China

Premier League gives up on growth in China ... Copa deals concluded ... FA digging in on Uefa plan ... Rai-federation stalemate ... New home for Strikeforce ... MotoGP confirms IMG.

American Football: NFL team the New York Jets extended its television and marketing partnership in a multi-year deal with regional sports network SportsNet New York (SNY)

Athletics: The European Broadcasting Union acquired rights for European Athletics Association events in a four-year deal, from 2012 to 2015

Production gaffes and inconsistencies tackled at Monaco meeting of meets, IMG and IAAF.

Big increases in the US and Japan the highlights of a successful round of sales for Traffic Sports.

Ambitious Eurosport and Setanta pushed ESS for pan-Asian rugby World Cup deal excluding key markets.

Football: The Sportfive agency was appointed by Uefa as its exclusive media rights sales agency for Euro 2012 in a number of markets in Asia and Oceania

Sky tempted by 2015 World Cup ... Neo turns down ESS for Sony ... Premier League drops Win TV.

Sportfive, hit by recent rights and personnel losses, is set to regain its "calling card" in Asia.

Boxing: German commercial broadcaster RTL acquired the exclusive rights for the next five fights of the Klitschko brothers, Vladimir and Vitali, in a deal with the Klitschko Management Group worth a reported…

Basketball: Euroleague Basketball agreed deals in the UK, China and Iceland for the 2010 Final Four

Football: Hong Kong free-to-air broadcasters TVB and ATV agreed a deal with pay-television operator I-Cable for coverage of the opening match, the semi-finals and the final of the 2010 Fifa World Cup

Golf: US broadcaster America One Television acquired the rights for the OneAsia Series in a three-year deal, from 2010 to 2012, brokered by the World Sport Group agency

Athletics: The IEC in Sports agency agreed a number of deals for the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Doha

Football: French commercial broadcaster TF1 sublicensed rights for the 2010 World Cup to public-service broadcaster France Télévisions and pay-broadcaster Canal Plus in deals worth a combined €33m ($4…

The Premier League has taken a big cut in its rights fee to secure free-to-air exposure in China.

American Football: Canadian commercial broadcaster CTV extended its existing deal for NFL matches, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl game, for four more years from 2010 to 2013

The major agencies are battling to add to their football federation portfolios in the countdown to the Euro 2012 qualifying draw next month.