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Advertisers' representatives are to lobby the UK Government in protest at plans set out in the Olympics Bill to prevent businesses cashing in on London's hosting of the 2012 Olympics.

The Football Association has revealed that it intends to bid for the 2018 World Cup finals.

The Sport Industry Awards 2006 are now officially open for entries.

A new initiative by P&O Cruises and TWI will enable passengers to watch most of this season's Premier League matches from the middle of the ocean.

Five in the UK will continue its long-running relationship with the National Football League (NFL) with live coverage of Sunday and Monday Night Football after a new two-year deal was agreed.

Sponsors of the England soccer team, Nationwide, is to put in place new initiatives to help the experience of fans when travelling abroad.

The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside the United States.

The LG Action Sports World Championships are to be held in Manchester, UK - the first time the championships have been held outside of the United States.

The Middle East will stage a World Championship rugby tournament for the first time.

Fast Track will handle event presentation and market national sales for the 2007 EAA European Indoor Championships in Athletics in Birmingham, UK.

British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Craig Reedie is to retire after 13 years in the post, as thoughts turn to who his replacement will be.

Sportev has reached agreement with the Korean media company, Media 2.0, to provide video coverage of Premier League matches on mobile phones in Korea for the next two seasons.

The audience for England's dramatic victory over Australia at Edgbaston peaked at 4.1 million, the second-highest cricket viewing figures since Channel 4 began televising the sport in 1999.

Lane4, a global performance development consultancy, is to launch a new sponsorship division looking at how to leverage an association internally.

The China Cup, the world's first extreme sailing race to China, has been announced.

The London 2012 Olympic Games is expected to fuel further the growth in mobile technology.

Premier League side Manchester City is to have an environmentally friendly energy supply installed at its stadium.

The sister company of energy firm npower has signed what it describes as the biggest ever sponsorship deal in Welsh club rugby.