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Beer giant Budweiser is close to agreeing a deal to sponsor Formula One team BMW Williams in a five-and-a-half year contract, reportedly worth EUR14.5m ($16.6m) a year.

Jordan F1 Grand Prix team has concluded a sponsorship agreement with scooter firm Piaggio.

The ongoing legal case between Vodafone and F1 team owner Eddie Jordan has taken another twist after the High Court heard that the telecommunications firm did not inform Jordan that it had signed a deal to sponsor rival team Ferrari.

The agent at the centre of the negotiations between Eddie Jordan and Vodafone requested money from both parties, a court heard yesterday.

Nike has continued its post-Michael Jordan basketball strategy by signing up Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant.

Bernie Ecclestone will be forced to give car manufacturers a bigger slice of TV revenues to prevent the formation of a breakaway motorsports series, the Jordan team's marketing chief believes.

The Jordan Formula One team is bringing legal proceedings against Vodafone, claiming that the mobile phone company reneged on an agreed sponsorship deal.

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Michael Jordan has been offered a job at the new NBA franchise team in Charlotte after the basketball legend retired for the third and last time at the end of the regular season.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan - the man who transformed sporting endorsement deals - will meet with Washington Wizard officials this week to discuss a return to the administration of the club following his retirement.

Basketball legend Michael Jordan will play his last NBA game tonight as the Washington Wizards' regular season campaign comes to an end.

Aussie Rules club Richmond has appointed Ian Campbell - a well known industry figure - as its new CEO.

NBA legend Michael Jordan has turned down the chance of becoming the executive vice-president of the Chicago Bulls following his retirement at the end of the current season.

ESPN Classic Sport has reached a new multi-year agreement with NBA that will allow the archive sports channel to televise a select package of vintage basketball games.

He may be past his best, but the power of Michael Jordan in the sports arena remains second to none after a Harris Poll found he remained the US' favourite sports star.

Benson & Hedges has extended its sponsorship of the Jordan Formula One racing team for another year despite the impending ban on tobacco advertising.

Paul Jordan has been appointed to Formula One team Minardi as its new commercial director.

Sports Media Limited (SML) is to merge its business into the existing sponsorship division of the advertising agency M&C Saatchi.