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The Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has acquired the TV rights to the Tour de las Americas - the only professional golf tour of Latin America and the Caribbean.

English Premier League club Charlton Athletic moved back into profit but warned of spiralling player wages costs.

Charlton Athletic plc has reported a surge in turnover from £11.7million ($16.7m/B

Africa is considering a bid for the 2010 World Cup in which the tournament would be hosted by two countries, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said.

The NBA's new minor league tips off on Friday with players that only the most hardcore basketball fans have ever heard of but with name-brand corporate sponsors befitting its marketing-savvy parent league.

UK broadcaster Channel 5 claimed success with its coverage of Germany’s vital World Cup qualifier with the Ukraine this week.

The NBA is reportedly in discussions with media giant AOL Time Warner over the creation of a jointly-owned television network.

Daktronics, the US-based large screen and video display manufacturer, has reported lower than expected second quarter revenues of $41.6 million (B

Football League clubs have accused the UK’s cash-strapped cable group NTL of weaselling out of an agreement to pay for internet rights by introducing stringent benchmarks linked to fees, writes today’s Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Soccer fans could be watching video clips of winning goals at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea on their mobile phones if Tuesday's test of a high-speed wireless system allows development of a fully operational network.

After more than four years of negotiations, the owners of the Colorado Rockies have agreed to buy Oren Benton's 23.7 percent share of the team out of US Bankruptcy Court.

Soccer fans could be watching video clips of winning goals at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea on their mobile phones if Tuesday's test of a high-speed wireless system allows development of a fully operational network.

England's South West Trains rail network has signed a three-year deal with i2i Marketing, a subsidiary of Benchmark Sport, to provide entertainment and interactive marketing at stations key to major sports and cultural events.

The US Tennis Association (USTA) has unveiled a major reorganisation – including the creation of a new marketing and communications division.

World Snooker has appointed public relations firm Hill and Knowlton to raise the profile of the sport and the governing body.

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is taking advantage of the scrapping of betting duty in the UK by launching its telephone betting service there from Friday.