World Match Play organizers confident of finding sponsor
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Organizers of the 43-year-old World Match Play tournament, which offers the biggest prize in golf, face a search for a new backer after HSBC announced it would no longer be bank-rolling the event from next year.
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A successful bid to stage the 2012  Olympic Games would not overstretch London, New York or Paris,  a leading credit rating agency said on Thursday.
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - The Winter Olympics in Vancouver may be more than two years away, but organizers are already playing the "chess game" of trying to keep individual sports happy as they vie to get time in the international spotlight.
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By ARIZONA DAILY STAR  Match-play event puts marana in bright spotlight  Work crews began cleaning up the Tangerine Road underpass at Interstate 10 last week as part of preparations for next month's Accenture World Match Play Championship in Marana.
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Groups supporting competing formats build support from their latest partners.
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It didn't take Masters champion Phil Mickelson long to find a new equipment deal, signing an endorsement contract with Callaway Golf on Tuesday just one week after he left Titleist.
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Jose Maria Olazabal has revealed that his participation on next year&#39;s regular US Tour now hinges on receiving sponsors invitations.
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The company is trying to look strong in a land of subsidies and stiff competition.
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Organisers of the 4.5-million-US-dollar Tennis Masters Cup have announced the round robin draw for the event. World number one and defending champion Roger Federer is to group
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Organizers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are having an easier time than expected raising revenue from domestic sponsorship deals, officials said on Friday.
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Upsets are likely to dominate the agenda at this week's WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona where Henrik Stenson defends his title.
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World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Britain&#39;s Danny Williams in Las Vegas, promoters said on Tuesday.
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The 16 player field for the 2004 HSBC WORLD MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP to be played at Wentworth this week, October 14-17, is the most international in the 41 year history of the Championship, a fitting statistic for HSBC, the world&#39;s most international bank
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Golf fans will have to endure a few commercials during next year&#39;s Masters, but they will get to see more of the tournament as corporate sponsors return to the telecast.
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In an attempt to encourage more cities to bid for world events, FINA will from next year introduce the wearing of bibs bearing sponsors&#39; names for swimmers as they march to the poolside.
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Victorious European Ryder Cup captain  Bernhard Langer has accepted an invitation to play in next  month's World Match Play championship at Wentworth for the  biggest prize in golf.
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The ATP, organizers of the men's tour,  will unveil a partnership deal with a pharmaceutical giant  Tuesday to provide approved nutritional supplements to players  next season.