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US toasts college football
The television ratings for US college football's annual New Year's Day schedule were up on the previous year.
IMG Football promotes Wills
IMG Football has appointed Darrell Wills as its new director of football operations, South-eastern US.
SEC breaks college revenue record
College American Football league, the Southeast Conference (SEC), cleared $100 million (EUR102.7m) in revenues last year - making it the richest college sports league.
SEC breaks college revenue record
College American Football league, the Southeast Conference (SEC), cleared $100 million (EUR102.7m) in revenues last year - making it the richest college sports league.
Korea bids for Tyson
South Korea's Cheju island, one of the venues for this summer's World Cup venue, wants to host Mike Tyson's heavyweight showdown with world champion Lennox Lewis.
Tyson bids for Michigan licence
Detroit is set to become the new favourite to host the Lennox Lewis/Mike Tyson fight after news that Tyson is set to apply for a licence to fight in Michigan.
Could it be back to round one?
Las Vegas has once again emerged as a possible candidate to stage the Lennox Lewis versus Mike Tyson heavyweight bout, in the latest twist in a saga attracting more attention than the prospect of the fight itself.
Indonesia joins fight for big bout
The ongoing saga of where boxing's biggest pay-day bout between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis will take place has taken a new twist, after Indonesia threw its name into the ring.
BBC to bid for Tyson fight
The BBC's director general Greg Dyke said he would probably bid for the TV rights to the Mike Tyson/Lennox Lewis fight, although he admitted that the decision "would not be an easy one".
Georgia gives Tyson OK
The Mike Tyson vs Lennox Lewis fight could be set for Atlanta in June after Tyson was granted a licence to fight.
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Arthur Blank, the founder and former chief executive of US-based home improvements company Home Depot Inc, has agreed to buy the National Football League's (NFL) Atlanta Falcons for USD545m (EUR611m).
BBC ties up 3-year Masters deal
The BBC has unveiled a new three-year deal for exclusive live coverage of the Masters golf tournament from Augusta, Georgia.
Season Ticket solutions secures lead funding investor
US-based ticketing company Season Ticket Solutions has secured InvestLinc Financial Services, a Chicago-area business advisory and financial services firm, as the lead investor in a $5million (B
SME Executives leave SFX Sports Group
Edward O'Hara and Gregory Economou, the two principals of brand identity development company, SME Power Branding, have separated from the SFX Sports Group, which acquired the company in 1999.
MACON COLISEUM CLOSE TO ARENA FOOTBALL FRANCHISE.
Macon City Council in Georgia has passed a resolution on a lease agreement between a company that plans to bring an arenafootball2 franchise to Macon's Coliseum.
RUSSIAN PM PLEDGES HELP FOR SQUAD
Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov has let slip one part of his long-awaited plan to tackle Russia's economic crisis, saying his government would help the national soccer team improve their image and performance.
NCAA CONSIDERS POLICY ON ATLANTA
The NCAA will not pull basketball?s Final Four out of Atlanta in protest at the State of Georgia?s use of the Confederate battle symbol ? but the issue remains open.
U.S. AGENTS CRACK COUNTERFEIT GOLF CLUB RING
U.S. agents have arrested three Taiwanese and a U.S. citizen on charges of smuggling millions of dollars worth of counterfeit golf equipment into the United States, the U.S. Customs Service has said.