Basketball Australia (BA) has appointed well-respected sports administrator and former Chief Executive Scott Derwin as its new Chair of the Board.

Mr Derwin will start his role from 16 August 2012 – replacing Acting Chair Justin Milne, ask who will resume his position as Chair of the NBL Commission and non-executive Director of BA.

Mr Milne said Mr Derwin’s demonstrated leadership and negotiation skills would be an asset for the Board, cialis providing the steady hand and stability BA needs to build on its recent gains.

“Scott has served as the Chief Executive of three major national sporting bodies over the last 17 years; in each of those roles, and he has driven structural change at both governance and management levels,” Mr Milne said.

“Scott’s previous work with BA speaks for itself – he was instrumental in getting us back to a position of financial strength, and largely drove our merger with the National Basketball League, the Women’s National Basketball League and the Australian Basketball Association.

“He has also had extensive experience as both chairman and a member of various not for profit boards.

“On top of that, the experience he brings from his time spent with the Australian Paralympic Committee in the lead-up to the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games and Surf Life Saving Australia is invaluable to our organisation.”

Mr Derwin said he looked forward to working closely with the Board and incoming CEO Kristina Keneally to raise the profile of the sport.

“I’m honoured that the Board has entrusted me with the position of Chair and pleased to continue to work with Basketball Australia in such a hands-on role,” Mr Derwin said.

“Our international recognition lets us stand proud on a world stage, and at home in Australia, we’ve got a million people playing basketball. That’s no small feat – but I know we can continue to grow.

“We’re in an Olympic/Paralympic year, we’ve got a renewed focus with our Strategic Plan, and there are big things in the pipeline for the upcoming NBL season. I’m excited to be a part of it.”

Kristina Keneally, who today assumes the role of Chief Executive Officer, welcomed Mr Derwin’s appointment.

“Scott brings with him a deep understanding of the history of basketball, as well as a keen appreciation of its future potential,” Ms Keneally said.

“Going forward, one of our priorities should be tapping into our incredible strength in terms of mass participation numbers. I know that’s where Scott’s awareness of and relationship with State Associations will be a boon for Australian basketball.

“Scott is a successful sports administrator, a proud ambassador for our sport, and I know he’ll be a wise sounding-board for me as CEO.”

Christian Seifert, ambulance Chairman of the DFL (Deutsche Fußball Liga) management board and vice-president of the DFB (Deutscher Fußball Bund) and the publisher Peter Strahlendorf (Yearbook Sponsoring) from Hamburg will be awarded with the incorporation into the HALL OF FAME SPONSORING by German sponsorship association FASPO. The award ceremony will take place at the FASPO SPONSORING SUMMIT in Hamburg on March 22.

Christian Seifert will be honoured for his significant role in the development and success of the brand “Bundesliga”, viagra 100mg which meanwhile counts to the leading professional sports leagues in Europe. Sports sponsorship substantially profits from professional football.

Peter Strahlendorf is publisher of the standard work “Yearbook Sponsoring”, as well as of many special interest publications and industry-specific online services. He counts among the founders of the FASPO association and is a pioneer of sponsorship.

Every year, personalities that rendered outstanding services to the sponsorship industry are awarded with the incorporation into the HALL OF FAME SPONSORING. In the last years among others Franz Beckenbauer, Günther Mast, Prof. Manuela Rousseau, Dr. Cesar W. Lüthi, Manfred Maus, Horst Dassler, Uli Hoeneß, Wilfried Straub, Brigitte Kössner-Skoff, Oliver Kaiser, Prof. Dr. Reinhold Würth, Hans Wilhelm Gäb and Max Hollein.

The German Sponsorship Association FASPO is the central lobby of the sponsorship industry in the German speaking countries and is located in Hamburg, Vienna and Winterthur. More information and registration to the SPONSORING SUMMIT 2012, where the awards ceremony will take place, can be found on www.faspo.de

Ivan Gazidis the Arsenal chief executive has been added to the Professional Game Board (PGB) and the FA Council.

The South African-born Gazidis was one of four appointments made by the Premier League to the PGB, which supports and advises the FA Board on matters which include the FA’s relationship with FIFA and UEFA.

Gazidis will sit alongside Tottenham’s director of football administration Darren Eales, Manchester United chief executive David Gill and Premier League chairman Dave Richards.

He also becomes one of eight Premier League representatives on the FA Council, which plays a significant role in grass roots development.

“I am delighted to be joining these important footballing bodies,” Gazidis told Arsenal’s official website.

“The appointments mean Arsenal will be represented in many of the key debates in the game both here in the UK and in Europe.”

Gazidis is also involved with FIFA’s Dispute Resolution Chamber, the European Clubs Association Legal Advisory Panel and the Premier League Working Group for Elite Player Performance.

beIN SPORT Asia has secured an agreement today to acquire Bundesliga media rights in Indonesia and the Philippines for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. 

The deal includes all Bundesliga matches across all media platforms and devices in Indonesia and the Philippines. The season will begin on 9 August 2013 and the final matchday is scheduled for 10 May 2014. The winter break will start 22 December 2013 and end 24 January 2014.

