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Octagon UK’s success in attracting sponsors for European rugby union’s top club competitions has earned it the right to handle the event management and commercial arrangements of both the Heineken Cup and European Shield.
Events

The town council of Spanish town Zaragoza is to demand compensation 'in image not in money' from Unipublic, the organisers of cycling’s, La Vuelta Ciclista a EspaC1a – the Tour of Spain – for not being able to broadcast the ninth stage because of strong winds.
Media

Coverage of the UEFA Champions League by UK commercial broadcaster ITV is likely to be excluded from its planned satellite offering according to press reports.
Media

The Board of directors at global internet sports media company SportsLine.com have repurchased up to six million shares in the Nasdaq-listed firm.
Business

Attheraces, the UK media consortium run by BSkyB, Channel 4 and Arena Leisure, has appointed Simon Cooper as its communications director.
Events

RTL Klub, the Hungarian unit of German media giant Bertelsmann , has won the broadcast rights until 2006 for Formula One motor racing, event organiser Hungaroring Rt has said.
Business

Sportech, the London stock exchange-listed pools promotion, internet gaming, telephone betting, lotteries and lottery management company, has been awarded one of the first three online casino licences in the British Isles.
Business

The Incepta Group has expanded its marketing services offering through the acquisition of the two leading UK sponsorship consultancies: Karen Earl Limited and Redmandarin – both of which are heavily involved in sport.
Business

The Athens 2004 Olympic organising committee (ATHOC) has signed a deal with Athens International Airport as it ramps up plans for the Games.
Media

Michael Jordan – the man who revolutionised athlete endorsements - has decided not to hold a news conference this week to announce whether he is coming out of retirement because of last week's terror attacks in New York and Washington.
Business

Formula One world champions Ferrari will strip their vehicles of all sponsorship this weekend as a mark of respect to the victims of the US terror attacks.
Business

Formula One world champions Ferrari will strip their vehicles of all sponsorship this weekend as a mark of respect to the victims of the US terror attacks.
Business

The Press Association (PA) has become the official collector and distributor of on-course information by the UK’s horse racing governing body the British Horseracing Board (BHB) and the Racecourse Association (RCA), the owners of the rights to horse racing.
Business

The Greg Norman International, which offers the highest purse, the best field and the biggest crowds on Australia's golfing calendar, has been scrapped after a dispute between the promoters and the Australasian PGA Tour.
Business

UK Athletics has signed a five-year, £20m ($29.3m/B
Events

The Seven Network and Soccer Australia have confirmed broadcast plans for the 2001/2002 soccer season.
Business

Nasdaq-listed racetrack owners Churchill Downs Inc (CDI) will resume normal business operations at its six racetracks and nine off-track betting locations.
Media

MP Web, the new media company of Milan-based sports marketers Media Partners Group, and Italian Serie A soccer club AC Parma have signed an exclusive management agreement for the official website of AC Parma until 2009.