Kevin McCullagh, Asia office

Deal close for Finnish ice hockey as league starts exclusive talks

French rugby makes modest gains

Italy follows the UK with pay-free F1 split; France could be next if TF1 lowballs

Varying fortunes for highlights across European leagues

Premier League renews with MTG and TV2 without tender

Premier League has listened to ESPN, now it's up to ESPN to decide if it wants to compete with the big boys

MTG closing in on big handball deal

Sky v Telekom battle helps German league to 50 per cent rise; Saturday internet highlights proposal not a game-changer

RTL deal helps Uefa towards 20 per cent increase in Belgium

EBU pays healthy increase for World Cup despite recession