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Jowell to meet with IOC’s Rogge
Tessa Jowell, the UK government's Culture,Media and Sport minister, is to meet with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge today to discuss a potential London bid for the 2012 Games.
World Cup bids meet deadline
The International Rugby Board has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that both England and France met yesterday's deadline for the resubmission of bidding documents to host the 2007 World Cup.
MTA Media wins speedway deal
The British Speedway Promoters Association has announced the appointment of MTA Media to oversee all public relations activities for British Speedway in 2003.
Wembley’s Olympic argument
The spectre of the new Wembley stadium has cast a shadow over government discussions on a proposed London bid for the 2012 Olympics after the venue was ignored in the bidding plans.
Ashworth high in the Sky
Sue Ashworth has been named as the new head of commercial development at UK pay-TV network Sky Sports.
CricketNext.com nets World Cup rights
Indian-based internet portal CricketNext.com has secured the online rights to next month's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
ITC clears Sky for World Cup
As expected, the Independent Television Commission (ITC) has given UK pay-TV network Sky Sports the official green light to air live and exclusive coverage of next month's Cricket World Cup.
TV takes Super Bowl worldwide
The NFL has announced that the Super Bowl will be broadcast to 800 million people in 220 countries around the world.
Fox Sports teams with Lycos
US broadcaster Fox Sports is to sell broadband access to its daily video highlights through online portal Lycos.com.
ECB confirms World Cup go-ahead
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed England will play its World Cup match in Zimbabwe despite mounting political pressure - and a protest (pictured) which threaten to overshadow the expected announcement.
ATP switches Asian venues
The ATP has switched two of its Asian events to different cities for 2003.
Blair cautious over London Olympics
In his first public comment on the issue, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair was lukewarm in his support for a London Olympic bid for the 2012 Games.
TalkSPORT parent appointment
Calum Macaulay has been appointed business development director at The Wireless Group - owners of UK national commercial sport radio station talkSPORT.
TV tunes in to Cricket World Cup
The global TV coverage of the Cricket World Cup has been boosted after News Corp. owned rights holders Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) signed new deals in India and the Americas.
PGA Tour renews Canadian TV deals
The US PGA Tour has renewed its television rights deals in Canada for another four years.
United seek academy agency
English Premier League soccer club Newcastle United is looking to appoint an agency to help market its new training and academy complex.
Serie A returns to UK
Italian Serie A soccer is to return to UK screens after British Eurosport clinched a new broadcast deal.
ESPN HD gets launch date
ESPN has announced that its new high definition TV network, ESPN HD, will launch on March 30 of this year.