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SportsLine.com has decided to extend its association with Tiger Woods despite the company?s CEO Michael Levy stating at the IOC New Media conference only six months ago that player sites were yet to see profitability.
Business

Leading IOC member Jacques Rogge is poised to take over the most powerful job in world sport as IOC president in July, according to the results of a new survey.
Business

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Friday he would not step down following the collapse of marketing agent ISL and refused to call an extraordinary meeting of FIFA's executive committee.
Events

British online sports marketing firm e-comsport Group has signed a three-year contract with Italian Serie A football club Juventus for its skill-square game product.
Media

Commercial UK broadcaster Channel 5 has won the rights to show exclusive live coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup.
Business

French media giants Vivendi Universal withdrew its bid for the ISMM/ISL sports rights and marketing company, forcing the Swiss company into bankruptcy, because it would require too much investment, a spokesman said.
Media

A new form of cricket aimed at making the sport more accessible to sports fans has been launched by the Professional Cricketers? Association (PCA) in London.
Business

Goal celebration antics cost Malaysia's self-styled soccer 'Superman' 2,000 ringgit ($526) after a sponsor complained his display hid its company logo during a TV broadcast, local newspapers reported on Friday.
Events

Hasim Rahman could make a surprise first defence of his world title against former champion Lennox Lewis on HBO rather than fight Mike Tyson on Showtime as most media experts had predicted.
Business

A Senate commerce committee has failed by one vote to derail a bill banning betting on US college sports, which is legal only in Nevada.
Business

England?s Football Association could be asked to give a #120m ($172m) National Lottery grant back if plans to reconstruct Wembley Stadium cannot be saved.
Business

ZOO Media, the UK-based company that helps brands to optimise financial returns from their sporting rights, has announced a reverse takeover of three-dimensional image provider Kazoo3D, pending shareholder approval.
Media

Motor racing's governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), has confirmed a 100-year agreement for the commercial rights to Formula One with the SLEC holding company.
Events

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.
Events

Tickets to this year?s Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
Events

The French soccer league (LNF) has rejected bids from TF1 and Metropole Television (M6) for the right to broadcast highlights of soccer games on Sunday mornings.
Media

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.?
Business

The organisers of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester have come under fire for failing to promote the event enough.