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US cable sports network, Versus, extended its deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation for the exclusive US TV rights for the Tour de France, for five years until 2013.

MP & Silva's new office in Miami will oversee the agency’s operations in North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch agreed a sponsorship contract under which Swatch will be the official time-keeper and title sponsor FIVB competitions.

Real Madrid Football Club agreed a deal with Total Sports Asia (TSA) to distribute its mobile content in Asia.

IEC in Sports agreed an international distribution deal with Portuguese Football League. The deal covers territories in most of Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.

A Twenty20 club tournament is set to take place during a 10-day period in late September and early October, either in India or the Middle East, according to UK press reports.

Qatar is set to announce its candidature for 2018 World Cup according to UK media reports, following its controversial failure to proceed to candidate city status for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Chelsea Football Club teamed up with the sports division of sports and entertainment agency CAA (Creative Artists Agency).

The 2008 European Championship will generate a record income of around €1.3 billion, according to European football’s governing body, Uefa.

The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee appointed international audit and consulting company Ernst & Young as consultant partner for the selection of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

The fourth edition of Sport and Technology: The Conference, in association with BT Media and Broadcast, is on course to being a sell-out once again. The event will be held on 13 June 2008 at the high-tech BT Centre in London and places are strictly limited to 172. Potential delegates are therefore urged to book now to avoid disappointment.

Tennis has overtaken cricket as Australia’s most popular spectator sport, according to a new survey by Australian research agency Sweeney Research.

Spanish football’s top two divisions, the Primera Liga and the Segunda Liga, will be renamed under a new three-year sponsorship agreement with Spanish bank BBVA.

The European Handball Federation appointed Infront Sports & Media AG, as its exclusive marketing partner for the newly revamped men’s and women’s EHF European Handball Championship qualification events, from 2010 to 2015.

Iraq will appeal its suspension by the International Olympic Committee and will send a high-level delegation to present its case.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour appointed Scott MacLeod as Senior VP Business Development for the Tour. The 20-Year international sales veteran will lead the Tour’s continued partnerships growth strategy.

The Eurosport group launched an innovative Facebook application, to target the global Facebook community, available in five language versions: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.

SportBusiness wishes to apologise for the inaccuracy of the story published yesterday in relation to Formula One Management and Odeon, which was inaccurately relayed.

The International Olympic Committee selected Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo as candidate cities for the 2016 Olympic Games. Doha missed out on selection, while Madrid and Tokyo appear the cities to beat in the early running.

UEFA concluded TV rights agreements with Channel Five, ITV 4 and Setanta Sports to broadcast live UEFA Cup matches in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2012.