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Eurosport set to take over WRC but a 'sweet' deal would anger North One

FA up in Europe despite weaker rights package and recession

Eurozone crisis not the only challenge facing sports rights agencies in 2012

Saturation effect puts brake on Indian cricket rights boom

ESS gets more Australia cricket for its dollar in five-year deal

Uefa doubles its money in France but audiences will fall

Fifa maintains free-to-air commitments for 2018-2022; Five markets, but no rights, carved out of European tender

Football: Uefa agreed deals in the Netherlands for the Champions League and Europa League for three years from 2012-13 to 2014-15

Wanted: French home for acquisitive Al Jazeera... Eredivisie Live battling for content... SPL plays safe with Sky and ESPN... Conmebol confirms Full Play deal

France could be the key to FA hopes of European boost

IAAF goes back to EBU but says it was right to play the field; IEC anger at athletics loss

Qatar Holding, the investment arm of sovereign wealth fund the Qatar Investment Authority, said that it had no plans to take over French conglomerate Lagardère, despite becoming its largest shareholder …

Basketball: UK pay-television channel ESPN extended its rights for the Euroleague to cover the 2011-12 season in a deal with the league

League takes big fee cut as Sportfive bows out

Six Nations set to split international TV rights ... NFL takes rights to global market ... No ESPN-Al Jazeera joint bid ... ARD/ZDF force ski concessions