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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.

New Zealand pay television operator Sky Network Television will join rival TelstraSaturn in broadcasting live three end-of-year rugby tests by the All Blacks against Ireland, Scotland and Argentina.

US regional broadcast network Fox Sports Net has announced that it is on the verge of signing its first tie-ups to develop interactive services.

A new plan for a 90,000-seat Wembley stadium, including a temporary athletics track, has been presented to the UK Government.

The governing body of women's tennis (WTA) is increasing security at its tournaments after the US air strikes on Afghanistan.