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The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) has made an unreserved apology to International Rugby Board chairman Vernon Pugh for derogatory comments made during the recent Rugby World Cup hosting row.

UK pay-TV platform ITV Digital has been given seven days to renegotiate its rights contract with the English Football League by the High Court.

Max Mosley, the president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) will address the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament today, to outline the FIA's policy on tobacco sponsorship in international motor sport.

Global marketing agency Octagon has entered into a strategic partnership with US motor racing franchise CART.

Leading Formula One car makers could acquire the broadcasting rights to the sport from media giant Kirch, according to German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine.

English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with Italian sports apparel firm Kappa.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to hold an emergency Executive Committee meeting of FIFA on May 3 to explain his decision last week to suspend an investigation into FIFA's finances.

FIFA has released the controversial letter sent by Sepp Blatter to David Will, FIFA vice president and chairman of the FIFA ad hoc Internal Audit Committee.

The English Hockey Association (EHA) is to call an emergency meeting on May 4 in a bid to salvage the organisation from financial ruin.

The Financial Services Authority has been asked by the English Football League to investigate the decision by Carlton Communications to place ITV Digital into administration.

Football magazine publisher Non-league Media says it has reached a £200,000 ($287,000/EUR326,000) settlement with the sports marketing company Eye Group Limited.

Bankrupt discount retailer Kmart is pulling out of it signage sponsorship deal, the Detroit Tigers' Comerica Park.

The Football Association (FA) has boosted its sponsorship coffers further after signing a two-year deal with British Airways.

If ITV Digital collapses on Monday as it returns to court to report on its fall into administration, what will be the knock-on effects for soccer rights both in the UK and elswhere?

The NHL is looking to hire an agency to sell the rights to the 2004 World Cup of Hockey - the event it jointly organises with the IHHF - sportbusiness.com can confirm.

News agency Bloomberg has signed an exclusive deal with McLaren which will see the former providing support and integrated information systems to the manufacturer's technology centre.