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The IMG agency has been appointed to produce live coverage of the heavyweight boxing clash between British fighter David Haye and Kosovo-Albanian Arnold Gjergjaj in London on May 21.

Union Cycliste Internationale president Brian Cookson said it sold its rights to the European Broadcasting Union as the EBU was “the best player in the market to place our events on free-to-air broadcasters across Europe”.

Stronger ratings, new events and the offer of exclusivity helped World Snooker agree a contract extension with Eurosport last month at a significantly increased fee.

Australian commercial broadcaster Seven earlier this month maintained its hold on Rugby League World Cup rights at a significantly increased fee.

US college Arizona State has settled its long-running dispute with the IMG College agency over the multimedia rights contract that previously existed between the two parties.

IMG’s distribution deal for the Chinese Super League’s international rights is a strategic acquisition of a property that’s “going places”.

English Premier League club Chelsea will take the global distribution of its Chelsea TV channel in-house, TV Sports Markets understands.

Interview with Michael Mellor, head of football at IMG, on the agency’s rights-distribution deal for the Chinese Super League.

Contracts for Diamond League rights in sub-Saharan Africa are in the process of being rewritten for the 2016 season.

Decisions made by national basketball federations to commit clubs to a new Fiba-run competition could scupper IMG’s hopes of refinancing its 10-season, €630m ($682m) joint venture with the Euroleague.

The IMG agency is understood to be close to a deal for English Premier League rights in Romania with sports broadcaster Eurosport.

Sky renewed its deal for European club rugby and picked up Russian Premier League rights after a four-year hiatus.

Distributing the commercial rights to next summer’s Copa América Centenario is a “great opportunity” for the IMG agency.

Interview with Ioris Francini, president of media and events, and Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG, on the agency’s deal for Copa América Centenario rights.

The IMG agency has agreed a multi-season extension to its television rights distribution deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship.

The IMG agency has acquired broadcast and digital clips rights for the English Premier League, the top division of football in the country, across 27 markets in Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.