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Former international rugby union player Nigel Walker has been appointed the head of sport for UK terrestrial broadcaster, BBC Wales.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is demanding safety contingency plans from all member countries following the crowd trouble that has marred the NatWest Series in England.
Events

New Zealand television production firm On Site Broadcasting (OSB) has signed a five-year domestic contract to handle all satellite broadcaster BSkyB’s coverage of sporting events in the country.
Stadia

Organisers of Silverstone’s Formula One British Grand Prix today promised to sweep away the muddy car parks and produce a world-class circuit by 2003.
Business

French businessman Alain Afflelou says he is ready to take over ailing soccer club Toulouse provided it withdraws its complaint to France's highest court in the false passport scandal.
Events

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) is looking to broadcast all of its tournaments over the internet.
Business

English cricket Test match venue the Fosters Oval is to be renamed the AMP Oval after a record-breaking sponsorship deal with Surrey Country Cricket Club.
Business

Former British Prime Minister John Major has told sportbusiness.com he will support any government moves to outlaw cricket hooligans following crowd trouble that has marred the current NatWest Series in England.
Media

Asian satellite broadcaster ESPN Star Sports (ESS) has renewed its deal for the exclusive rights to Major League Baseball (MLB) in a new two-year agreement.
Business

Singapore is struggling to keep prestigious sporting events because sponsors say the island cannot give them a good return on their investment.
Business

Hurt by the biggest corruption scandal in its history as well as the perennial problem of drugs, it is no surprise that the Olympic movement appears keen to call on a clean-cut doctor to run its affairs.
Events

Pro-Tibetan rights activists have climbed onto a ledge above the entrance to the Chinese Embassy in Washington and unfurled a banner protesting against Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics.
Business

Brazilian Congressmen have handed public prosecutors a report which recommended that criminal charges be levelled against 32 soccer directors and businessmen, including the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation and a business partner of legendary player Pele.
Events

A new sport betting service based on derivative-style contracts will launch this week in the UK.
Business

Eight of Europe’s top soccer clubs are meeting with European soccer’s ruling body UEFA today to discuss the reform of the Champions League and the UEFA Cup.
Business

French soccer club Olympique Marseille has avoided relegation from the first division after it gave league officials a guarantee it would improve its financial position, the club said on Thursday.
Business

Germany has a good chance of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, according to newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge.

Canadian National Hockey League (NHL) teams, the Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames stand to benefit to the sum of $1.3 million after a new sports lottery funding project was approved by the state of Alberta.
Business

Chrysalis, the media company which produces ITV’s coverage of Formula One in the UK, is looking to sell its minority stakes in two of its internet investments and pump the money from the disposals into its wholly owned internet sports network Rivals.net.
Media

Go Racing’s £400million ($556m) media rights deal for UK horseracing may be given a new lifeline tonight after the famous race meeting at Ascot.