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IRB TO PUMP MILLIONS INTO RUGBY
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.
WHITE STEPS UP AT BRISTOL
Auckland Rugby CEO David White will take over from John Portch at the helm of Guinness Premiership club Bristol next year.
WRU SECURES SERIES SPONSOR
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has struck a deal with Invesco Perpetual to sponsor Wales’ four autumn international matches to be held at the Millennium Stadium in November.
ICC PONDERS SUPER SERIES’ FUTURE
The Super Series may have made its one and only appearance on the international cricket calendar after ICC chiefs admitted it had yet to decide whether the idea would be repeated.
SOCCER WEBSITE IN AUSTRALASIA DEAL
ESPNsoccernet has awarded the rights to manage its Australia and New Zealand online media advertising and sponsorship sales to Ansearch.
THE WEEK THAT WAS…
Editorial director Kevin Roberts reviews some of the issues from the past seven days.
AFL TV BILL TOPS A$700M
Australia's AFL is seeking more than A$700million from its next broadcast deal.
VOLVO RACE SET FOR RECORD AUDIENCE
The Volvo Ocean Race, which starts from Galicia in Spain next month, looks set to achieve record numbers of television viewers.
TWI APPOINTS EX-NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT CHIEF
TWI has secured the services of the Nine Network's former head of entertainment Glenn Pallister, to grow its production business in Australia and New Zealand.
SECURITY SUMMIT ATTRACTS GLOBAL DELEGATE BASE
More than 30 countries will be represented at the second International Sports Security Summit.
CRICKET TO AID EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
The International Cricket Council (ICC) will donate revenue from the Super Series Test for earthquake victims in Pakistan, instead of staging a separate match.
SYDNEY LOOKING TO A1 WINDFALL
Australia hopes that hosting an A1 Grand Prix event will provide economic benefits of up to A$10 million a year.
PRODUCER SIGNS UP TO OCEAN RACE
Independent sports producer Sunset+Vine has signed a deal with UK commercial station ITV to provide coverage of the Volvo Ocean Race.
TERRORISM REMAINS TOP SECURITY CONCERN
Terrorism remains the major security concern around the London 2012 Olympic Games according to research by specialist technology suppliers Venue Solutions.
WRIGHT BACKS ICC SUPER SERIES
World XI coach John Wright believes the ICC Super Series should remain part of the international cricket calendar.
INDIA TO BID FOR 2011 CRICKET WORLD CUP
India will bid to host the 2011 Cricket World Cup in the sub-continent.
LIONS DELIVER NEW ZEALAND WINDFALL
The British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand earlier this year ploughed more than $NZ130million into the economy.
WINDIES DISPUTE NEARING RESOLUTION
West Indies will select a full-strength team for their upcoming tour to Australia after agreement was reached with players in the long-running sponsorship dispute.