Events

The executive board of basketball governing body FIBA Europe met in Spain over the weekend, confirming two new internal appointments.

TEAM Marketing has signed off two further TV rights deals for the next Champions League contract in Scandinavia and the Republic of Ireland.

Media Partners Group, which distributes the broadcast rights to the Ski World Cup, has stated that the 2002-2003 competition will receive record levels of worldwide television exposure.

Golf's British Masters is to be given a facelift and 'massive' cash injection following an agreement reached between The European Tour and International Sports Management.

World cricket governing body the ICC says it will not expand the use of technology to assist umpires at next year's Cricket World Cup.

NFL Europe has unveiled the logo (pictured) and details of its showpiece event next year - the World Bowl.

Competition for the new Champions League broadcast rights contract is hotting up in Scandinavia.

The International Cricket Council's commercial arm has begun internal discussions over the issue of player contracts ahead of next year's Cricket World Cup.

Golf's European Seniors Tour will return to the Caribbean for the fourth successive year as the islands of Barbados and Tobago host the opening two events on the 2003 schedule.

English soccer Premier League team Chelsea is to broadcast full match coverage of its Worthington Cup game on its TV channel just one hour after the full-time whistle.

Sports Capital, a new UK networking hospitality company, has launched, boasting an extensive diary of sports-celebrity led events.

The US Olympic Committee has chosen New York City as its candidate to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Local organisers of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games say they will announce more than 40 bidding tenders to manage food and catering services between now and January.

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has unveiled its bid which will compete with England to host the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

After months of speculation, the English Football League has finally agreed a television highlights deal with ITV - the broadcaster whose ill-fated ITV Digital pay-TV platform has left many clubs facing financial extinction.

Coverage of European rugby union’s Heineken Cup could move to a pay-TV platform according to the chief executive of the company in charge of the event.

A new UK-based sport media and entertainment consultancy has been set up specialising in logistics for sports launches, broadcast events and award ceremonies.

Ex-world champion Jahangir Khan has been elected president of the World Squash Federation (WSF).