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Racing UK, the subscription horseracing channel will broadcast free-to-air for the entire weekend to celebrate its fourth birthday this Saturday.
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American Football’s NFL said it has sold the first 40,000 tickets for its second regular-season match in London in 90 minutes.
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A proposed match between Indian Premier League sides to be staged in England has been called off because of a lack of TV coverage.
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Leading Russian businessmen have pledged just over £7 million in bonuses to the country's medal winners at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
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The negotiations between the England and Wales Cricket Board and broadcasters over the future of the domestic game have caused growing unrest among the first-class counties.
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The 2010 Ryder Cup at The Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, South Wales looks set to attract a large number of business visitors from North America.
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Following confirmation of the European Professional Football Leagues' (EPFL) presence at LeadersinFootball 2008 which is taking place at Chelsea FC on 7th and 8th October 2008, The EPFL is considering holding its General Assembly simultaneously to this prestigious event.
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Premier League clubs now generate more revenue than any other league across each of the three primary revenue categories; matchday, broadcast and commercial, according to Deloitte’s latest Annual Review of Football Finance.
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The United States looks set to bid against England for the 2018 World Cup with US Soccer President, Sunil Gulati, saying: “We will be making a decision in the next two or three months, but we are looking very seriously at it.I can't think of any reasons why we wouldn't bid for the tournament.”
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The African Union of Broadcasting [AUB] concluded an agreement with the IOC for the free-to-air broadcast rights for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.
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Microsoft agreed a five-year sponsorship deal with new Major League Soccer (MLS) team, Seattle Sounders FC, worth a reported $20 million.
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Diageo agreed a deal for its brands, Guinness and Bushmills to become the commercial partners for the British & Irish Lions Tour of South Africa next year.
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MTV Networks Music Group, a division of Viacom's MTV Networks, and US network NBC Sports agreed a strategic partnership to expand the Action Sports Tour.
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The United Arab Emirates will host Fifa’s World Club Cup in 2009 and 2010, after beating rival bids to host the tournament from Japan, Australia and Portugal.
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QobliQ completed the acquisition of Paris-based sponsorship consultancy, SponsorClick France, which is to be renamed brandRapport France.
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US brewer, the Miller Brewing Company extended its sponsorship deal with American Football franchise, the Dallas Cowboys, for 12 years until 2020.
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English rugby union team the Leicester Tigers has agreed a five-year, £6 million shirt sponsorship and naming rights agreement with construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar.
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Karen Earl Sponsorship, one of the iconic names in UK and global sports sponsorship, is re-branding as Synergy and moving to new London headquarters as it continues to develop traction as a part of the Engine Group.
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Japanese car manufacturer Mazda agreed to become the main sponsor for two all-star baseball matches organised by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association in Japan.
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The Football League signed broadcast rights deals with six international agencies and broadcasters, worth £24 million over three years, beginning in 2009-10. The new deals have brought a 300-per-cent increase in revenue for the rights.
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Newspaper trade body the Newspaper Publishers Association is in talks with Football DataCo over demands in the latest contracts for football match fixture information for a share of revenue from advertisements “surrounding” the published information.
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The Olympic Games will be under the spotlight at the fourth edition of Sport and Technology: The Conference 2008, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, which will be held on 13 June 2008 at BT Centre in London.
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1000 Clubs, federations, leagues and sponsors are gathering together on October 7 and 8 at Chelsea FC for LeadersinFootball 2008, the new, international event for the business of football.
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Russia is to launch a new Continental Ice Hockey League with 24 teams in September.
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Dubai-based IT services company netlinkblue acquired international rights to stream IPL matches live on the internet and mobile phones in a 10-year deal believed to be worth nearly $50 million.
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Formula One boss, Bernie Ecclestone, has raised further doubts over the future of the British Grand Prix after 2009.
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The organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have received a resounding endorsement from the International Olympic Committee at the end of their three day visit.
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Live coverage of the Champions League final penalty shoot-out was the most watched TV moment of the year in the UK so far, according to commercial broadcaster, ITV.
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The Fiji Sports Council is expected to name a new sponsor of the National Stadium in Suva next week, with telecoms company, Vodafone Fiji, which already sponsors the Vodafone Arena at the National Stadium complex in Laucala is thought to be among those short-listed.
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The New York Yankees have agreed in principle to a new five-year sponsorship agreement with sportswear manufacturer Nike, beginning in 2009, that will end the team’s 11-year relationship with Adidas.