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Premier League soccer club Ipswich Town has placed a £25million ($36.1m/B

The National Hot Road Association (NHRA) in the US has approved the use of on-board cameras.

Latin American pay-TV broadcaster the Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has renewed its deal for coverage of Italian soccer’s top-flight league, Serie A.

Florida state funds could be used in a controversial plan to improve roads near the Jacksonville Jaguars' Alltel Stadium in preparation for the city's hosting of the 2005 Super Bowl.

The Australian National Basketball League has cemented its multi-million-dollar deal with sports marketing company Sportsworld Media Group.

A contractual dispute between World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) and US satellite platform DirecTV over how revenue is collected has seen the former axe its pay-per-view events from the broadcaster’s network.

Sportsworld Media Group, the London-based sports marketing group, has finalised its $3m (B

The Australian Football League (AFL) Commission has begun a meeting with clubs after three club presidents spoke out on the eve of the meeting about the need for the league to maintain the viability of all 16 clubs.

Saber Hossain Chowdhury has been replaced as Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president because of his involvement in campaigning ahead of October's general election, a member of Bangladesh's interim government has said.

Millions of soccer crazy Vietnamese missed the start of the English Premier League season at the weekend after Vietnam Television (VTV) failed to reach an agreement with the company holding distribution rights for Asia.

Millions of soccer crazy Vietnamese missed the start of the English Premier League season at the weekend after Vietnam Television (VTV) failed to reach an agreement with the company holding distribution rights for Asia.

US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel is suing NASCAR and host broadcaster Fox over a lack of coverage for the firm’s title sponsorship of the Atlanta race held in March.

The British Tourist Authority (BTA) has signed a two-year partnership deal with soccer’s English FA Premier League and its new sponsor Barclaycard, designed to promote Britain as a top tourist destination and boost visitor numbers.

England’s Football Association has not denied media reports that the number of sponsors of the governing body will be reduced to four from ten after the World Cup next year.

The finance director of English Premier League soccer club Leeds United has confirmed to sportbusiness.com that the club will sell the naming rights to its new £60million ($87m/B

Rivals.net, the UK dedicated sports fan website backed by Chrysalis, is to launch a new soccer magazine called The Score.

The English Cricket Board (ECB) has told sportbusiness.com that England’s leading players will receive a significant pay rise when the Professional Cricketers’ Association meets on Thursday.

Columbian television channels and programmers have unanimously rejected attempts by the country’s top-flight soccer league to charge fees for the media use of goal images.

The ASEAN Football Federation has announced that Singapore and Indonesia will share the hosting rights for next year's Tiger Cup.

Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will face Denmark's Brian Nielsen in a 10-round fight on September 8 at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, cable television carrier Showtime has said.