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The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ricardo Teixeira, has joined the list of high-profile delegates attending the Soccerex ’09 conference in Johannesburg at the end of the month.
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Rukin Kizilbash, Indian General Manager of Asian sports broadcaster Ten Sports’ parent company Taj TV, has resigned after seven years with the company.
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SweetSpot, organisers of The Tour of Britain cycling event, has announced the 2009 version attracted over one million spectators and three million television viewers over the course of eight stages.
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Harold Mayne-Nicholls, president of the Chilean Football Association, will present a commercial guide to Chilean football at Soccerex 2009, it has been announced.
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The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee announced yesterday that Russian sportswear brand Bosco Sport has been awarded General Partner status for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games in a deal worth over $100 million.
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Brazilian minister of justice Tarso Genro said that Rio will receive a total of 131.8 million reais ($75.8 million) to make the city safer for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has named Mike Whan as its commissioner, ending a three-month search for Carolyn Bivens’ replacement.
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The prospect of Rangers and Celtic being allowed to join the English Premier League was dealt a major blow last night when Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore said he did not foresee the clubs being allowed to make the move.
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The shortlist for the 2009 ESA European Sponsorship Awards, held on November 25 at London’s Café de Paris, has been released.
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Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates cannot host the America’s Cup race between American and Swiss crews, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled yesterday.
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The USA Bid Committee vying to host the FIFA World Cup released a study yesterday that estimates a domestic economic impact of at least $5 billion if the region is chosen to host the event either in 2018 or 2022.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has expressed his approval of Russia's preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
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Each World Series baseball game played at the New York Yankee Stadium is worth $15.5 million to the city's economy, according to an estimate by the New York's Economic Development Corporation.
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The inaugural Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final race of the 2009 world championship, has sold-out according to event organisers Yas Marina Circuit.
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The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has appointed lawyer Doug Arnot to be responsible for the overall planning, co-ordination and delivery of London 2012’s Games Time Operations.
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Dedicated football consultancy Football Asia announced its launch in Singapore yesterday, having secured the exclusive rights to host the Soccerex Asia Forum business event from 2010 to 2013.
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National Football League (NFL) commissioner Roger Goodell said this weekend that a London franchise may be established in the near future.
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Jack Poole, chairman of the Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), died in hospital shortly after midnight on Friday following a battle with pancreatic cancer.