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The English Rugby Football League (RFL) has appointed Glenn Baker as its new commercial director.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has issued a statement defending himself against allegations of corruption and the proposed legal action filed by some members of the FIFA Executive Committee.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has issued a statement defending himself against allegations of corruption and the proposed legal action filed by some members of the FIFA Executive Committee.

Motor insurance firm Hastings Direct has been named as the new sponsor of the British Tour and National Tennis Championships.

Motor insurance firm Hastings Direct has been named as the new sponsor of the British Tour and National Tennis Championships.

Sports watch firm TAG Heuer has signed a new deal with young English golfer Nick Dougherty.

Sports watch firm TAG Heuer has signed a new deal with young English golfer Nick Dougherty.

Ticketmaster has signed a multi-year ticketing agreement with the United Center in Chicago, Illinois - home of both the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks.

Ticketmaster has signed a multi-year ticketing agreement with the United Center in Chicago, Illinois - home of both the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks.

The Walt Disney-owned US free-to-air network ABC has renewed its TV rights deal for the British Open golf tournament.

Following an on-site inspection, soccer governing body FIFA has expressed its contentment with the security arrangements ahead of this summer's World Cup.

Venues hoping to host Golden League athletics meetings will now have to meet strict criteria for TV coverage and financial security, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said.

Domestic viewing figures for England's FA Cup final, which took place this weekend, were the lowest in the tournament's history.

Jeff Chapman, the former majority shareholder in the bankrupt Sportsworld Media plc, has told sportbusiness.com that it is "unlikely" he will buy any of the UK assets or businesses of the company.

European internet and mobile provider of sports content, Sports.com, is to offer mobile phone users a new pay-per-use Formula One SMS alert service.

Shares in sportswear giant adidas-Salomon, one of the major sponsors of this summer's soccer World Cup and endorser of dozens of sport's biggest names, have risen following solid first quarter 2002 results.

German soccer’s Bundesliga is turning up the heat on financially stricken media giant Kirch as it looks to secure remaining money due for its TV rights.

As expected, UK pay-TV platform ITV Digital was switched off this morning although its ITV Sport Channel will continue as a free-to-air offering until the end of the football season.