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It’s been another fascinating 12 months for the business of sport and every working day Newslines has kept you up to date with this fast-moving market and the incidents and individuals who shape it.
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Europe’s top football clubs have each earned an average of €50 million for reaching the Knock-out Stage of the UEFA Champions League, according to new research commissioned by Official Sponsor, MasterCard.
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MP & Silva agreed an exclusive, multi-year agreement with the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) for media rights involving the Iranian National and Olympic teams, for all territories worldwide, excluding Iran.
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has said it expects day-night test cricket within two years and described a world test cricket championship as a "work in progress".
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News service Bloomberg has put a figure of $220m on the potential cost for the PGA Tour and Nike of the Tiger Woods scandal.
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The team bidding to bring the 2018 FIFA World Cup to England has included the Olympic Stadium being built for London 2012 as one of its proposed match venues.
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Renault announced yesterday it would stay in Formula One, but sell a large stake in its team to Luxembourg-based company Genii Capital.
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Indian health products brand Paras Pharmaceuticals Limited will next season replace Ultratech Cement as the main sponsor of Indian Premier League (IPL) team the Rahasthan Royals.
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The US's Ivy League universities are seeking a sponsor for their first sports championship, inviting a company to pay television production costs for their inaugural lacrosse tournaments.
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The two-year legal battle over the terms of the 33rd America's Cup sailing competition could be over, after defending champions Alinghi have accepted the latest court ruling on the venue for the event.
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Virgin Group has said its new Virgin Racing Formula One team can be profitable.
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A group of Chinese investors led by businessman Kenny Huang is buying a 15-per-cent stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers off a Michigan-based investment firm.
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UK-based agency AMI has secured the exclusive television and new media rights for the English Premier League for 15 territories in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
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Real Madrid has been declared a 'Superbrand' by the independent branding arbiter Superbrands at a gala award ceremony in Madrid.
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Two consortiums of companies, one from Australia and one from New Zealand, have won a competitive tender process to be appointed as the Official Corporate Hospitality Agencts for the Rugby World Cup 2011.
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Phil Knight, the chairman and co-founder of Nike, has said scandals like those that have engulfed Tiger Woods in recent weeks are “part of the game” when it comes to commercial endorsements Nike signs with athletes.
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The US Olympic Committee has renewed its sponsorship agreement with telecoms company AT&T to cover the London 2012 Olympics.
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Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC), part of Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group, has bought a stake in new British Formula One team Manor GP.
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US basketball league the NBA (National Basketball Association) has launched a new range of internet and mobile content designed specifically for the Indian market.
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The chief executive of Australian football's A-League has denied that poor crowds at matches in the league could hurt Australia's chances of hosting the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.
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Football business conference organiser Soccerex has secured the speaking services of ESPN Executive Vice President John Skipper for the Soccerex European Forum, which takes place in Manchester next March.
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A “secretive Chinese consortium” is putting together a bid to buy English Premier League club Manchester United, according to UK press reports.
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Uefa has confirmed that the cities of Kiev, Lviv, Donetsk and Kharkiv in the Ukraine will host Euro 2012 matches, a confirmation which had been delayed due to slow progress in infrastructure projects at some of the venues.
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Consulting company Accenture Plc has become the first major sponsor to end its association with Tiger Woods since his alleged extra-marital affairs.
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Organisers of the Giro d'Italia have met with city authorities in Washington DC, USA, and tentatively agreed to host the opening stages of the famous cycling race in the city in 2012.
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English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur is sending coaching staff to Singapore as part of a programme which aims to unearth new talent, but also strengthen football in Asia.
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The geographical spread of sport's importance and impact will be the focus of the 2010 SportAccord Convention's conference session.
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Sweden and Norway have been forced to abandon plans to bid to host football’s Euro 2016 after governments in both countries denied $1.4 billion (€950 million) for stadia improvement.
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Tennis mixed-doubles and new track cycling disciplines for men and women have been added to the events schedule for the London 2012 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said yesterday.
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is set to play a much more visible role in the country's World Cup bid campaign during 2010, according to the country’s sports minister and FIFA Executive Committee member Vitaly Mutko.