Business

UEFA is seeking a global licensing partner to spearhead its Euro 2004 programme.

Jeff Chapman, the former majority shareholder in the bankrupt Sportsworld Media plc, has told sportbusiness.com that it is "unlikely" he will buy any of the UK assets or businesses of the company.

The money-making machine which is the Lennox Lewis versus Mike Tyson heavyweight boxing bout continues apace with details of its US pay-per-view pricing revealed.

ITMS Sports, a division of ITMS Marketing GmbH, an advertising and marketing communications group based in Germany, has launched its own website.

The continuing war of words within the corridors of power at FIFA are continuing following Friday's stormy Executive Committee meeting.

FIFA's general secretary has told president Sepp Blatter a report he has compiled into the workings of soccer’s global governing body could result in criminal charges.

Sportsworld Media, placed in administration on March 27 when it failed to find a buyer after its debt facility expired, has sold two of the firm's international operations to the company's original owner, Australian entrepreneur Jeff Chapman.

UK-based motor sports marketing company Podia Group has won a three-year exclusive contract to distribute BMW Williams F1 merchandise.

US soft drinks company Gatorade will not renew its official sponsorship of NASCAR - but will spend "significantly more" in sponsorships of stock car racing drivers and races, the company has said.

NASCAR has secured a multi-year sponsorship with drink Powerade to become its 'official sports drink'.

The English Football Association is set to announce today that Wembley Stadium will be developed after agreeing a £400m ($584m/EUR647m) financing package with German bank Westdeutsche Landesbank (WestLB).

Tickets for boxing's biggest pay-day - the long-awaited showdown between Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson - have sold out, generating a record $23m in revenue.

US financial services firm BISYS-Hanleigh has signed an exclusive insurance agreement with the football development agency Latin America Futbol Corporation (LAFC) to provide special risk insurance to football federations, teams and players.

Clothing firm Lotto Sport Italia has signed a sponsorship deal with the Yugoslav Tennis Federation.

ESPN has renewed a multi-year deal in the US with the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) and Triple Crown Productions.

Sports drink Gatorade Thirst Quencher has said it is to pull the plug on its official sponsorship of NASCAR.