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IRB TACKLES GLOBAL INVESTMENT PLAN
The International Rugby Board (IRB) has unveiled details of High Performance investments for lesser nations as part of its £30 million global strategic investment programme.
ESPN CLASSIC LAUNCHES IN TURKEY
Turkey is the latest country to sign up sports TV network ESPN Classic, following a carriage deal inked with Turkey’s leading digital platform, Digiturk.
WEMBLEY’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL BID
The new Wembley Stadium is bidding to host the 2008 Champions League final.
EC APPROVES ACQUISITION OF F1 OWNER
The European Commission has cleared the proposed acquisition by private equity group CVC Capital Partners Group of SLEC Holdings Ltd, the holding company for Formula One racing.
ONLINE GAMING COMPANY RIDES ON WITH MOTOGP
Online gaming company betandwin.com has renewed its deal with the MotoGP World Championship for title sponsorship to three rounds of the 2006 series.
UEFA AGREES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DEALS
UEFA has revealed details of broadcast deals outside of the main European markets for three Champions League seasons from 2006 to 2009.
SOCCER CHAIRMAN QUITS
The chairman of Portuguese soccer club Sporting Lisbon has resigned.
UEFA WEBSITE SCORES NEW HIGH
The official UEFA website, uefa.com, registered a record number of page views and visits following last night's Champions League games.
NASN SECURES NFL RIGHTS IN EUROPE
NASN (the North American Sports Network) has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the National Football League (NFL) in 17 European countries and shared rights in another four.
NASN SECURES NFL RIGHTS IN EUROPE
NASN (the North American Sports Network) has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the National Football League (NFL) in 17 European countries and shared rights in another four.
IRELAND BIDS FOR WRC ROUND
Rally Ireland has launched its bid to host a round of the World Rally Championship in the country from 2007.
A1 GRAND PRIX’S OPENING CALENDAR
A1 Grand Prix has confirmed its inaugural season race calendar, featuring 24 races over 12 weekends.
FIVE BID TO STAGE EURO 2012
UEFA have received five bids to host the European soccer championship in 2012. They comprise joint bids from Croatia-Hungary and Poland-Ukraine and single bids from Greece, Italy and Turkey.
FIGO SETS UP REAL RIVALRY IN A1 GRAND PRIX
Real Madrid footballer Luis Figo is one of the owners of the Portuguese motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.
A1 GRAND PRIX GEARS UP FOR INAUGURAL SEASON
A1 Grand Prix has unveiled a provisional calendar for its new 12-race series, dubbed ‘The World Cup of Motorsport’.
MAIDEN BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP KICKS OFF
The inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup kicked off in the land of Samba on Sunday.
RFL STEPS UP FIGHT AGAINST DOPING
The UK’s Rugby Football League (RFL) is to increase the number of tests conducted on individual players by more than a third over the next year, in its bid to keep the sport free of drug abuse.
SPORTEL ASIA REGISTRATION BOOST
With less than a week to go before SPORTELAsia 2005, all floor space has been sold and more than 250 companies from 41 countries worldwide have registered for the market.