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Legendary golf building goes under the hammer
One of the most famous buildings in golf, the starter's box at the St Andrews Old Course, has been put up for auction this week so players can have a bigger putting green.
Samaranch in clinic ‘for weeks’ claim reports
Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has been in a Barcelona clinic for the last two weeks, according to the Spanish media, as fears mount over his health.
SRU Accommodates new sponsorship deal
The Scottish Rugby Union has signed a £2m ($2.9m/B
SA Free channel wins 2002 world cup rights
South African terrestrial channel e.tv has secured the exclusive TV rights to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
Eagles iron out synthetic turf problems
The Philadelphia Eagles believe they have come up with a solution to the artificial turf problems that caused a pre-season game to be cancelled at the Veterans Stadium.
ESPN Star sports to hit profitability by 2004
Walt Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has announced that it still expects its Asian subsidiary, ESPN Star Sports, to reach profitability within the next three years despite recording a financial downturn in its latest results.
Soccer radio stations set for sky launch
At least four English Premiership soccer clubs will have launched dedicated digital radio stations on the Sky satellite television platform within the next few weeks.
Rage backs Beckham
Rage Software, the computer games company, said it hoped that a new David Beckham soccer game will boost sales this Christmas. The company said pre-tax losses for the year ending June 30 widened to £17million ($24.6m/B
Atletico aim to break season ticket barrier
Spanish soccer side Atletico Madrid is aiming to break its previous season ticket sales figure as it approaches the start of the season.
Sportech goes interactive
Sportech, the UK-based holding company for gaming giant Littlewoods Leisure, has signed a sponsorship deal with ITV’s interactive soccer coverage for an undisclosed sum.
Soccer show ‘a success’ despite losing ratings battle
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has hit back at claims its new English soccer Premier League highlights show was a flop – despite losing out in the ratings to rival BBC1’s Weakest Link show on its debut outing on Saturday night.
US PGA ratings fail to make the cut
Host broadcaster CBS’ coverage of the US PGA Championships recorded disappointing ratings, dropping nearly 40 percent on the previous year due principally to Tiger Woods’ inability to trouble the leaderboard.
Kirch succumbs to protests over TV schedules
Media group Kirch has given into increasing protests and agreed to change its scheduling of the soccer highlights programme to the German Bundesliga after ratings for the show dropped remarkably in its newly allotted later time slot.
Celtic serves up new online deal
Scottish Premier League soccer champions Celtic has struck a deal with online broadcasting specialist Servecast
Cardinal solution for NFL team
NFL team the Arizona Cardinals has taken on a new payroll and employee management system.
Juve gets turf support for delle ALPI
Dutch-based company Support in Sport has been contracted to re-turf the pitch in the Delle Alpi Stadium, the home of Juventus and Torino this month.
Atlanta to host 2011 PGA championships
Atlanta will host the PGA Championships for the fourth time in 2011 after hosting it in 1976, 1981 and this year.
Sky sports wins Us open rights
UK satellite channel SKY Sports has been awarded live rights to the US Open, the world's richest grand slam tennis event, for the next four years.