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Eurosport is to give indoor hockey its highest ever TV exposure with a deal to broadcast the inaugural Indoor Hockey World Cup next month.
Business

Live Aid pioneer Bob Geldof has emerged as the unlikely figure who could prompt the England cricket team to boycott playing its controversial World Cup game in Zimbabwe.
Business

Wireless communication firm Verizon Wireless has entered into an exclusive, long-term, multi-million dollar major sponsorship agreement with the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks, NBA's Chicago Bulls and the United Center.
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Advertisers who spent millions of dollars on securing slots during the Super Bowl will await with interest a study into the viewing habits of those with the TiVo personal video player.
Business

The rows over the staging of games during this year's Cricket World Cup show no sign of abating after New Zealand called on the game's governing body, the ICC, to scrap Kenya as a venue for the tournament.
Business

FIFA has signed its latest official partner for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Events

Confusion reigns over Lennox Lewis' next bout with the promoter of Ukranian boxer Vitali Klitschko (pictured) insisting his title challenge is still on, despite claims talks between the two fighters broke down last week.
Business

England rugby league tournament, the TXU Energi Challenge Cup, has been rebranded the Powergen Challenge Cup.
Business

London-based insurance company Brit Insurance Holdings PLC has been confirmed as the new title sponsor of The Super Series Squash Finals, one of the sport’s most coveted events.
Events

IEC has signed deals to distribute two major soccer events in China.
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Canal Plus' lucrative TV rights deal for coverage of the French domestic top-flight football league has been nullified by the country's competition regulatory body.
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Jacques Rogge, president of the IOC, touches down in Athens today for a three-day visit to see for himself progress made by organisers in preparation for the 2004 Games.
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The Spanish Olympic Committee has designated Madrid as its choice to bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Vancouver has revealed the details of its bidding document to host the Winter Olympics in 2010.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is set to be the latest to launch a reality TV programme.
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Steven Bornstein has been appointed as president and CEO of the proposed 24-hour network the NFL Channel, scheduled to be launched later this year.
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ESPN is to beam this weekend's Super Bowl between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders to more than 140 countries throughout the world.
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Discussions between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the US broadcast networks on the TV rights deals for the 2010 Winter Olympics have begun this week.