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The Brazilian Golf Confederation has signed a five-year rights deal with Brazilian sports marketing company Speed Sports for the country?s first golf tour.
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The IOC?s decision to ban any Olympic Games broadcast on the internet has been blasted by some of the world?s biggest online news services.
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NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol has defended the network?s broadcast strategy for the Sydney Olympics in the face of disappointing ratings.
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As the track and field stage of the Olympics gets underway, NBC will be hoping for a reversal of its fortunes.
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Ticket touts have flown into Sydney from around the world but their hopes of making a fast buck from the Olympics have been dashed.
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Australian Olympics officials have said they were confident the relaid soccer pitches in Melbourne and Canberra would be in suitable condition for the Sydney Games events starting on September 13.
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NFL action will be broadcast in a record 194 countries as the new season kicks-off.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard has staunchly defended politicians accepting free tickets and corporate hospitality at next month's Sydney Olympics.
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IEC in Sports has signed a three year deal with the International Table Tennis Federation.
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The BBC is planning to broadcast round-the-clock coverage of the Olympic Games across its television, radio and internet platforms.
Business

The first person to be convicted on federal charges of running an illegal offshore Internet sports gambling operation has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison.
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PrimeShot.com, the professional event photography service, is to partner the Baltimore Ravens to capture film of fans enjoying memorable moments at Ravens training camp, special events and all PSINet Stadium Ravens games.
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Video-on-demand (VOD) firm Yes Television ? which hopes to become one of the leaders in on-demand sport ? has formed a joint venture with Sky Vision Corporation.
Business

Hart Ventures plc, the venture capital arm of the estate of Sir Emmanuel Kaye, has acquired a 35% stake worth #2.8million in the UK-based sports sponsorship and PR agency, Craigie Taylor International.
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There seems to be no end to the spell cast by Tiger Woods over television viewers, after his performance broke records again at the weekend.
Business

Russians have commemorated the 20th anniversary of the opening of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, seen in the country as an unqualified success despite a debilitating boycott by Western countries.
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The Minnesota Twins baseball team is exploring the possibility of playing a series in a temporary stadium next season.
Business

Ernst & Young has entered into a three year sponsorship agreement with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) as the Official Professional Services Firm.