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ESPN has signed a number of major new European TV deals for the Indy Racing League, just prior to its calendar highlight, the Indianapolis 500 this weekend.

Soccer governing body UEFA and its marketing partner TEAM have announced a clutch of TV rights deals for the new Champions League contract.

Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a contract with Canal+ Cyfrowy, the owner of pay-TV Canal+ Polska, to extend its exclusive live TV contract for both the FIM Speedway Grand Prix (SGP) series and the FIM Speedway World Cup (SWC) until 2007.

Communications research company Sport+Markt has opened a new office in Poland.

Research into World Cup 2002 viewing figures has revealed that more soccer fans watched the World Cup finals on TV in Thailand than co-host nation South Korea.

Research into World Cup 2002 viewing figures has revealed that more soccer fans watched the World Cup finals on TV in Thailand than co-host nation South Korea.

South Korea's on-field success in the soccer World Cup is set to be reflected in a major boost to the country's economy.

South Korea's on-field success in the soccer World Cup is set to be reflected in a major boost to the country's economy.

Ten Scottish Premier League clubs have issued an ultimatum to Rangers and Celtic to come up with a new television rights plan.

Platini, who had a glittering playing career leading France to victory in the 1984 European Championships and also later managed the side, is hoping to gain a seat on both bodies during elections at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm on April 25.

India's state-owned Doordarshan television network has won exclusive rights to broadcast within the country the hockey World Cup starting in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday with a bid exceeding $1m.

Ski legend Toni Sailer, a triple Olympic champion, has used the scene of Alpine skiing's blue-riband race to drum up support for Austria's bid to host the 2010 Winter Games.

An international hockey event set for New Delhi in December has been moved out of India because of security concerns.

European soccer giants Barcelona have taken out an insurance policy against being eliminated from the Champions League competition.

Legia Warsaw, one of Poland's top soccer clubs, may become the first soccer team in post-communist eastern Europe to go public, its majority owner said yesterday.

The Extreme Sports Channel has extended its coverage beyond Europe after it signed a deal with pay-TV platform Showtime in the Middle East and Africa.