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The delay of the WBA heavyweight title fight between John Ruiz and Evander Holyfield was a "blessing in disguise" for Chinese organisers facing heavy losses on the event, promoter Don King said.

Football Business International, the first quality magazine to focus on the business of soccer worldwide, will be launched by SportBusiness Group in September.

Walt Disney Co's ABC and ESPN units say US golfer Tiger Woods will appear in several special events for the two television networks over the next five years, in a widely expected deal.

UEFA is following world soccer’s ruling body FIFA in establishing its own in-house marketing operation – and has appointed former ISL football chief Philippe Margraff to head it up.

Despite the UK test case ruling in the House of Lords last week that set a precedent that the soccer World Cup in 2002 must be broadcast on terrestrial television if at all, rights holder Kirch has still not given up hope of interest from a pay-TV operator.

The Australian Senate will tomorrow resume the second reading debate on the Interactive Gambling Bill aimed at banning Australian gambling operators from providing online gambling services to Australian residents.

A new digital sports channel to be launched by UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV helped secure the British coverage of the next two Rugby World Cups in a deal worth at least £40million ($57m/B

US satellite platform, DirecTV is running a new promotion which offers $300 (B

Spanish language pay-TV operator Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has announced that it has acquired the live rights to Mexican football for Latin America excluding Brazil.

Sir Rodney Walker, the UK’s Rugby Football League (RFL) chairman, has rejected calls for his resignation after making losses at last year’s World Cup.

Russian premier division soccer clubs, nearly halfway into the season, will finally get a chance to be seen on national television after finding wealthy sponsors for the broadcasts.

UEFA has renewed its attack on FIFA president Sepp Blatter, saying it is dissatisfied with the answers it has so far received to 25 questions it raised concerning the running of soccer’s world governing body.

German media giant Kirch said soccer’s ruling body FIFA has given it until July 2 to decide whether to purchase ISL's broadcasting rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cup tournaments.

English soccer club Wimbledon has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with a controversial muscle-building supplement firm.

UK broadcaster ITV has criticised the BBC's investment of licence fee payers' money in its interactive service for the Wimbledon tennis championships.

Domestic TV viewing figures on NBC for the US Open golf hit near record levels – despite Tiger Woods failing to impress.