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Business

England's top rugby union players, clubs and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) "are all going to live and die together", the RFU's chief executive Francis Baron said at Twickenham today when he outlined the terms of a new eight-year agreement for the sport.
Business

Kingsbridge, the UK-based financial services adviser that specialises in sports stars has broadened its client base by buying rival Benson McGarvy for £13.3 million ($18.5 million) in a cash-and-shares deal.
Business

The international nature of the business of sport is forcing sports law firms to expand and become less parochial, sports law specialist Stephen Townley told sportbusiness.com following the merger of his company, Townleys, with corporate law firm Hammond Suddards Edge.
Business

The company in charge of the electronic timing system at the world swimming championships has admitted the touchpads that have caused so much trouble were not tested before the start of the competition.
Events

Britain's sacked sports minister believes Britain broke a secret agreement with Germany by bidding to host the 2006 World Cup, according to a UK newspaper which published an interview with her on Sunday.
Business

The Welsh bid to host the 2009 Ryder Cup golf tournament at Celtic Manor received a boost today when it announced it had exceeded the 5,000 contracted bedrooms required as part of the bid’s criteria.
Business

Wimbledon chairman Charles Koppel said on Thursday that the English first division soccer club's proposed move to Milton Keynes was essential for survival.
Business

ergio Cragnotti, president of Italian soccer team Lazio is looking for a partner to invest in the Serie A club and says he would prefer a media company.
Media

A new online soccer gaming site, TotoPools.com, has launched in the UK to coincide with the new soccer season
Business

ukbetting, the online bookmaker that made its debut on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) last week, has signed a deal with troubled sports internet company Sportal for an undisclosed sum.
Media

CricInfo.com, the digital cricket information company, has told sportbusiness.com that it has as big a chance of renewing its internet broadcasting rights to English cricket despite competing bids from the BBC and Channel 4.

A row has broken out over the sale of Sir Donald Bradman memorabilia, the value of which has soared since the Australian cricket legend died in February, aged 92.
Media

UK broadband TV company Video Networks has become the exclusive video-on-demand partner for England’s Premier League soccer league.
Business

Britain's leading cable companies NTL and Telewest Communications Plc have held debt restructuring talks with international banking group JP Morgan Chase, according to the UK's Sunday Business newspaper.
Media

London soccer club Arsenal has become the first club to charge visitors to its website to view highlights of its matches.

Officials from the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit will meet organisers of the Sharjah tournament to combat potential match-fixing at this year's tournament.

Officials from the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit will meet organisers of the Sharjah tournament to combat potential match-fixing at this year's tournament.

The Scottish Institute of Sport today announced that golf and judo are set to benefit from inclusion as core sports which will enable them to take advantage of the Institute’s elite level support programmes which are already starting to benefit many of Scotland’s top athletes.