Spain

Tele-Cine, the builders of secure TV and internet production facilities, has signed a long-term contract to provide transmission services for the digital TV channel gobarkingmad - a live, 24-hour greyhound racing channel where punters can see a race every five to eight minutes.

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

Spanish soccer club Deportivo La Coruna has spent a mere Pts300m ($1.564m) on the transfer market this summer as opposed to the multi-million dollar expense sheets of its great rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Players and fans of Racing Santander have backed the Spanish soccer club's threat not to play the last two matches of the season because of a dispute over the falsification of player passports.

The danger of overkill in the television coverage of European soccer has receded over the last year, according to a survey carried out by German-based research company SPORT + MARKT.

Opel is the most successful sponsor of soccer shirts in Europe, according to a survey carried out by German-based research company Sport+ Markt. How to Develop Effective Sponsorship Programmes: A new report from SportBusiness Group

French soccer legend Zinedine Zidane became the world’s most expensive footballer yesterday after signing a £48m ($68m) contract with Spain’s Real Madrid.

The head of Scottish soccer’s Premier League, chief executive Roger Mitchell, has called for changes to the hierarchy of the game.

Honduras has stated it will take part in Copa America, replacing Argentina after the South American side pulled out for security reasons of the tournament hosted by Colombia.

Pedro Cortes, president of Spanish soccer club Valencia, has resigned after pressure from main shareholder Francisco Roig.

Colombian Edwin Congo has taken his case against European soccer giants Real Madrid to the Spanish league, La Liga Profesional de Futbol (LPF).

The Spanish Golf Federation is close to reaching 200,000 registered golfers.

A row has broken out between Seville and Madrid, both fighting for the right to be chosen as Spanish candidate for the 2012 Olympics.

The UK’s Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) has signed a five-year partnership with La Manga Club, the sports and leisure resort situated in south-east Spain.

Spanish soccer club Barcelona ended last season in profit because of the sale of Luis Figo to Real Madrid.

The 2004 Latin American Games will be held in Huelva, Spain.