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DUSSELDORF IN TALKS WITH ATP OVER HOSTING TENNIS TOURNAMENT
The German city of Dusseldorf wants to stage the World Team Cup tennis tournament until 2007, organisers have said.
GO RACING SET TO CLINCH TV DEAL
Arena Leisure, the racecourse and media group, is set to announce this week it has clinched a deal to control television rights to British horseracing, according to newspaper reports.
KIRCH TAKES OVER HBS FOR 2002 WORLD CUP
KirchMedia has taken `full and sole control? of HBS, the host broadcasting company for soccer?s 2002 World Cup in the light of the financial crisis at ISL.
PUGH BLASTED BY NETWORK OVER RIGHTS CLAIMS
UK commercial network ITV has slammed International Rugby Board chairman Vernon Pugh over his claims it is still interested in securing the rights for the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.
AMERISUITES SIGNS NEW THREE-YEAR RACING DEAL
AmeriSuites has signed a new three-year sponsorship of American Spirit Racing's (ASR) team in the BF Goodrich Trans-Am Series.
ATLANTA SENIOR PGA TOUR EVENT UNDER THREAT
Atlanta?s ten year old Senior PGA Tour event could become another victim of the dot com crash.
GOODWILL GAMES PLANNING ON TRACK
The 2001 Goodwill Games organisers say they are on track to deliver a successful event.
SUPREME RULING IN NFL BROADCAST BATTLE
The Supreme Court has ruled against a satellite TV firm that had bid for the right to transmit NFL games to customers in Canada.
RESEARCH AGENCY SIGNS THREE-YEAR WPGA SPONSOR DEAL
Sports research agency Sports Marketing Surveys has signed a three-year agreement to sponsor the WPGA one day series.
MALAYSIA GOT A RAW GRAND PRIX DEAL, SAYS STEWART
Malaysia has a raw deal in being forced to stage two Formula One races in six months, triple world champion Jackie Stewart has said.
TORONTO GREETS SUMMER OLYMPIC OFFICIALS
While Beijing sprayed its grass green to impress Olympic Games inspectors, Toronto is about to greet the officials with a thick blanket of new snow as it makes its pitch to host the 2008 Summer Games.
SONY SIGNS EXTREME CONTENT AGREEMENT
Extreme International has signed a three-year deal content agreement with Sony Pictures Entertainment's AXN channel in Spain.
FIFA SNUBS ISL AS TRAFFIC GETS CLUB DEAL
ISL has been dealt a huge snub by soccer?s world governing body FIFA after it lost out in the right to market this year?s Club World Championship.
GERMAN STATE TV PULLS OUT OF WORLD CUP RIGHTS TALKS
Germany's main state television channels ARD and ZDF said they had pulled out of talks with media group Kirch over the broadcasting rights for the next two soccer World Cups.
COKE PULLS OUT OF PREMIERSHIP TALKS
Coca-Cola has become the latest big-name company to pull out of talks to land the #45 million sponsorship of Premier League football.
SAILING HERO ELLEN SET TO NAME HER PRICE
Yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur is set to reap the financial rewards from her epic round-the-world trip with sponsors and advertisers lining up for her services.
BATES BLASTS FA AS HE QUITS WEMBLEY STADIUM ROLE
Chelsea chairman Ken Bates has resigned his post as vice-chairman of Wembley National Stadium Limited, accusing the FA of failing to back him.
XFL GETS OFF TO SOLID START
XFL made a solid ratings start at the weekend despite some technical glitches in the coverage.