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UK-based TV production company Televideo has clinched a deal with Octagon to provide coverage of British Superbikes worth £400,000 ($644,000/EUR584,200).
Business

MasterCard has cemented itself as one of soccer's major backers after confirming its sponsorship of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA's Euro 2004 tournaments.
Business

Automotive manufacturer Dodge, which is already an official sponsor of the NASCAR motor racing series, has furthered its investment in the US franchise after signing a new grass-roots racing sponsorship deal.
Events

The Sunshine Tour, the South African professional golf circuit, has lost its chief executive Louis Martin who has resigned after four years at the helm.
Business

Advertising and marketing giant WPP has unveiled a major new sport sponsorship tool.
Events

The Grand Prix of Road America has been dropped from this season's CART calendar after race organisers failed to pay last season's sanctioning fee.
Events

The crisis in the Middle East is continuing to impact on sport after the second leg of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup 2003 was cancelled.
Business

A number of leading English Football League soccer clubs have called for a more co-operative approach to solving business problems, during a seminar aimed at addressing human resource issues in sport.
Events

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has completed a two-day visit to Athens to inspect tennis facilities being constructed for the 2004 Olympic Games.
Business

The management of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) say they have no regrets over the decision to boycott a Cricket World Cup game in Zimbabwe - despite the fact it cost England a first round exit.
Business

Representatives from the Phoenix area are to meet with National Football League (NFL) owners later this month to persuade them of the city's suitability to host the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl.
Events

Riders in the Tour de France could soon be cycling past the Empire State Building if plans to take the race to New York reach fruition.
Business

Canal+ has won the French pay-TV rights contract for the Champions League, beginning with the 2003/04 season, after signing a deal with UEFA.
Events

Motor insurance firm Hastings Direct is to replace Britannic Asset Management as sponsor of the WTA's Eastbourne International Championships after signing a new two-year deal.
Events

A number of major sport events face an uncertain future as the crisis in the Middle East continues its relentless march towards warfare.
Events

Last year's FIH Women's Hockey World Cup, held inAustralia between November 24 and December 8, broke records for the sport in terms of TV audience reach.
Events

The Canadian Football League has announced its latest TV rights deal which will again see the coverage shared between cable network TSN and free-to-air broadcaster CBC.
Business

David Bernstein has resigned from his post as chairman of English Premier League team Manchester City.