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GILLETTE SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
Eurosport has signed a new two-year deal with Gillette for an extensive package of football broadcast sponsorship on the pan-European channel.
RENAULT OPPOSES FORMULA ONE ON PAY-TV
The head of Renault Sport says it is out of the question for Formula One racing to be broadcast on pay-television channels.
ESPN STAR ACQUIRES PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS
Asian sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has acquired the exclusive terrestrial, cable and satellite television broadcast rights of the English Premier League for the next three seasons beginning August 2001.
VASCO DA GAMA ON VERGE OF LIQUIDATION
Brazilian football giants Vasco da Gama are reported to be on the brink of liquidation, with the club facing a lawsuit over a breach of contract which could cost $40million.
BRITISH SUCCESS STARTS WAVE OF SAILING INTEREST
Six months ago, the news that Britain was to challenge for the 2003 America's Cup would have caused barely a ripple of interest in the nation.
UNITED/YANKEES DEAL MAY NOT HAVE IMPACT IN SHORT-TERM
Analysts have expressed scepticism about the immediate benefits Manchester United will reap from its joint marketing deal with the New York Yankees.
CANTONA RULES OUT RETURN TO SOCCER "MAFIA"
Former French great Eric Cantona has launched a scathing attack on European soccer `s commercial "mafia".
ECCLESTONE HAS NO PLANS TO LET GO OF F1
Bernie Ecclestone has been quoted as saying he had no immediate plans to relinquish control of Formula One.
SALT LAKE GAMES’ UNIFORMS COSTLY AND COLOURFUL
Uniforms to be worn by Salt Lake Organizing Committee staff, course workers and volunteers for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games will be bright, colour-coordinated, and costly.
KIRCH WILL CONTINUE EM.TV TALKS PAST EXCLUSIVE DEADLINE
German media giant Kirch Group said today it assumes exclusive talks with EM.TV & Merchandising on its proposed rescue bid will continue if no deal is reached by January 31.
CBS TO DEBUT ?EYEVISION? FOR SUPER BOWL
130 million viewers will witness the debut of a new sport broadcast technology during the 2001 Super Bowl.
ISL DENY CLAIMS OF $1bn CASH CRISIS
ISL has denied press reports that it is facing a `$1bn financial crisis? ? or that it is on the verge of terminating its deal with the ATP for the television and marketing rights to the Tennis Masters Series.
MOLSON SET TO SELL CANADIENS?
Molson Inc. has a tentative deal to sell its fabled but struggling Montreal Canadiens hockey club to a U.S.-backed group, but will keep a minority interest.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRITICISM OF OLYMPIC CENTRE PLANS
The Worldwide Fund for Nature has said plans to build an Olympic rowing and canoeing centre for the 2004 Athens Games would threaten the environment and break European Union nature conservation laws.
BBC INSERTS SLALOM GATE CAMERAS
The British Broadcasting Corporation?s Outside Broadcasts Special Facilities team is to install the world's first slalom gate cameras for a new extreme sports event in Stockholm.
POLICE INCLUDED IN GAMBLING PROBE
Hong Kong's top policeman said on Tuesday an investigation had been ordered into an illegal soccer gambling ring suspected to involve police officers.
PRISMA AGREES TO BBC-ITV WORLD CUP RIGHTS MEETING
International sports agency Prisma will meet with UK free-to-air broadcasters ITV and the BBC next month in an effort to break the deadlock over negotiations for the UK rights to the 2002 World Cup.
TOBACCO BAN TO HIT HUNGARIAN F1
A proposed ban on cigarette advertisements in Hungary has shocked tobacco producers and could jeopardise Formula One races in the country.