Commenting on the new agreement, erectile Nasser Al Khelaifi, troche Chairman of beIN SPORT Asia, said “We are extremely excited by the addition of Bundesliga to our new channels in Asia for the next two seasons. Together with the Barclays Premier League, Italian Serie A and French Ligue 1 it will certainly increase the value of our customer proposition and extend further our portfolio of top European football being broadcasted in Asia.”

Jörg Daubitzer, Managing Director of the DFL Sports Enterprises, said, “We are extremely pleased to welcome beIN SPORT as our new media partner in Indonesia and the Philippines, two markets where European football is extremely popular. We look forward to working with them and are confident they will broadcast Bundesliga matches in a comprehensive and innovative manner to our fans in the region.”

For the new season beIN SPORT is launching three new HD channels in Indonesia and the Philippines. Bundesliga will feature on both beIN SPORT 1 HD, a channel fully dedicated to football action and beIN SPORT 2 HD, a channel that will mix football and other sports.

Die DFB-Stiftungen Egidius Braun und Sepp Herberger haben ihre Haushaltspläne für 2013 bekannt gegeben. Wie Sponsors berichtet speist sich das Millionen schwere Budget vor allem aus Länderspiel-Einnahmen.Der Haushalt der DFB-Stiftung Egidius Braun liegt im kommenden Jahr bei rund 7,5 Millionen Euro, darunter die Einnahmen des alle zwei Jahre stattfindenden Benefiz-Länderspiels in Höhe von mehr als fünf Millionen Euro. Für die Sepp-Herberger-Stiftung stehen 1,5 Millionen Euro bereit, die fast ausschließlich aus Mitteln des Benefiz-Länderspiels generiert werden. Darüber hinaus fließen Ordnungsgelder der Lizenzvereine sowie Spenden in die Stiftungen.Das nächste Benefiz-Länderspiel wird im kommenden Jahr voraussichtlich in Rostock stattfinden.

Veranstalter der Partie für den guten Zweck ist die Egidius-Braun-Stiftung. Die Sepp-Herberger-Stiftung setzt in vier Schwerpunktbereichen aktuell sechs eigene Projekte um, darunter die Blindenfußball-Bundesliga.

English league side Crewe Alexandra have added two new members to their board of directors

Twol local businessmen Charles Grant and Ian Williamson join the club’s board who are also club supporters.

Charles Grant, 57, is an IT professional while Ian Williamson, a season ticket holder from the age of four, is a former dairy farmer having recently diversified into other businesses locally.

On the new appointments, Crewe chairman John Bowler said: “The rapidly changing industry in which the club now competes requires the directors to continually review the club’s organisation and aims to achieve short-term success whilst having a long-term financially-sound and ambitious strategy.

“The composition of the board to evolve and deliver these goals is part of this progress.

“We look forward to Ian and Charles joining us and I am sure they will make a very important continued to the future success of the club.”

CrossFit, treatment Inc. and ESPN announced today that ESPN2 will present the first-ever live telecast of the CrossFit Games Finals from the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., July 28 at 7 p.m. ET. The finals will also be available via WatchESPN.

In addition, ESPN3 in its third consecutive year of CrossFit Games coverage, will present at least 30 hours of live action Friday, July 26 – Sunday, July 28. Each day, ESPN3 will have at least nine hours of the key challenges, along with analysis, highlights and athlete interviews. For fans outside the U.S., ESPN International will be delivering the events through its online players by region and on the CrossFit Games website.

“Showcasing the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games across ESPN platforms is a great way to serve CrossFit’s loyal and growing fanbase,” said Todd Myers, ESPN director, programming & acquisitions. “We’ve seen CrossFit Games athletes continue to push the limits of athletic performance through this thriving sport and are proud to provide the channel through which fans will be able to access live action.”

Steve Weiss, Corporate Development for CrossFit, Inc., said, “We’re looking forward to the first live telecast of the CrossFit Games Finals on top of our extensive daily web coverage to showcase the event as the ultimate proving grounds for the fittest athletes on Earth. We are excited to have a partner like ESPN to cover the 2013 Reebok CrossFit Games.”

The CrossFit Games are an annual fitness competition where male and female athletes compete to be named the Fittest on Earth.

IMG Worldwide, which has a marketing agreement with the Chinese Super League (CSL), has started setting up meetings with possible U.S. corporate sponsors.

IMG China President and CEO, Adam Zhu, said: “We’ve just begun the process, but there’s a tremendous interest from companies in the U.S.”

Zhu said meetings to discuss possible sponsorships have been held with major consumer product companies and that IMG is planning a promotional tour for the league.

Zhu did not say which companies had participated in talks.

IMG’s recent agreement to work with the CSL again follows a crackdown on corruption in the sport that was launched in 2009 by a government committee.

Zhu said: “We’ve done tremendous due diligence politically, financially and people wise. We’re going to help improve the system.”

IMG is trying to find ways for the CSL to boost revenue through online media and has met EPL CEO, Richard Scudamore, to discuss the league’s development.{jcomments on}