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Logo row blocks Vietnamese soccer start
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.
Tourism authority signs soccer partnership
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.
FA ‘to have just four sponsors’
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.
Leeds to sell naming rights ‘to highest bidder’
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
Singapore & Indonesia to host Tiger Cup
The ASEAN Football Federation has announced that Singapore and Indonesia will share the hosting rights for next year's Tiger Cup.
Showtime confirms Tyson bout for September
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.
Indianapolis looks to serve up masters series
Organisers of the Indianapolis Championships want to bump the men's tournament up to Masters Series level - just one below Grand Slam status.
SA Free channel wins 2002 world cup rights
South African terrestrial channel e.tv has secured the exclusive TV rights to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan.
Sportech goes interactive
Sportech, the UK-based holding company for gaming giant Littlewoods Leisure, has signed a sponsorship deal with ITV’s interactive soccer coverage for an undisclosed sum.
Celtic serves up new online deal
Scottish Premier League soccer champions Celtic has struck a deal with online broadcasting specialist Servecast
Atlanta to host 2011 PGA championships
Atlanta will host the PGA Championships for the fourth time in 2011 after hosting it in 1976, 1981 and this year.
Sky sports wins Us open rights
UK satellite channel SKY Sports has been awarded live rights to the US Open, the world's richest grand slam tennis event, for the next four years.
Tyson bout postponed until October
Boxing fans will have to wait until October to see former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in a boxing ring, despite a previous announcement this week stating that the renowned boxer would fight in September.
Indian Cricketers barred from taking on Pakistan
The Indian government has denied the country's national cricket team permission to play a test match in Pakistan next month, according to local television reports.
World anti-doping agency to move to Montreal
The World Anti-Doping Agency will locate its permanent headquarters in Montreal, with the aim of improving the credibility and effectiveness of its war on the use of drugs in sports.
WWF Launch new TV magazine show
The World Wrestling Federation will produce a new two-hour magazine format series, WWF Excess, to anchor broadcaster TNN's new five-hour Saturday night sports and entertainment line-up, "Slammin' Saturday Night”.
Bet looks into wrestling TV deal
US cable network, Black Entertainment Television (BET) is in talks with professional wrestling body Urban Wrestling Alliance (UWA) with regard to a series of weekly shows.
Sportech shares rise after ITV deal
Shares in London Stock Market-listed Sportech Plc, owners of betting and gaming firm Littlewoods Leisure, rose yesterday as it announced a deal for Littlewoods to be the exclusive sponsor of ITV's interactive football coverage.