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The 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship ended yesterday with the USA beating hosts Turkey in the final and nearly one billion people expected to have watched the tournament in over 180 countries.
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National tourism agency VisitBritain is prepared to see a reduction in foreign visitors in 2012 because of the Olympic Games in London.
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This year’s Sports Marketing 360 conference, organised by SportBusiness Group Conferences and to be held on September 16 at London’s BT Centre, is now sold out.
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Three key members of the London 2012 Olympics licensing and retail team are to speak to industry professionals at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe 2010 in London.
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The US and International Olympic Committees have reached an agreement to resolve their long-standing dispute over the Olympics. According to the Associated Press, the USOC will contribute $18 million to cover administrative costs of staging the Games.
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The addition of Argentina to rugby union's Tri Nations competition from 2012 is set to increase the value of the tournament to $213.1 million.
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Business advisor Heidrick & Struggles International has become a sponsor of global sport and development initiative Beyond Sport.
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Season-ticket sales for the National Football League are down 5 per cent in 2010 from last year and a decline in overall attendance is projected at one or two per cent. The season kicks-off today when the Minnesota Vikings play the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome.
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The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile), Formula One's governing body, said yesterday it has turned down all the entries from teams hoping to fill the vacant 13th constructor slot in the 2011 season.
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EventScotland, the national agency that promotes Scotland as an event destination, yesterday announced that the 2011 Tour of Britain will start in the region and include stages running through the regions of the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.
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Football business event Leaders in Football, taking place for the third time at Chelsea FC on October 6 and 7, has confirmed a sell out for its ‘Centre of Excellence’ two-day exhibition.
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European football’s governing body UEFA yesterday announced its decision to internalise the sales of the corporate hospitality programme for Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.
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Next month’s rugby union Test between Australia and New Zealand in Hong Kong will go ahead despite reports the match may be moved because of poor ticket sales.
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Willy Bogner has stepped down from his position as CEO of Munich’s Committee bidding to host the 2018 Winter Olympics under advice from his physician. The 68-year-old said he is fighting an undisclosed intestinal illness.
Business

The ISAF World Match Racing Tour sailing series has named Matthew Strachan as its new Sales Director. Strachan brings over 15 years of business development experience as the Tour continues to implement an ambitious development plan.
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Derry, the UK’s 2013 City of Culture, will be an official host port and will submit a city boat in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in 2011-12.
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The OneAsia golf tour has excluded the Shandong Gold Cup tournament from its 2010 calendar and postponed it until further notice.
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SPORTEL’s next spring event has been confirmed to the InterContinental Hotel in Hong Kong, from March 16 to 18, 2011.