Spain

Octagon Esedos, the Spanish agency of the sports marketing giant has appointed the son-in-law of King Juan Carlos I of Spain as its new business development manager.

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims New York should be automatically handed the 2012 Olympic Games in the wake of the suicide plane attacks in America.

Denis O’Brien, the millionaire Irish businessman, has raised his offer to buy PGA European Tour Courses PLC, a golf course operator, by three million pounds to £35m ($51m/B

Public relations giant Edelman has launched a new sport sponsorship consultancy in Europe.

A decision on whether London will bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games will not be known until after next summer’s Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

UK company Aggreko has won an exclusive contract to supply temporary power for broadcasters during next year’s FIFA World Cup in Japan.

Madrid will not withdraw its candidacy to organise the Olympic Games for 2012 in favour of New York, says a spokesman for the Madrid mayor.

Spain's Estudiantes is now the most supported basketball squad in Europe with 9,306 season ticket holders.

The town council of Spanish town Zaragoza is to demand compensation 'in image not in money' from Unipublic, the organisers of cycling’s, La Vuelta Ciclista a EspaC1a – the Tour of Spain – for not being able to broadcast the ninth stage because of strong winds.

InterClubNet, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed online player-trading platform, has appointed Alec McGivan as its international sales and marketing director.

Tennis tournaments in the US and Brazil will continue this week despite Tuesday's terror attacks in New York and Washington.

Real Madrid has clinched a six-year deal with an unnamed Middle Eastern company for the rights to its RMTV channel - believed to be Arab Radio & Television (ART).

Sportsetail, the merchandising business owned as a joint venture by the UK’s Hay & Robertson and BSkyB, has reached a European product and distribution agreement with FIFA for the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.

Spanish soccer club Athletic de Bilbao has taken a pioneering step in Spain by launching its own brand of kit bearing the brand name "Athletic".

The following profiles show the strengths and weaknesses of the five candidates seeking to take over from Juan Antonio Samaranch when he retires after 21 years in charge of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in July.