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VIETNAMESE CLUB TO FACE PREMIER LEAGUE TEAMS
Vietnamese top-flight team Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) will play friendly matches against three Premier League clubs in December.
NETBALL SUPERLEAGUE DEBUTS ON SKY SPORTS
English netball’s Superleague starts this weekend (25 November) with a new TV deal with UK pay-operator BSkyB.
FRENCH LEAGUE OPPOSES PAY-MERGER
The French football league, Ligue de Football Professionnel lodged a complaint to the Prime Minister’s office about the merger of rival French pay-operators CanalSat and TPS.
BOA APPOINTS PARTNERSHIPS DIRECTOR
Mark Zimmer has been appointed as the British Olympic Association’s (BOA) Director of Corporate Partnerships.
AFL UNFAZED ON TV RIGHTS
Australian Rules Football’s AFL said that it was unconcerned over ongoing speculation about its TV rights.
PHILIPS INCREASES WILLIAMSF1 SPONSORSHIP
Philips Shavers signed an agreement to increase its 2007 sponsorship commitment with Formula One’s WilliamsF1 Team to cover on-car branding.
CAF SIGNS DEAL WITH GHANA 2008
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is to sign a marketing and broadcast rights contract with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the African Cup of Nations, Ghana 2008.
UK SOCCER WEBSITE LAUNCHES IN MANDARIN
International media content provider Global Broadcast Networks (GBN), and China National Radio's web portal CNR.CN said they would launch a new dedicated UK football website in Mandarin.
BLATTER URGES GREATER TAKEOVER SCRUTINY
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that takeovers of English Premier League clubs need closer scrutiny before they are allowed to proceed.
IOC SHORTLISTS FOUR AGENCIES FOR MARKETING ROLE
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) selected four agencies: Havas, Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi and United, to submit full proposals for its global integrated marketing communications campaign.
SONY ERICSSON WTA TOUR TO BE STREAMLINED BY 2009
The WTA said that a major overhaul of women's tennis will be completed by 2009.
EVS TECHNOLOGY SELECTED FOR DOHA ASIAN GAMES
Broadcast technology provider EVS Broadcast Equipment has been chosen as supplier of choice for the 15th Asian Games to be held in Qatar from December 1 to 15, 2006.
TSA APPOINTS MANAGING DIRECTOR TO CHINA OFFICE
Total Sports Asia - Asia’s leading sports marketing agency announced the appointment of Chai Peng, TSA China’s new Managing Director. Chai Peng will oversee TSA’s operations in China and will be responsible for the division’s overall performance.
RED BULL SIGNS UP NANSHAN OPEN
The Nanshan Open, the first snowboard contest in China, added Red Bull as the Open’s title sponsor. Red Bull joins an impressive roster of returning and founding sponsors from previous years.
REAL MADRID SIGN MASSIVE TV RIGHTS DEAL
Real Madrid have agreed a €1.1 billion deal with the Mediapro agency for their TV rights for the seven years until 2012-13 season.
WEST HAM ACCEPT £85M TAKEOVER BID
English Premier League club West Ham announced it has accepted Eggert Magnusson's £85m takeover bid for the club.
REVISED LONDON GAMES COST TO BE ANNOUNCED
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said she would announce the revised cost of hosting the 2012 Games in London early in the New Year.
SKY AND TVNZ JOINT RIGHTS HOLDERS FOR SERIES
Sky And TVNZ acquired joint rights for the IRB Sevens World Series for the next five years, from 2007-2011.
FRENCH LEAGUE DEBUTS AT SOCCEREX
The French Professional League “LFP” has set up an Official Delegation to attend the international football convention of Soccerex 2006 in Dubai for the first time.
SCANDIANAVIAN AGENCY SIGNS UP ATHLETES
Scandinavian marketing agency SportBusinessNordic set up a new business division and signed agreements to represent a number of sporting talents in golf, ice-hockey and tennis.