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UEFA agreed several TV rights deals for the forthcoming UEFA EURO 2008™ tournament in Austria and Switzerland.
Events

The organisers of this year’s Sporto Conference revealed their 2006 programme.
Events

UEFA has revealed details of broadcast deals outside of the main European markets for three Champions League seasons from 2006 to 2009.

Turkey will host basketball’s 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Business

F1 driver Ralf Schumacher has teamed up with a subsidiary of German erotic products firm Beate Uhse in a joint venture aimed at the Slovenian market.
Media

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has revealed details of initiatives aimed at providing additional content access to sports fans around Europe.

European basketball’s Adriatic League is to expand next season after an agreement between league chiefs and the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro.
Business

Benfield Sports International (BSI) has agreed a four-year deal with Swedish chemical products company VEIDEC to be elite sponsors of the FIM Speedway Grand Prix Series (SGP).
Business

A major marketing workshop to enhance ticket sales for European basketball’s Euroleague concludes today – with participating teams saying the effort is paying off.

The UEFA Executive Committee has voted to approve the introduction of a new club licensing system for European competitions from 2004/2005.
Business

With time running out until the opening game of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, many broadcasters are playing a waiting game over TV rights. Tim Wallace explains why
Events

NHL International, in conjunction with ESPN International, will distribute the 2000 NHL
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Euro 2000 organisers have freed up well over 50,000 tickets for this summer's championships and plan to sell them from Thursday.
Business

Sion officials have made the trip to Olympic headquarters, formally submitting their bid to host the 2006 Winter Games.

Business

Crvena Zvezda Belgrade has said they planned to ignore an order by UEFA to play a European match at a neutral venue because of political tension.

Switzerland's President Flavio Cotti has asked for the support of France and other French-speaking states for his country's bid to stage the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Italy's Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema met Fiat honorary chairman Giovanni Agnelli and other members of a Turin-based group on Monday to discuss the city's bid to host the 2006 winter Olympic Games.

With no end in sight to the NBA lockout, overall No. 1 draft pick Michael Olowokandi might go to Europe to play professionally.