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European Rugby Cup Ltd (ERC) has signed a five-year partnership deal with the Paris-based sports marketing agency Havas Advertising Sports.

Reach for your mouse and your credit card - it's time for an Olympic flutter on the Internet.

Sydney Olympic Games organisers (SOCOG) have asked the New South Wales police to launch an investigation into a security breach that saw several athletes' accreditation passes being duplicated.

Promising a "utopia" for competitors, Toronto Olympic bid organisers have sought to rally athletes behind their campaign for the 2008 Games.

Steve Miller, previously head of marketing of hosting company, Virtual Internet plc, has joined the e-comsport group as marketing manager.

ISL has signed a 15-year partnership deal with Brazilian soccer club Gremio - the latest stage in its move to establish a firm hold on some of the key clubs in South America.

Leading extreme and action sports television distributor Extreme International Ltd has signed a long-term television distribution deal with digital media company Broadband Interactive Group (BIG).

The BBC has appointed its new director of sport.

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games broadcast is expected to shatter the marks set by the Atlanta 1996 Olympic broadcast in nearly all areas. As such, it will be the largest and most watched sports event broadcast in history. See the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com for the full story.

The people of East Timor will get to see the Olympics after all thanks to the help of an Australian broadcaster.

Beleaguered Athens 2004 Olympics organisers have rejected accusations of overspending from politicians and the media and denied that they were paid exorbitant salaries.

International women's squash has received a $4.5m boost after London-based intellectual property rights acquisition company Fablon Investments Limited acquired the rights to the Women's World Open and Women's World Team Championships in a unique nine-year agreement with the World Squash Federation (WSF).

Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch says he is not worried about attacks on the organisation from international anti-graft campaigners.

The European Union has welcomed the settlement of a row over foreign television access to the Sydney Olympics.

Thousands of Australians and foreigners, setting aside cynicism about corrupt officials, doped athletes and bungled busing, poured into central Sydney on Thursday to glimpse the torch that heralds the opening of the biggest Olympic Games.

The NBA has teamed up with Intel Corp to enhance its online video service.