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Top doping expert questions blood test validity
Swimming's top doping expert has questioned the reliability of tests used to detect erythropoietin (EPO), one of the most dangerous banned drugs in sport.
Europeans angry at Ryder Cup snub
Continental countries in Europe are expected to meet later this month to discuss what they see as a snub by the European Tour and the PGA following last week's decision to award the Ryder Cup to Wales in 2010 and to Scotland in 2014.
Fox drops NFL virtual imaging
US broadcaster Fox Sports is dropping its '1st and Ten' virtual line from its NFL coverage citing high production costs.
Super Bowl may be moved to New York
The National Football League (NFL), still struggling with its scheduling of the Super Bowl, is considering moving the biggest sporting event in the United States to the New York area this season.
Crown jewel events ‘will always attract sponsors’
International investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein said it is not surprised by news that the organisers of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City have almost reached their sponsorship targets.
Valladolid to host canoe championship
Spanish city Valladolid will host the 2003 canoeing world marathon championships.
FA looks to FIFA for World Cup TV deal
The English Football Association (FA) has confirmed that it is in talks with soccer’s governing body FIFA in an attempt to ensure that next year’s World Cup is broadcast on UK terrestrial television.
IAAF fears as London struggles to find 2005 venue
London’s plans to host the IAAF World Athletics Championships in 2005 are hanging by a thread after claims the plug was set to be pulled on a proposed £87million ($128.06m/B
NFL to switch to saturday night prime time slot
The National Football League has announced that it will move two rounds of playoff action from their traditional Saturday afternoon slots to a more high-profile time on Saturday nights for the coming season in a bid to boost viewership.
BBC sign up Freeman and Johnson
UK terrestrial broadcaster the BBC has signed up 400m stars Cathy Freeman and Michael Johnson as part of its commentary team for the upcoming World Athletics Championships, to be held in Edmonton, Canada through August 3-12.
Haffa resigns as CEO of EMTV
Cash-strapped German media giant EMTV has announced that its chief executive Thomas Haffa is to resign from the company he created in 1989.
Talksport signs beer deal
talkSPORT, the UK national radio station, has signed a £1m ($1.4m) deal with the brewer Scottish Courage, the maker of John Smith beer.
Activists put pressure on Chinese Olympic bid
Human rights groups, backed by China's best-known exiled dissident and Tibetan activists, have launched a campaign against awarding the 2008 Summer Olympic Games to China.
PSN to broadcast Latin American Soccer Cup Competitions
Latin American pay-TV sports network PSN is to broadcast more than 100 matches from two of the region’s soccer tournaments – the Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte.
Go Racing takes on Channel 4 marketing man
Go Racing, the consortium group which has acquired the media rights to UK horse racing, has hired a marketing adviser from broadcaster Channel 4.
FOX sheds part of MLB coverage in Disney deal
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New competition for Golfing Legends
A new golf tournament for the ‘golden oldies’ of the sport will commence on November 16-18 at The Ocean Coaurs in Kiawah Island, South Carolina with each member of the winning team receiving $150,000 (B
Fox threatens to pull Time Warner baseball coverage
US broadcaster, Fox Sports Net has threatened to pull its coverage of some Major League Baseball games from Time Warner cable subscribers in Los Angeles over a long-running dispute on increases in surcharge rates.