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South Africa's Premier League kicks off its new season on Wednesday against a backdrop of legal wrangles, feuding club bosses and growing public apathy.

The Copa America outstripped the Superbowl and World Series amongst American Hispanics according to research out on Sunday.

Spanish language cable network Fox Sports World Espanol has signed a deal for the television rights to the 2001 Major League Baseball (MLB) play-offs and the World Series.

Asia’s largest sports broadcaster, ESPN Star Sports is to repackage its Star Sports service, to create two dedicated feeds, Star Sports Southeast Asia and STAR Sports Asia.

Rugby Football League’s (RFL) chairman Sir Rodney Walker has told sportbusiness.com that a new knock-out competition could be introduced to exist alongside the Super League and Challenge Cup.

Sports media rights specialists Media Content has signed a strategic marketing partnership to provide its roster of sports advisory clients with a range of licensing and merchandising services.

South African sports brand marketing company SAIL has notified the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange of discussions with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to form a commercial partnership in line with SAIL’s strategy of expanding into international sports brands.

UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has picked up the TV rights to the away leg of Liverpool’s Champions League qualifying match against Finnish team SC Haka on Wednesday night.

Online bookmaker Ukbetting plc rose 14 percent on its debut on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The estimated £7.5m ($10.7m/B

A high-profile and comprehensive marketing campaign, including a free Celtic League ticket offer, will launch the new face of professional rugby union in Scotland at Murrayfield today.

EchoStar Communications Corp's $30.4billion (B

The official World Internet Chess Championships have been launched by FIDE Commerce International (FCI) – the exclusive holders of commercial rights to all FIDE world chess events.

Alternative Investment Market-listed Radio First, the UK-based media company aiming to create a national digital radio network around Premiership soccer clubs, has seen its share price jump 8p to 34.5p as excitement builds for the kick off of the new English soccer season.

The South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) has approved the establishment of a business arm to manage all its commercial activities locally and internationally.

Premier1 Racing has secured its second soccer club – English Premier League frontrunners Leeds United.

Concern that British punters would lose out because of the British Horseracing Board's proposed plan for a commercial replacement of the Levy have been dismissed by the BHB.