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The debacle over staging the IAAF’s World Athletic Championships has blown London’s chances of being taken seriously as a host to a major sporting events for the next 20 years, according to leading global sport industry experts.

The debacle over staging the IAAF’s World Athletic Championships has blown London’s chances of being taken seriously as a host to a major sporting events for the next 20 years, according to leading global sport industry experts.

In light of the recent global security issues, the organisers of the 12th annual SportelMonaco market were 'more than satisfied' with the attendance levels for the event.

According to industry sources, Canadian sports channel The Score has been put up for sale with the Toronto-based broadcaster CTV among the bidders.

The home ground of Australian rules football club Geelong has undergone its second title change in four years under a three-year naming rights deal believed to be worth more than A$1.4 million (US$700,000, B

The International Tennis Federation has approved the playing of the Davis Cup final between Australia and France next month on a portable grass court at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

Audi of America has signed a deal to become an associate sponsor for the world’s largest two-day rowing event, the Charles Regatta in Massachusetts.

English Premier League soccer is slipping closer to experiencing its first strike action as the row between the League and Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) escalates.

Sports internet and radio company TEAMtalk Media has bought struggling long-wave music station Atlantic 252.

Shares in News Corporation, a major stakeholder in America’s FOX Network, the UK’s BSkyB, Asian pay-TV network Star TV and Fox Sports Australia, jumped 7 percent today, when Rupert Murdoch told shareholders that the company was in good shape to ride the current economic storm.

Major League Baseball and Fox Sports Networks’ interactive divisions have teamed up to present online access to post-season action.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment has signed a series of agreements delivering more than 2,200 hours of WWFE programming across three continents.

A senior Japanese figure has blasted FIFA over expected profits generated by the 2002 World Cup Japan is co-hosting with South Korea.

Microsoft's MSN Internet unit is teaming with the National Hockey League to offer free online audio broadcasts of every game.

A players strike in support of the Professional Football Associations (PFA) demand for a five percent share of television money in the UK could be a pyrrhic victory for the game, according to consultancy firm Deloitte and Touche.

Vertical Alliance has unleashed new online ticketing software it claims will transform web-based ticketing.