Events

UK-based football information company ClubCall has become the first ever sponsor of the Rothmans Football Yearbook.

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been hit by falling revenues and net income in its first quarter results ended July 26, 2002.

The sponsorship row which threatened to disrupt the ICC Champions Trophy tournament in Sri Lanka next month may be close to resolution, according to media reports.

The European Commission intends to take a favourable view of UEFA’s revised joint selling arrangement for Champions League broadcast rights, but how will UEFA sell internet, wireless 3G, physical media and radio rights?

The European Commission has published a full report on the agreement reached between the EC and UEFA over the Champions League media rights marketing policy.

Sponsorship consultancy Redmandarin has recruited Visa executive Adrian New to head up its new Asian office.

The commercial rights to professional snooker look set to be awarded to the World Sport Group after its main rival pulled out of the bidding process on the eve of today's crunch players meeting.

The UEFA deadline for declarations of interest for the exploitation of broadcast rights for the finals of the Euro 2004 soccer tournament (outside Europe) expires, the Australian Football League (AFL) holds a general forum for international Australian football bodies during the inaugural International Cup in Melbourne and Indianapolis hosts the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Congress where the new president will be elected.

Budweiser today announced a four-year sponsorship deal with Manchester United Football Club. Starting from the 2002-2003 FA Premiership season, Budweiser will be a Platinum Sponsor of the club and become the Official Beer of Manchester United.

Beer giant Budweiser today announced a four-year sponsorship deal with English Premiership soccer club Manchester United.

The action sports sector’s premier event, X Games, is to be given a prime time network slot across the US for the first time in its history.

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has launched a new 'Speed on Demand' web service that lets fans replay races on their computers.

Pan-Asian network ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has signed a host of new carriage agreements in China, doubling the distribution reach of its sports content.

The broadcast rights to England's European Championship qualifing game in Turkey have been snapped up by pay-TV platform BSkyB.

MasterCard International has become the naming rights sponsor of the Australian Masters golf, renaming the tournament the MasterCard Masters.

Dorfman goes as the downsizing of the financially troubled Kirch Group continues with the closure of its Kirch Sport office in London.