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Senior organisers from Sydney 2000, widely recognised as the best games ever, look set to be drafted in to assist with future events after the secretary general of the Australian Olympic Committee moved to Olympic headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.

British Eurosport has signed a deal with a UK ski and snowboard show as it ramps up promotion of its coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

The Charlotte Hornets have moved another step closer to Louisville after confirmation of financial backing from Tricon Global Restaurants and support from the state governor.

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung has voiced concerns that terrorists might target next year’s World Cup, arguing that no country is secure in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Michel Platini – former French soccer captain and long-time favourite to head European governing body UEFA – has pulled out of the race to replace Lennart Johansson.

UK government troubleshooter Patrick Carter made his first public appearance this afternoon before a Parliamentary select committee set up to investigate the decision to scrap London as the venue for the 2005 World Athletics Championships.

Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, has indicated that London’s chance of hosting the 2012 Games is practically dead in the water.

Australia's Seven Network has paid an incredible ten-times more than any local network has ever paid to screen a one-off soccer match by the national team, the Socceroos.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) has ended attempts to resolve its long-running dispute with US satellite platform DirecTV over the carriage of pay-per-view events.

UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC will continue to show live coverage of the London Marathon after signing a new four-year deal for the exclusive TV rights to the event.

Two former US broadcast executives have set up Transfusion Integrated Properties (TIP) - a company aimed at creating fresh revenue streams for existing sports properties.

New Zealand is poised to lose either a 2003 World Cup rugby union semi-final or a whole pool and a quarter-final to ensure it makes a profit from the tournament.

Asian pay-TV platform ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed up Toshiba and Carlsberg Asia as broadcast sponsors for coverage of English Premier League soccer.

Action Performance, the Nasdaq-listed motorsports marketing company, has signed an exclusive ten-year licensing agreement with Chip Ganassi, winner of four CART world championships and owner of two NASCAR racing teams.

US broadcaster NBC has extended its current rights agreement with the US Golf Association through to 2008, including coverage of the US Open Championships.

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