Golf

Basketball
Asia

Bobsleigh/Skeleton: German public-service broadcasters ARD and ZDF acquired the rights for the men’s and women’s bobsleigh and skeleton World Cups and World Championships for the three years from 2006-07 to …
Athletics
Africa

Football: SBS International, the acquisition arm of Korean private free-to-air broadcaster SBS, acquired the rights for all Fifa events from 2007 to 2014, including the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

Golf
Europe

The BBC has clung on to the rights for US golf’s Masters for a further year.

Basketball
Africa

Football: Polish pay-television operator Canal Plus acquired the main package of Serie A rights for the three years from 2007-08 to 2009-10 in a deal with the Media Partners and Silva agency.

Australian Rules Football
Australia

Olympics: The Arab States Broadcasting Union, representing the region's free-to-air broadcasters, acquired the rights for the 2012 Olympic Games in London in a deal worth $21m (£11m/€16.7m) with the International Olympic Committee.

Golf
Europe

The BBC could struggle to keep hold of the rights for the US Masters.

Basketball
Asia

Olympics: Australia’s Nine Network and pay-platform Foxtel acquired the rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympics in a deal worth A$126m (£55m/€79m) with the International Olympic Committee.  In
Basketball
Brazil

Football: Middle-East broadcaster Al Jazeera Sport acquired the rights for European club competitions the Champions League and the Uefa Cup in three-year deals worth a combined $200m (£102m/ €136m). 
American Football
Asia

American Football:  UK pay-operator British Sky Broadcasting acquired the UK and Ireland rights for the National Football League in a four-year deal from 2007-08 to 2010-11.

Football
Asia

Football: Japanese pay-television operator J Sports acquired the rights to Japan’s top-tier J-League in a five-year deal from 2007 to 2011.

Basketball
Europe

Football: Portuguese public-service broadcaster RTP acquired the rights to the national team’s Euro 2008 home qualifiers and friendlies in a two-year deal, 2006-07 to 2007-08, with the Olivedesportos agency

Basketball
Asia

Rugby Union: French public-service broadcaster France Télévisions acquired the rights for the Six Nations tournament in a four-year deal with the Six Nations Committee, from 2010 to 2013, worth over €…
Boxing
Australia

Commonwealth Games: Australian commercial broadcaster Network Ten and pay-operator Foxtel acquired the rights for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Golf
Middle East

The Dubai Sports Channel is set to win the rights for the 2009 Gulf Cup
Basketball
Argentina

Golf: UK pay-broadcaster Setanta acquired the rights to the US PGA Tour in a six-year deal, from 2007 to 2012.

Boxing

Olympics: South African public-service broadcaster SABC acquired the rights for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in a $18m (£9m/ €13m) deal with the International Ol…
Golf
Europe

Setanta’s acquisition of US PGA golf rights came after a fierce bidding war with incumbent rights-holder BSkyB.

Golf
Cyprus

Grass is greener market-by-market for Wimbledon