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The International Rugby Board (IRB) will make the biggest investment in high performance rugby in its 120-year history, after pledging £30million to the sport.

Argentina is set to launch a South American Super 10 rugby competition involving its own provincial sides and teams from Chile and Uruguay.

Peugeot has become the second global partner of IRB Rugby World Cup 2007.

Last month's men's final at Roland Garros delivered the highest-ever ratings for a tennis programme on ESPN in Latin America, according to data compiled by IBOPE.

Infront Sports & Media Bulgarian National Television (BNT) has agreed a deal to cover all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand will be the first in history to make a profit despite the series already being lost in the wake of last weekend's second Test defeat in Wellington.

Quintus, the sports and entertainment group, has acquired Three-D-Signs International, the company that owns the worldwide patents to 3-D surface branding.

A multiple broadcast rights deal for FIFA events has been agreed with public television broadcaster PTVC of Armenia.

FIFA’s television partner, Infront Sports & Media, has achieved record television distribution for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005.

The inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup kicked off in the land of Samba on Sunday.

Infront Sports & Media has signed an exclusive agreement with Five, Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited, covering all 16 matches of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2005 for the UK.

The Celtic Manor Resort, home to the Wales Open and host of the 2010 Ryder Cup, has appointed FourGritti Sports Marketing and Sponsorship after a competitive pitch process.

World Champions Brazil and South American arch-rivals Argentina will have their 2006 World Cup qualifying matches televised in Scandinavia and Turkey under new distribution agreements, rights owner Traffic Sports Marketing has announced.

ESPN has reached a new multi-year agreement with Tennis Properties Limited (TPL) for international telecast rights to the ATP Masters Series, the 10 most prestigious tournaments in men’s professional tennis.

The IRB’s weekly magazine programme ‘Total Rugby’ has increased its global reach to more than 77 million households worldwide, and arrived in a fifth continent.

This weekend’s World Group first round ties in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas are set for worldwide television exposure.