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ECCLESTONE SET TO SELL TO STAMP OUT THREAT
Formula One motor racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone has offered to sell 50 percent of his family's stake in the sport to the motor manufacturers in a bid to quash threats of a breakaway, rival circuit, according to a UK newspaper report.
SYMAH SIGNS TECHNOLOGY DEAL WITH THE BBC
The BBC has signed a deal with virtual technology firm Symah Vision to use its Epsis Graphics system, following a successful trial period.
CAR MAKERS COULD DESTROY F1, SAYS ECCLESTONE
Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone has said that Europe's major carmakers could wreck top-level motor racing if they proceed with their plans to set up a rival championship to F1.
ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE NAMES NEW COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
The English Football League has appointed Richard Masters, 34, as its new Commercial Director.
UK SPORTS FANS SET FOR RECORD BETTING SPREE
British bookmakers expect to take bets worth up to #100m (US$143.2m ) this weekend - one of the busiest in the UK sporting calendar.
ARU TO REVIEW PERTH AS INTERNATIONAL VENUE
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is reviewing Perth?s future as an international venue, placing in doubt the Tri-Nations test between Australia and South Africa scheduled for August.
ESPN ACQUIRES SPORTS FISHING GROUP
ESPN may set up a new cable channel dedicated to outdoor fishing and boating, following its acquisition of BASS Inc. (Bass Anglers Sportsman Society).
COMCAST SPORTSNET SCORES ON DEBUT
Sports fans in the mid-Atlantic region of the US have a new TV station after Comcast SportsNet debuted this week.
MOSLEY CALLS FOR F1 UNITY
Max Mosley, the head of Formula One?s governing body, has appealed for a ?sensible arrangement? to be found by the F1 teams calling for a breakaway championship series.
KSS WINS HAIFA SPORTS COMPLEX CONTRACT
KSS Sports and Leisure Design Ltd, the London-based Sports Entertainment design group, have been selected by the Haifa Economic Corporation Ltd, to masterplan and design the new Haifa Sports Complex in Israel.
ISL TO PAY $150M TO BREAK ATP CONTRACT, SAYS REPORT
ISL will buy its way out of the $1.2billion marketing, licensing and broadcasting rights deal signed with the ATP and top tournaments, according to news sources.
COMCAST REBRANDS HOME TEAM SPORTS NETWORK
Comcast Corporation, which acquired Home Team Sports (HTS) from Viacom in February, has renamed the cable network Comcast SportsNet after its flagship brand in Philadelphia.
XFL EMBARKS ON CHAMPIONSHIP AD CAMPAIGN
The much-maligned XFL has embarked on an advertising campaign to promote the April 14-15 playoff weekend and the April 21 Championship Game, dubbed the "Million Dollar Game.?
MAZDA SPONSORS LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) has signed a title sponsorship deal with the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula to become title sponsor of Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca.
CAR MAKERS PLAN RIVAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The future of Formula One hangs in the balance on Wednesday, after the sport's leading car makers announced they intended to set up a rival championship.
GG-MEDIA SEEKS UK MEDIA HORSE RACING RIGHTS
GG-Media has emerged as a new bidder offering media coverage from 26 of the UK's smaller racecourses in the latest tussle over the sale of media rights for horse racing, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
LEAGUES REUNITE UNDER EUROLEAGUE BRAND
The two rival European club basketball leagues have officially reunified ? with the new league to be known as the EuroLeague.
?FEEL GOOD FACTOR? DRIVES ENGLISH CRICKET, SAYS ECB
The current ?feel good factor? in English cricket had created several lucrative commercial deals for the England and Wales Cricket Board, its chief executive, Tim Lamb said today.