Events
Demons get new CEO
Aussie Rules team the Melbourne Demons has appointed a new chief executive officer.
White Sox rename ballpark
Comiskey Park, home of Major League Baseball's Chicago White Sox, will now be called US Cellular Field after mobile phone company US Cellular Corporation agreed to buy the stadium's naming rights.
Hyundai drives to Port Adelaide
Australian Rules football team Port Adelaide has signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with car brand Hyundai.
Fulham looks at broad picture
English Premier League soccer club Fulham has secured a deal with Sportev to create, operate and market its broadband channel.
FIBT bet on sponsor
The FIBT - the international governing body for the sports of bobsleigh and skeleton - has clinched a sponsorship deal for its Bobsleigh World Championships in Winterberg, Germany.
Now New Zealand pull out
New Zealand cricket chiefs have defied a ruling by the sport's world governing body the ICC and confirmed they will not play World Cup games in Kenya.
Two-week 2012 delay
As expected, the UK government has delayed making a decision on whether to bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Norwich Union goes Indoors
Norwich Union has struck a deal to become a national partner of the IAAF's World Indoor Championships in Athletics, taking place in the UK in March.
Getting the name right
Steven Violetta, executive vice president of business affairs at Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres has explained to sportbusiness.com the process behind the naming rights deal secured earlier this week for its new stadium.
NASCAR runs out of gas
One of motor sport’s longest-running sponsorships will end this season with ConocoPhillips announcing that its 76 brand of gasoline will no longer be the official fuel of NASCAR.
MLB owners ‘collusion’ claim
Major League Baseball players have taken the first step toward filing a collusion grievance against club owners by requesting management documents about negotiations with free agents this off-season.
Promoter’s cash dividend
US promoter Dover Motorsports has declared a quarterly cash dividend on both classes of common stock of $.01 per share.
Qantas scores naming deal
Soccer Australia has completed a trio of major sponsorship deals this year after confirming airline Qantas as the naming rights sponsor for all of the country's national soccer teams.
ICC set for host grilling
The latest stage in the saga which is dominating the run up to the Cricket World Cup takes place today as the ICC braces itself for new calls to move games out of Zimbabwe.
London 2012 decision delay
The UK government looks certain to delay its long-awaited decision on whether to back a bid for the 2012 Olympic Games as a result of heightening tensions in the Middle East.
Lewis v Tyson edges closer
A rematch between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson has taken a big step forward after promoters for Ukrainian boxer Vitali Klitschko confirmed his planned heavyweight bout with Lewis was off.
Sabres bid hits new hurdle
Buffalo businessman Mark Hamister’s bid to buy NHL team the Buffalo Sabres has been held up by creditors of the club's broadcaster, Adelphia.
Hornets buzz over crowd
The NBA's New Orleans Hornets says its entertainment-based marketing campaign is bringing people through the turnstiles this season.