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National Football League (NFL) owners on Thursday approved a US$200 million loan in a landmark deal that is set to provide considerable impetus to the development of a new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Governments, law enforcement agencies and betting operators have pledged to work more closely together to combat illegal betting and corruption in sport.
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Motorsport’s efforts to tap into the Indian market have suffered a blow with the news that the inaugural i1 Supercar Series has been postponed until 2013.
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Hamburg SV on Thursday confirmed a three-year extension to its long-running shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates.
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Manchester City has agreed a partnership with American company Mass Relevance that will see it become the first Barclays Premier League club to harness Twitter to enhance fans’ match day experience.
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The Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) and the World Tenpin Bowling Association (WTBA) have announced an historic agreement that will result in the first true global professional bowling tour.
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced its intention to create a new chairman position in a move that is set to weaken the power of the president’s role within the global governing body.
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A number of Australian sporting codes have signalled their dismay after Optus won a landmark copyright case that could transform television and internet broadcasting in the country.
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Endemol has announced details of a major restructuring that will see its sports arm folded into its main business, resulting in the departures of Endemol Sport’s co-managing directors Gregg Oldfield and Lawrence Duffy.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on governments to do more to tackle corruption in sport ahead of a major summit meeting today.
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La Liga club Valencia has ended its search for a new shirt sponsor by agreeing a multi-faceted deal with Chinese company JinkoSolar.
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Leading sports technology community and online publication SVG Europe has announced that the inaugural SVG Europe Sport Tech UK event will take place at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on March 29.
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Chelsea on Tuesday announced record turnover of £222.3 million for the past financial year, but the club’s losses of £67.7 million have called into question its ability to comply with UEFA’s new financial fair play (FFP) regulations.
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Tottenham Hotspur has formally committed to its Northumberland Park stadium plan, ending speculation that it could seek to leave the North London area it has called home for its entire 130-year history.
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Formula One champion Red Bull Racing has agreed an enhanced two-year extension to its partnership deal with Casio.
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Super Rugby franchise the ACT Brumbies has agreed a deal that will see the University of Canberra become its principal partner for the 2012 season, in what is believed to be the first agreement of its kind in the Australian market.
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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) completed a busy day of rights deals on Tuesday by renewing its agreement with Channel 5 for highlights coverage of international cricket from 2014-17.
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The British Handball Association has agreed a sponsorship deal with Collins Stewart Wealth Management and international law firm Pinsent Masons as it prepares for the London 2012 Olympics.
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Barclays has agreed a new partnership with the Sport Industry Awards, becoming the official VIP partner of the event in a deal that will run for an initial three years.
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Cheltenham – it’s the one word that conjures up images of top-class sport with the unique ability to thrill, entertain and amaze.
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Sky Sports confirmed this morning that it had secured a new four-year rights deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that will allow the UK pay-television broadcaster to continue to air live England matches and county cricket.
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Madrid 2020 bid leaders insisted that Spain’s financial crisis would not hinder the city’s third consecutive tilt at the Olympic Games as its controversial bid logo was unveiled on Monday.
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London Mayor Boris Johnson has called on Olympic officials to utilise public transport as the provisions in place for this year’s Games were called into further question on Monday.
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The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has extended its long-standing digital partnership with Turner Sports in a restructured deal that will see the organisation take a core part of the operation in-house from 2013.
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Rolex will continue as an associate sponsor of the Australian Open after agreeing a multi-year extension to its contract with the grand slam tennis tournament.
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The Amsterdam 2012 Event has confirmed European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) CEO, Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, as a speaker for The Football Development Expo Conference.
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Pan-European broadcaster Eurosport has extended its long-term rights agreements to broadcast the French Open and US Open tournaments, two of the four annual tennis grand slam events.
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International Ski Federation (FIS) president Gian Franco Kasper has called for the Winter Olympics to return to its roots as he prepares to throw his support behind St. Moritz and Davos’ joint bid for the 2022 Games.
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The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has agreed a five-year deal which will see Nestle become the main sponsor of its Kids’ Athletics programme.
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The National Hockey League (NHL) has agreed a deal that will see Scotiabank continue in its role as the official bank of the League.