Cycling

Giro d’Italia promoter RCS Sport is close to a deal with the Association International des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels, an umbrella group of cycling’s leading teams, that will give the teams a sha…

The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of public-service broadcasters, renewed its deal with the Lagardère-owned event management company Upsolut Event to distribute the worldwide media rights …

US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has renewed its rights deal for cycling’s Vuelta a España, for four years, from 2013 to 2016.

FOOTBALL Football:Pan-European cable and satellite sports broadcaster Eurosport extended its rights deal for the Africa Cup of Nations for the next two editions of the tournament, in 2013 and 2015

The European Broadcasting Union, the consortium of European free-to-air broadcasters, renewed its deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation and Unipublic agencies for rights for the Vuelta a España cycle …

Australian commercial broadcaster Channel Nine defended its coverage of the Tour Down Under cycle race after more than 1,600 fans signed an online petition to call for the domestic rights for the road…

UK commercial broadcaster ITV renewed its rights for the Tour de France cycle race from 2012 to 2015 in a deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation, the event’s commercial rights-holder.

Sports marketing company the Amaury Sport Organisation was appointed to handle global broadcast distribution for the Tour Down Under cycling race in Adelaide, Australia

Pan-Asian sports broadcaster The Outdoor Channel acquired rights for the 2012 Tour de Timor, a mountain bike race, in a deal with the race organisers and the Government of Timor-Leste

Athletics: Sports broadcaster Eurosport acquired pan-European rights for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ 2011 and 2013 World Championships.

Astro spends heavily to snatch football rights ... KBS ‘no’ to bundled athletics ... TSA brought in for World Series ... SBS wants Giro for the full set ... Trans TV wants Asean Cup

Boxing: New Zealand state broadcaster Māori Television acquired the exclusive rights to show the heavyweight boxing clash between David Tua and Demetrius King on March 19.

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

Boxing: Triumph Media Group extended its deal with Klitshcko Management Group covering the distribution of the global media rights to the 2011 fights of Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko

Rai crisis raises doubts over future of Rai Trade ... ITV gambles on England ... Tough times for handball ... Crafty Fox waits for rights

American Football: UK commercial broadcaster Channel 4 acquired the live rights to all of the NFL’s Sunday night games for the 2010 season.

Basketball: The Sportsman Media Group will sell the international rights for the 2010 Fiba men’s Under-20 and Under-18 European Championships. It is the first time the rights will be sold by an agency.