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Polish FA crunch deadline looms
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Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, is considering a bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, despite failing to make the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) shortlist for 2014.
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The winner of next year's new Formula Two series will be guaranteed a Formula One test drive with Williams, Reuter’s reports.
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Venezuela is to ratify its application for the 2015 Pan American Games, according to Latin American news agency, Prensa Latina.
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Tokyo 2016's Bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games reached for the skies as Official Bid Partners, All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL), unveiled Tokyo 2016 branded planes.
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Soccerex is delighted that its brand new online networking site, SoccerExchange will go live on Tuesday October 7.
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The 2008 Beijing Olympics drew an estimated global television audience of 4.7 billion over the 17 days of competition, market research firm Nielsen reports.
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US network CBS Sports filed a lawsuit against the National Football League (NFL) Players Association over the use of NFL players’ stats for fantasy football league, according several US press reports.
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Global digital sports specialist, Perform, has acquired the internet rights to over 500 FIFA 2010 World Cup Qualifier Matches.
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The decision to alter the scheduling of the US Open tennis tournament has been defended by the tournament’s director Jim Curley, Reuters reports.
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UEFA president, Michel Platini, is to lead an inquiry into the financial condition of European football clubs, according to UK newspaper, The Guardian.
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Electronics manufacturer, Sony Europe, has agreed to continue its sponsorship partnership with UEFA, European football's governing body for the UEFA Champions League for four years, from 2009 to 2012.
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The Queensland Government announced its intention to put the Gold Coast forward to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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The heavy rainfall in the UK this summer has seen demand from event organisers for insurance from Lloyd's and London market underwriters soar, according to insurers, the Beazley Group.
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A new sector-specific approach for Soccerex 2008 will include a Player Development workshop, as part of the International Club Football Summit (IFCS), entitled ‘Academies & Agents developing profitable talent’.
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Shareholders in Irish pay-television broadcaster, Setanta Sports, have poured an additional €5.5 million into the company, according to The Post.
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Sérgio Cabral, Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, today pledged to engage the youth of the world in a celebration and Games of social transformation, should Rio be appointed host city for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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English Premier League club Manchester City is reported by the UK press to be in talks with the Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment (Adug) over a takeover deal.
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Spanish Primera Liga club, Atletico Madrid, signed a three-year shirt- sponsorship deal with Finnish gaming company PAF which sees the group
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The Essel Group's Indian Cricket League (ICL) signed an agreement with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for the Navrangpura Sardar Patel Stadium.
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Britain is set to host its first ever World Cup Snowboarding event, the International Ski Federation confirmed today. The Big Air event will be staged in London on the 25th October.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) set a deadline of September 15 for state associations to register foreign cricketers as 'guest players' for the 2008-09 domestic season.
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Nike Brand President Charlie Denson labelled Beijing 2008 “the best Olympic games Nike has ever had. And that's by a considerable amount.”
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The IOC is hoping that the success of the Beijing Games will lead to lucrative TV rights deals in China for the 2010 and 2012 Games.
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According to US reports, surveys by Nielsen Media Research indicate that up to 96 percent of Chinese TV households have tuned into some portion of the Olympics, which can be seen on seven different channels operated by CCTV.
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US network NBC acquired the rights for the 2009 World Swimming Championship in Rome and for the USA Swimming National Championships from 2009-11.
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The International Softball Federation launched the 2009 Youth World Cup to further promote and advance the development of softball around the world.
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Leaders in Football, has partnered Markettiers4DC to launch LeadersinFootballTV for the forthcoming business summit at Stamford Bridge.
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The Gaelic Athletics Association (GAA) and the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) are partnering on Cúl Green (Green Goal) which sets ambitious environmental targets for iconic Irish stadium Croke Park.
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The Super 14 playoffs could increase to six teams from next season after the Sanzar unions agreed to revise the format in order potentially expand the competition.