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Brazil to host 2014 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA Executive Committee has decided that Brazil will host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and Germany will stage the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
DigitalRodeo.com sponsors American Le Mans privateer
DigitalRodeo.com has entered into a multi-year sponsorship agreement with American Le Mans' privateer, Intersport Racing.
Coca-Cola donates $2m to Olympia restoration fund
Olympic Top partner Coca-Cola has made a $2 million donation to the Hellenic Olympic Committee towards the restoration of its site in Ancient Olympia, which was damaged by recent forest fires in Greece.
Silverstone wins right to host World Aerobatic Championship
The Silverstone Circuit, home of the British Formula One Grand Prix, will host the next official FAI World Aerobatic Championship in 2009.
Dame Kelly Holmes to address Women in Sport Conference
Dame Kelly Holmes will share the lessons of her golden career in an address to the Women in Sport Conference at the Emirates Stadium in London this November.
Singapore to build motorsports track
The Singapore Government aims to build the city state’s motor sports industry by working with the private sector to build a permanent race track.
FIFA World Cup rotation stopped from 2018
FIFA's Executive Committee has voted to end the policy of rotating the hosting of FIFA World Cups through its six continental confederations from 2018.
Isle of Man TT earns £48m for local economy
The economic impact of the year’s Centenary Isle of Man TT races to the Isle of Man economy was £48 million, according to the island’s Tourism and Leisure department.
MLB posts record revenues
Major League Baseball will finish this year with just over $6 billion in revenue, according to Bob DuPuy, MLB's president and chief operating officer.
Action Sports Tour to debut in China
The AST (Action Sports Tour) has launched it international expansion effort with the creation of an AST China event, a global skateboarding competition scheduled for Beijing in April 2008.
Find an anchor tenant, Rogge tells LOCOG
IOC president Jacques Rogge wants the organisers of London 2012 to find an anchor tenant for London’s Olympic stadium.
Soriano joins ‘Future of Football’ conference
Ferran Soriano, VP of FC Barcelona, will join Randy Lerner, David Dein and Sir Alex Ferguson to debate many of the key issues facing the game at a groundbreaking conference in London on November 20.
Starbucks nixes Seattle sports sponsorships
Seattle, the home of Starbucks, will no longer have the global coffee company brand as a sponsor of its NBA and baseball team fanchises.
WA calls on federal funding for Perth stadium
The Western Australian state government is calling the federal government to support funding of a major Au$1 billion sports stadium in Perth.
Environmental groups make Beijing 2008 presentations
Environmental groups, like Greenpeace and the WWF, have made presentations to the seventh World Conference on Sport and the Environment in Beijing, China.
Gloves are on for Nike and NFL
Nike has expanded its current footwear and promotional rights agreement with the NFL to include branded gloves on-field and at retail and grassroots programming.
Harris bank signs with Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls have signed a new three-year sponsorship agreement with Harris designating the financial services group as the presenting sponsor of the NBA franchise.
Artemis title sponsors The Transat
Artemis Investment Management has signed a title partnership agreement with OC Events for The Transat (trans-Atlantic) solo sailing race.
UFC extends Spike TV partnership
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has signed three-year extension of its strategic partnership deal with Spike TV, a division of MTV Networks.
IMG to distribute Stanford 20/20
IMG has reached a global distribution agreement for broadcasts of the Stanford 20/20 tournament, the growing Caribbean cricket competition.