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SENIOR LONDON 2012 APPOINTMENT
David Higgins is the new chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and will lead the construction of venues for the 2012 Games in London.
RFU RETURNS TO HEALTHY PROFIT
The Rugby Football Union has announced a pre-tax profit of £6.3million for the year ending 30 June, 2005.
TRI-NATIONS TO HEAD DOWN UNDER
Rugby League's Gillette Tri-Nations will be held in the southern hemisphere next year.
DISNEY VENUE TO HOST WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC GAMES
Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Florida has been awarded first round games in the inaugural World Baseball Classic.
X GAMES TO DEBUT IN MIDDLE EAST
ESPN, Inc., PepsiCo and Dubai Tourism have announced the debut of 'ESPN X Games Dubai 2005 presented by Mountain Dew', to be held in the United Arab Emirates.
FUNDING BOOST FOR TEAM ENGLAND
Sport England has pledged an additional £300,000 for Team England ahead of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
JAPAN FRUSTRATED BY WORLD CUP WOE
Japanese rugby chiefs have expressed disappointment and surprise after it lost out to New Zealand for the right to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
NEW ZEALAND GETS 2011 RUGBY WORLD CUP
New Zealand will host the 2011 Rugby World Cup after beating Japan and South Africa in an International Rugby Board (IRB) secret ballot in Dublin.
CRICKET AUSTRALIA SUFFERS LOSS
Cricket Australia has recorded an A$11million loss for the past financial year and is predicting another significant loss next year.
D-DAY FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP
International Rugby Board chiefs will decide today (Thursday) which of Japan, New Zealand and South Africa will host the 2011 World Cup.
SEVEN EASES AUSSIE RULES RIGHTS RIFT
Australia's Seven Network may have boosted its chances of broadcasting Australian Rules football as the AFL TV rights battle reached a critical stage.
QINETIQ SIGNS AS SPORTS SECURITY SUMMIT PREMIER PARTNER
QinetiQ, the global defence technology and security company which has provided expertise for complex event security projects, is the latest Premier Partner of the International Sports Security Summit.
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF WRC FOR ONLINE FANS
Online rally fans will get a bird’s eye view of the FIA World Rally Championships (WRC) for the first time thanks to footage shot from helicopter.
AUSTRALIA DELIGHTED BY A1 TURNOUT
The A1 Grand Prix of Nations event at Sydney’s Eastern Creek International Raceway in Australia attracted 51,000 fans over the three days.
FOSTER’S DRINKS TO A1 TEAM AUSTRALIA
Australian beer brand Foster’s has teamed with A1 Team Australia to become an Official Sponsor.
NEW BUSINESS HEAD FOR A1 TEAM AUSTRALIA
A1 Team Australia has appointed Roy Pater as its CEO.
CONFERENCE TO REVEAL VALUE OF SPORTS TOURISM
A conference in Loughborough, UK, later this month will reveal how much the economy benefits from sport tourism.
PRODUCER SCOOPS FURTHER AWARD
The UK's independent sports producer Sunset + Vine has won another award for its ground-breaking cricket coverage.