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Mexican Soccer to appear on PSN
Spanish language pay-TV operator Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has announced that it has acquired the live rights to Mexican football for Latin America excluding Brazil.
Russian clubs sign new TV deal
Russian premier division soccer clubs, nearly halfway into the season, will finally get a chance to be seen on national television after finding wealthy sponsors for the broadcasts.
Transport links ‘key to next Olympic Games’
The people of Athens are likely to benefit most from transport improvements to the city for the 2004 Olympic Games, according to Athens 2004 president Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.
Kirch has two weeks to buy ISL’s World Cup rights
German media giant Kirch said soccer’s ruling body FIFA has given it until July 2 to decide whether to purchase ISL's broadcasting rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cup tournaments.
Kim bounces back to be IOC member
Kim Un-yong's position as a leading contender for the IOC presidency despite the warning he received in the biggest bribery scandal in Olympic history says a great deal about his influence in world sport.
Cart to test European tracks
Championship Auto Racing Teams, in conjunction with Dale Coyne Racing and Firestone, will conduct special one-day tests at England’s Rockingham Motor Speedway on Tuesday and Germany’s Eurospeedway next Monday in preparation for inaugural FedEx Championship Series events scheduled in September at the new oval venues.
Australian baseball appoints new executive director
The Australian Baseball Federation (ABF) has appointed Christopher White as its new national executive director.
Go Racing deal revived
The Go Racing deal for interactive rights to UK horse racing is back on. Arena Leisure, one of the companies in the bidding consortium that includes BSkyB and Channel 4, told the stock exchange this morning that British Horseracing Board (BHB) advisors have agreed Go Racing's licence terms.
Everton edge closer to new stadium
English Premier League soccer club Everton have moved a step closer to moving to a new stadium on Liverpool’s waterfront after being recommended as the preferred developer for the King’s Dock site by Liverpool’s urban regeneration quango Liverpool Vision.
OSB signs five-year deal with Sky NZ
New Zealand television production firm On Site Broadcasting (OSB) has signed a five-year domestic contract to handle all satellite broadcaster BSkyB’s coverage of sporting events in the country.
ATP to broadcast matches over the Internet
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is looking to broadcast all of its tournaments over the internet.
Legendary test match venue in multi-million dollar naming rights deal
English cricket Test match venue the Fosters Oval is to be renamed the AMP Oval after a record-breaking sponsorship deal with Surrey Country Cricket Club.
Singapore’s sponsor struggle
Singapore is struggling to keep prestigious sporting events because sponsors say the island cannot give them a good return on their investment.
IOC presidential campaign: Rogge – Fit to be king?
Hurt by the biggest corruption scandal in its history as well as the perennial problem of drugs, it is no surprise that the Olympic movement appears keen to call on a clean-cut doctor to run its affairs.
Anti-Beijing bid protestors target Embassy
Pro-Tibetan rights activists have climbed onto a ledge above the entrance to the Chinese Embassy in Washington and unfurled a banner protesting against Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics.
Intrade creates sport betting derivatives market
A new sport betting service based on derivative-style contracts will launch this week in the UK.
Clubs meet UEFA over Champions League reform
Eight of Europe’s top soccer clubs are meeting with European soccer’s ruling body UEFA today to discuss the reform of the Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
Rogge: German Olympic bid ‘has everything going for it’
Germany has a good chance of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, according to newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge.