its commercial arm, ATP Properties.

The Denver Nuggets have been confirmed as hosts of the 2005 NBA All-Star game.

Sportswear giant Nike has upped its investment in English grass-roots soccer after agreeing a kit sponsorship deal with Nationwide Conference side Scarborough.

Global Cricket Corporation's compensation claim following the Cricket World Cup earlier this year is set to loom large on the agenda of the ICC during a week-long series of meetings taking place in London.

NASCAR has given the green light to the International Speedway Corporation for the realignment of Winston Cup Series dates between its North Carolina, Darlington and California facilities in a move designed to boost the commercial benefits.

Find out what events, meetings and dates for the diary occur this week, in our regular round up of the week ahead.

The candidates in the race for two of the top jobs at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have been unveiled.

Fresh from agreeing a deal in Germany, UEFA and its agency TEAM Marketing have now secured a TV rights renewal contract for coverage of the Champions League with Spanish free-to-air broadcaster TVE.

America's Cup holders Team Alinghi have made a shortlist of five candidate cities to host the 2007 sailing event.

Benfield Sports International (BSI) has signed a new four-year deal to keep the FIM British Speedway Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium in Wales.

The assets of the doomed Arrows Formula One team go under the hammer next week, cars and all, as the administrators look to raise funds for creditors.

Korean candidate for vice-presidency of the International Olympic Committee, Un Yong Kim is believed to have withdrawn from the bidding for the prominent post.

Bernie Ecclestone will be forced to give car manufacturers a bigger slice of TV revenues to prevent the formation of a breakaway motorsports series, the Jordan team's marketing chief believes.

Christian Bimes, head of the French Tennis Federation, has called for a revision of the current governance of the sport including the existing calendar of events.

Ahead of next month's British Formula One Grand Prix, Silverstone is putting the finishing touches to a number of venue improvements as it bids to avoid the logistical criticism aimed at the circuit in previous years.