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LIVERPOOL FC IN £450M DUBAI BUYOUT
Dubai International Capital is on the verge of a £450 million takeover deal for English Premier League club Liverpool.
IRISH BROADCASTER TV3 TO TAKE SETANTA STAKE
Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 is set to invest about €100m in Irish-based pay-broadcaster Setanta Sports as part of Setanta’s fundraising programme.
BT SIGNS LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE DEAL
UK telecoms company BT agreed a tie-up with Irish sports broadcaster Setanta that will allow it to broadcast live Premiership football matches as well as other top sport.
NIMBUS SIGNS UP KENYA CRICKET
Cricket Kenya and Nimbus Sport agreed a long-term deal for Nimbus to manage the commercial rights of Cricket Kenya.
SANYO TO STOP SPONSORING ALL-STAR BASEBALL
Sanyo Electric Co said that it has decided to terminate its sponsorship of the annual All-Star games in Japanese Professional Baseball.
SUSSEX AGREES NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL
English county cricket side Sussex agreed the biggest sponsorship deal in its history, signing a three-year agreement with IT service company RDF Group.
NFL TO OFFER FIRST LIVE WEBCASTS
The NFL is set to provide live web broadcasts of its own NFL Network's Thursday and Saturday matches to Verizon's Fios and DirecTV television and Internet subscribers.
BRISBANE BIDS FOR 2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The city of Brisbane, Australia, officially launched its bid to host the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2011.
PORTUGUESE BROADCASTERS ON BOARD FOR EURO 2008
Portuguese broadcasters Televisão Independente (TVI) and SPORT TV acquired the TV rights for EURO 2008™ in a deal with UEFA.
MINDSHARE AND GLOBAL SPORTNET APPOINT PERFORMANCE CEO
MindShare and Global Sportnet appointed Sean Jefferson as the chief executive officer of their sports and entertainment company, Performance. Nick Walford, the current managing director will take over as chief operating officer for Europe.
LACROSSE LEAGUE TARGETS INTERNATIONAL TV
The National Lacrosse League appointed Crocmedia to manage and expand the league’s TV distribution worldwide.
SUNSET + VINE TO PRODUCE UK POKER TOUR
Sunset + Vine, the UK television sports producer signed a deal to produce the content for the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT).
DAEGU SUBMITS 2011 WORLD ATHLETICS BID
South Korean city Daegu officially submitted its Bid File to the IAAF in marking the start of campaigning to host the 13th World Athletics Championships in 2011.
ASPIRE’S VISION IS THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL
English Premier League club Chelsea’s chief executive Peter Kenyon told a workshop at the international Soccerex forum that “the market place for football talent is now a truly global one” and praised the work of the Doha based Academy for Sports Excellence.
TELECOMS OPERATOR JOINS UK TV BATTLE
UK telecoms company BT is set to launch its BT Vision combined television and internet service.
AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ROW OVER SPONSORSHIP
The Australian Cricket Board’s new deal with the Commonwealth Bank to sponsor limited-overs internationals has caused a row with top players reported to be considering legal action.
TIMES NEWSPAPERS SIGNS UP WITH SCOTTISH RUGBY
The Times, Sunday Times Scotland and Times Online, announce a two-year partnership with the Scottish Rugby Union which strengthens its support of the game in Scotland.
REBEL SPORT EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP OF SUPER 14
Rebel Sport extended its naming rights sponsorship of the Rebel Sport Super 14 for a further three years in a deal with the New Zealand Rugby Union.
ESPN EXTENDS PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS IN SOUTH ASIA
ESPN STAR Sports extended its agreement with the FA Premier League (FAPL) to deliver the live and exclusive broadcast of the Premier League for the Indian subcontinent until 2010.
ANSON NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ATP EUROPE
The ATP, governing body of the men’s professional tennis appointed Andy Anson as chief executive of ATP Europe.