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World Cup TV deal close
UK terrestrial broadcaster, the BBC, says it is confident the long-awaited deal to show the 2002 World Cup soccer finals on free-to-air TV is close to completion after a year-long row with German media giants Kirch.
TEAM to bid ‘aggressively’ for UEFA rights
TEAM Marketing managing director Richard Worth has told sportbusiness.com his company will bid ‘aggressively’ to retain agency rights to market UEFA’s Champions League tournament.
S Korea vows World Cup free of terror
South Korea's top police officer vowed on Tuesday to keep terrorists and soccer hooligans away from the 2002 World Cup and said American and other missions were receiving extra protection amid US-led attacks on Afghanistan.
Soccer bid victory worth $737m
Hosting the Euro 2008 football championships in Scotland could result in a boost of up to £500m ($737m/B
Fans try to bail out Argentine club
Fans of Belgrano de Cordoba soccer club in Argentina have collected $7,696 (B
Castrol dips into fishing industry
Operation Bass, a US fishing tournament organisation, has signed a sponsorship deal with oil firm Castrol for an undisclosed sum.
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Cedric Kushner Boxing merger delayedZenascent, Inc. the New York over the counter billboard-listed incubator company for sports and entertainment event promotion, is to extend the time frame of its merger with Cedric Kushner Boxing (CKB) to allow more time to raise funds.
Canal Plus on target to break even in 2002
The Vivendi-owned Canal Plus media group, whose family of European broadcasting networks have acquired an array of sports rights, is set to achieve its target of breaking even by the close of next year.
UPC closes down its sports cable business
United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC), the Dutch-based cable television and internet group has pulled the plug on its 24-hours a day sports cable network, SPORT 1, sportbusiness.com can confirm.
LPGA event cancelled
The inaugural LPGA Sports Today Classic has been cancelled because of the military action in Afghanistan.
Squash championships cancelled
The world men's squash championships, to be held in Melbourne, Australia next week, became a casualty of international unrest as they were cancelled due to lack of financial support.
Sponsor threat in FIFA TV row
Failure to strike major market TV deals for next summer's FIFA World Cup could result in sponsors demanding compensation.
FIFA under pressure on Caribbean rights
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set for a showdown over World Cup 2002 TV rights for a number of Caribbean territories.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set for a showdown over World Cup 2002 TV rights for a number of Caribbean territories.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter is set for a showdown over World Cup 2002 TV rights for a number of Caribbean territories.
Gothenburg to host 2006 European Championships
The Council of the European Athletic Association (EAA) has announced that Gothenburg in Sweden will be the host city for the 2006 European Championships.
Jordan to get primetime return to NBA
As predicted by sportbusiness.com last week, US broadcaster NBC has restructured its schedule to show live coverage of Michael Jordan's return to the NBA.
Wallaby tour to go ahead
The Australian government has told the national rugby team they should go ahead with their tour of Europe but warned them to keep a check on the security implications of US-led strikes on Afghanistan, officials said on Monday.