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FIFA's executive committee will discuss an overhaul of the system for selecting hosts for future World Cups at its meeting next month..
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A furious row has blown up after UK commercial station Channel 4?s consortium decided to withdraw its $775m offer for terrestrial TV rights to British horse racing.
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UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 could withdraw its offer for the rights to televised races at English horse racing?s Super 12 group of racetracks, according to The Guardian newspaper.
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The Australian Football League (AFL) looks set to seek a new partner for logo rights on the match ball ? with an asking price of A$2m per year.
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Philadelphia-based cable operator Comcast has completed a deal to purchase Home Team Sports, Washington's regional sports network, in a package that also includes Minnesota-based Midwest Sports Network, reports the Washington Post newspaper.
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UK commercial all-sport radio station talkSPORT says it is delighted at the first month?s figures for its web site.
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As part of a strategic alliance between the World Wrestling Federation and Viacom, TNN are to telecast three World Wrestling Federation entertainment series this autumn.
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The National Basketball Association has sued newspaper publisher New York Times Co. for selling a collection of five photographs from the 1999 N.B.A. playoffs, reports the New York Times newspaper
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Japanese broadcast companies, including pay-TV companies, are ready to pay the highest amount ever committed to a Japanese televised sports event for the right to broadcast the World Cup 2002.
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UK pools and gaming firm Littlewoods Leisure is to allow its customers to use WAP technology to allow bets to be placed using mobile phones.
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Oceania's FIFA representative, who created an international storm after he abstained from a close vote that gave the 2006 World Cup to Germany, has said he would retire at the end of September.
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SportsYA! the Spanish and Portugese-language sports portal has secured a capital investment of $11million in its latest round of financing.
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Soccer?s world club champions Corinthians of Brazil, are to play a pre-season friendly in Paris to be screened live across Latin America by the Pan American Sports network.
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Cardiff?s Millennium Stadium is reported to be seeking a naming rights deal to help alleviate its debts.
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Australia?s Seven Network has unveiled a host of added-value enhancements to its coverage of this summer?s Olympic Games.
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UK pay-TV digital service Sky Sports has signed three new exclusive soccer deals.
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SFX Sports has signed a $85m deal to market the international television rights to the US Open tennis championship.
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Major League Baseball team the Seattle Mariners are reported to have signed a $200m deal with Fox Sports Net.