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Long-serving Blazer to step down from CONCACAF - 7th October 2011

Chuck Blazer, the FIFA Executive Committee member who played a key role in exposing apparent corruption at the heart of global football administration earlier this year, is to resign as secretary general of the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Football (CONCACAF).

Cuban public broadcaster acquires Olympic rights - 19th January 2011

Free-to-air Cuban public broadcaster Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión (ICRT) has snapped up rights to the 2012 London Olympics.

TV DEAL FOR WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC - 3rd March 2006

NASN has secured exclusive pan-European rights to televise the inaugural World Baseball Classic.

Paris 2012 decision due - 20th May 2003

Paris is expected to finally declare as a runner in the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games this week, as Moscow confirmed it too was in the chase.

Cuba confirms 2012 Games bid - 23rd April 2003

After years of talking about it, Cuba has finally confirmed it will bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

India signs hockey TV deal - 22nd February 2002

India's state-owned Doordarshan television network has won exclusive rights to broadcast within the country the hockey World Cup starting in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday with a bid exceeding $1m.

Cuba wants the Games of 2012 - 4th October 2001

Encouraged by the success of communist Beijing being awarded the 2008 Olympics, Cuba has announced its intention to bid for the 2012 event.

CUBAN BASEBALL MATCH PLANS STALL - 28th September 2001

Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos appears to be striking out in his bid to use the baseball diamond as common ground for a thawing in US-Cuban relations, baseball sources have revealed.

EXILE GROUPS PREPARE FOR BASEBALL PROTESTS - 28th September 2001

Hundreds of Cuban exiles will protest when the Baltimore Orioles host a Cuban national team May 3 in a historic baseball series between teams from longtime political foes the United States and Cuba.

CUBA PLANS OLYMPIC 2008 BID - 28th September 2001

Cuba has announced its intention to bid for the Olympic Games in 2008.