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Australia to get fourth Super 12 team
Australia has been successful in its bid to field a fourth Super 12 rugby union team but will have to wait until 2003.
HSBC pays $85m for Jaguar racing sponsorship
HSBC’s renewal of its role as principal sponsor of the Jaguar Racing Formula One team is thought to have cost the financial services giant more than £60million ($85m) over three years, according to UK press sources.
Nike helps to stop school bullying
Sportswear giant Nike’s attempts to show that it is a socially responsible company were enhanced today after it announced it was joining forces with the Department of Education in the UK to pilot a project in a south London primary school to help fight racism and bullying.
Scottish Ryder Cup 2009 bid boosted
Scotland’s bid to host the Ryder Cup in 2009 for the first time in 36 years will get an additional boost today when the country’s First Minister Henry McLeish announces a cash injection of £8million ($11.3m) for Scottish golf.
ENIC deny AEK sale
English based multi soccer club owner Enic has denied selling its 33 percent stake in Greek outfit AEK Athens. A club statement said that Enic had sold the stake to Greek company Ippoventure SA.
Bank of Scotland extends sponsorship deal with SPL
Bank of Scotland has extended its sponsorship deal with the Scottish Premier League (SPL) in a £6million ($8.5m) three-year deal. How to Develop Effective Sponsorship Programmes: A new report from SportBusiness Group:
Stags sign sponsorship deal with a kick
English Nationwide League soccer club Mansfield Town has agreed a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with locally-based drinks company GBL Ltd. How to Develop Effective Sponsorship Programmes: A new report from SportBusiness Group:
MBO puts CPLG back in World Cup frame
European licensing agency Copyright Promotions Group is once more a fully independent company following a management buy-out from its parent company ISMM Group.
Dead Trousers to sponsor Fortuna Dusseldorf
Germany's most popular punk rock band, Tote Hosen, said on Wednesday they would sponsor the jerseys of former Bundesliga soccer side Fortuna Duesseldorf. How to Develop Effective Sponsorship Programmes: A new report from SportBusiness Group:
New security fear for London’s soccer clubs
The Metropolitan Police in London have been told to find new ways to cut the costs of providing security at soccer matches.
BBC celebrates as 75 percent of UK audience watch Wimbledon final
Host broadcaster the BBC was celebrating after a staggering 75 percent of the UK television audience watched Goran Ivanisevic’s dramatic five set victory over Pat Rafter in the Wimbledon men’s final on Monday.
Fiorentina gets breathing space
Italian Serie A soccer club Fiorentina has been handed a reprieve in its long running struggle against bankruptcy.
ITV sport channel strikes carriage deal with NTL
The UK's ITV Sport Channel, which debuts on August 11, is actively seeking carriage on all satellite and cable networks sportbusiness.com has learned, after it was announced that a deal has been struck for the new channel to be available on NTL’s cable platform.
China defends human rights record
Beijing officials defended China's human rights record on Wednesday but conceded it faced a challenge persuading world opinion that the Chinese capital should stage the 2008 Olympic Games.
NFL internet deal with CBS, AOL, Sportsline
The National Football League has reached an Internet rights deal with CBS, America Online Inc, and SportsLine.com Inc. to market and promote professional football.
The IOC Presidential candidates: Pound happy with his own brand
BRAND Dick Pound, the Canadian lawyer who has negotiated the marketing and television deals which have made billions for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in recent years, now wants the top job - the presidency.
The IOC Presidential candidates: Defrantz bids to be first woman in top job
Former Olympic rower Anita DeFrantz gets prickly when people suggest she is an outsider in the race to replace Juan Antonio Samaranch as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president.
The IOC Presidential candidates: Rogge offers to calm the storm
Hurt by the biggest corruption scandal in its history and the perennial problem of drugs in sport, it would be no surprise if the Olympic movement turned to a clean-cut doctor to run its affairs.
BSkyB applies for DSL licence
BSkyB, the UK satellite television network, has applied for a digital service line (DSL) from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to allow it to deliver digital television using telephone lines.
UBC sign deal for Thai coverage of English soccer
Thai cable TV operator United Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has finally signed a deal with ESPN Star Sports for live coverage of English Premier League soccer after initially rejecting the licence fee as too expensive.