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First Motorsport has bought the commercial rights to stage the British Rally Championship from the Motor Sports Authority after the event was cancelled this year because of foot and mouth.
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General Motors (GM) is transferring its sponsorship of the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup to Cadillac.
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The decline in dot coms and the economic set-backs within the telecoms industry has severely dented the sectors’ sponsorship spend, according to a new report.
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The UK has been axed as host of the 2005 World Athletic Championships in the wake of the Picketts Lock debacle - with the sport’s governing body re-opening the bidding process.
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Both sides in the power battle between World Snooker, the game's governing body, and internet management company 110Sport, were claiming victory after a High Court ruling in London today.
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The IOC could find itself at odds with some of its European broadcast partners if it pushes ahead with a strategy to achieve expanded coverage of future Olympiads by using developing technologies.
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The 2001-02 Australasian PGA Tour schedule has been released with 19 tournaments played over 14 months for a total of $18million (US$9m/B
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UK government officials will today desperately try to salvage its bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championship – after pulling the plug on the 43,000-seater Picketts Lock stadium.
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Cable operator NTL is in talks about the sale of its 9.9 per cent stake in English Premier League soccer club Newcastle United.
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The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has questioned whether a rival nation is leaking confidential planning information for the 2003 World Cup.
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Boxing promoter Frank Warren (pictured) is offering former WBO World Featherweight champion Prince Nassem Hamed – dropped by US TV network HBO - an opportunity to regain his belt on rival network Showtime.
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Australian broadcaster Seven Network launched legal action on Monday seeking information on the award of lucrative National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League (AFL) television rights to a rival consortium.
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Democratic countries should consider boycotting the 2008 Olympic Games if China fails to show improvements on human rights, the president of the European Parliament has stated.
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The four-country Nordic bid for the 2008 European football championships has announced the venues it is proposing to host the tournament.
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Thailand’s United Broadcasting Corporation Plc (UBC) has struck a three-year deal with ESPN Star, for coverage of the UK soccer Premier League.
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English Premier League football club, Everton has appointed its first direct marketing agency, HuC)t & Company, with the aim of boosting the club’s fan database by over 140,000 names.
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Fox Sports has handed an experienced network consultant in the shape of Dan Harrison the role of senior vice-president of programming and strategic planning.
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Hockey’s governing body, the FC)dC)ration Internationale de Hockey, has launched its new website.