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The bidding cities hoping to host UEFA's Euro 2008 tournament are making their final presentations to European soccer's governing body today, ahead of tomorrow's final decision.

Sportbusiness.com has learned that UK pay-TV operator BSkyB has announced its intention to close its wholly-owned statistics service Opta.

UEFA has refuted claims the bid from Russia and the joint bid from Greece/Turkey to host Euro 2008 stood less chance than the other bidders.

Two bids to host UEFA's Euro 2008 tournament have emerged as favourites after the president of European soccer's governing body seemed to pour doubts on a number of the other bids.

TEAM Marketing has signed off two further TV rights deals for the next Champions League contract in Scandinavia and the Republic of Ireland.

As UEFA prepares to unveil the winning agency bid for the non-European TV rights to Euro 2004, it has pledged to its commercial partners the tournament will be the best ever.

The UEFA Executive Committee meeting gets underway today with the TV rights distribution contract to one of its major properties top of the agenda.

Competition for the new Champions League broadcast rights contract is hotting up in Scandinavia.

UEFA will this week name the winning bid for the non-European TV rights for its Euro 2004 competition - a showdown between the biggest players in the sports marketing industry.

The bitter battle between FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former general secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen will be relived next month when Jon Doviken, personal advisor to Zen-Ruffinen speaks at a leading conference.

KirchSport has negotiated a renewal deal with pan-Scandinavian broadcaster the Modern Times Group (MTG) for the television rights to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship.

The joint Scotland-Ireland bid to host soccer's Euro 2008 championships is set to unveil a major new backer this week.

The joint Scotland-Ireland bid to host soccer's Euro 2008 championships is set to unveil a major new backer this week.

A record number of people in the US watched their country's euphoric World Cup victory over Mexico in this week's second round match.

A record number of people in the US watched their country's euphoric World Cup victory over Mexico in this week's second round match.

England's final World Cup group game against Nigeria saw record television audiences in the UK get out of bed to watch the game which kicked off at 7.30am GMT.