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NBA playoffs TV ratings jump
US television viewing of the NBA playoffs has leapt compared to last year.
Conference to address the value of hosting sports events
Representatives from the Qatar Olympic Committee, Deloitte and Sport Event Denmark will speak about measuring the value of hosting major events at Sports Event Management 2009.
Indian and English Twenty20 champions to face off at Lord’s
The English and Indian Twenty20 Cricket Champions are to go head-to-head in a charity match at Lord’s.
Record ticket sales expected for Australian Masters
Organisers of November’s Australian Masters golf tournament expect Tiger Woods’ planned appearance to prompt record sales when tickets are released this Thursday.
Setanta fails to pay SPL clubs
UK sports broadcaster Setanta has failed to make a payment due under its Scottish Premier League rights contract, and had a request for a £50 million advance payment from rival Sky turned down.
Russian Open drops from European Tour
The 2009 European Tour has lost the Russian Open, which has been cancelled after organisers failed to raise the funds needed to stage the event.
China to get new youth baseball league
Chinese financier Kenny Huang Jian Hua is leading a ten-year, multi-million dollar investment in youth baseball in China.
Castrol appoints World Cup 2010 and 2014 sponsorship manager
Castrol has appointed Simon Meehan to run its World Cup 2010 and 2014 sponsorships in Europe and Africa, the biggest in the company’s 100-year history.
Host cities announced for 2014 World Cup
Fifa has announced the 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Australian cricketers sign new marketing deal with federation
Australia’s top 25 players have signed a new pay deal with Cricket Australia that introduces new financial incentives to promote the sport.
Fuji in doubt, but French circuit in the pipeline for Formula One
Japan’s Fuji Speedway circuit is considering giving up next year’s Japanese Formula One grand prix, whilst France has said it will do everything it can to get back onto the series.
Standard Bank renews World T20 sponsorship
South African financial services company Standard Bank has renewed its sponsorship of the World Twenty20 cricket championship.
Ferrari 2010 entry conditional on removal of budget cap
Ferrari Formula One team boss Stefano Domenicali has said their decision to submit an entry for the 2010 season does not mean they will accept a budget cap.
Stars join US World Cup hosting effort
Landon Donovan and Mia Hamm, two of the top US national football team players, have joined the US bid committee for the World Cup 2018 or 2022.
NHL looking at global television rights offering
The National Hockey League is looking to be the first US league to offer a global rights offering, according to its Chief Operating Officer John Collins.
Hicks “business dispute” over MLB Rangers ownership
Billionaire club owner Tom Hicks may sell his majority stake in MLB’s Texas Rangers having started to identify potential investors for the club.
Rally Finland suffers budget cut
The organiser of this year’s Finland stage of the World Rally Championship is cutting its by budget 40 per cent due to the economic climate.
Ralph Lauren, Rolex sign golf sponsorships
Polo Ralph Lauren and Rolex have signed new sponsorship deals with Leisurecorp, owner of the Dubai World Championship golf competition.
Setanta calls Frank to raise consumer awareness
UK pay-television broadcaster Setanta Sports has called in Frank PR to handle media for two upcoming football matches.
DFL renews rights deal with CCTV
The German football league (DFL) has agreed a three-year renewal of its Bundesliga media rights deal with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.