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Darts: UK pay-television broadcaster BSkyB acquired the rights for Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) Grand Slam of Darts in a three-year deal, from 2011 to 2013, with the PDC

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)

Universum floored by lack of new TV deal ... Team coming calling ... TVE set to renew Vuelta deal ... Football the draw in 2010

Five options for the English Premier League if the European Court authorises pan-EU trade in pay-TV cards.

Football: Spanish pay-television operator Digital Plus acquired Champions League rights in a three-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2014-15

Frustrated Carulla slams low-balling broadcasters ... Uefa offers help for federations ... Infront edges out IMG ... IMG pips CAA for SPL channel role

Worldcom to challenge Olivedesportos agency's monopoly of Portuguese market

Motorsport: Formula One Management agreed deals with incumbent rights-holders in Germany, Russia and Israel for media rights for the Formula One motor-racing series

Boxing: German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat

Uefa over half way there on centralisation plan ... F1 renews in key markets ... EAA drops its fee for 2012 ... AFA TV plans ‘not viable’ ... Taylor exit doesn’t hurt PDC

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

North One closes in on UK deal with big coverage boost.

Surprise finalist deflates World Club Cup audience expectations, raising questions over value of competition for broadcasters.

Handball: Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 acquired the rights for the Danish men’s and women’s national teams and leagues in a four-year deal, from 2011-12 to 2014-15, with the rights-holders, the Dan…

Asian Games: The IEC in Sports agency was appointed to handle worldwide media distribution of the 7th Asian Winter Games by the Games’s organising committee.

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

First serious UK rights battle between ESPN and BSkyB.

Defeat in European Court of Justice case on foreign smartcards would prompt defensive move by league.