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The organisers of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester have defended their handling of the event after coming under fire for failing to promote it enough.

Cheltenham & Gloucester, the financial services company, has announced a three year sponsorship agreement with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that will see the company become title sponsors of the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, the premier One-Day knockout tournament in England and Wales.

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is launching an interactive TV betting service on ntl?s UK interactive television cable network.

British television company ONdigital is considering a name change to link the brand with its two shareholders, commercial TV companies Granada and Carlton.

Cable operator NTL has confirmed it was part of a consortium of British pay TV groups bidding for the English soccer pay-per-view rights for which the company abandoned an exclusive bid last year.

The climax of a soap opera whodunit, which has gripped Britain for weeks, will delay the kick-off of an international soccer match in Spain.

German media group Bertelsmann expects to conclude an accord with Vivendi Universal on sports broadcasting rights "very soon", Bertelsmann chief Thomas Middelhoff has told Le Monde newspaper.

The Culture, Media and Sport select committee report into the staging of international sporting events has called for the Sports Minister to be given increased powers in the new Government.

South Korean Kim Un-yong has pledged to allow International Olympic Committee (IOC) members to visit cities bidding for the Games if he wins the race for world sport's most powerful job.

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

Inter Milan have claimed they have been victimised over their alleged role in a false passports scandal after learning they will be the first club to be hauled before the Italian league.

Australian broadcaster Seven Network aims to undermine its rival Nine Network?s coverage of Australian Football League in 2002 by making use of its extensive archive of AFL matches.

Motorsport boss Max Mosley has vowed that Formula One will remain available on free-to-air television.

A new state-of-the-art racecourse has been planed for a 165-acre site at Great Leighs, north of Chelmsford in the UK.

Octagon has denied making a bid for troubled Swiss marketing firm ISL.

The World Wrestling Federation has signed three new distribution agreements in Asia as part of its strategy to expand programming within the region.