British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) have become the latest organization to agree a broadcasting agreement with HD Net.

The cable and satellite channel have announced a multi year agreement with BAMMA which is set to begin with the British organization’s upcoming December card.

BAMMA 8 is set to take place on December 10th from the Capital FM Arena in Nottigham and is headlined by unbeaten light heavyweight Jimi “The Poster Boy” Manuwa as he takes on hard hitting stalwart Antony Rea.

The card also contains a welterweight clash between Bellator’s Jim Wallhead and Joey Villasenor and TUF9 runner up Andre Winner takes on the always dangerous Diego Gonzalez.

Andrew Simon, cough CEO HDNet Fights, said: “BAMMA puts on the best MMA shows in Europe and HDNet broadcasts the best fights from around the globe. It was the perfect fit. I had to get this deal done.”

BAMMA exploded into the public arena back in September 2010 when their much hyped headline bout between fighter now turned tv star Alex Reid and Greg Jackson product Tom “Kong” Watson drew huge viewing figures in the UK.

The commercial director of Premier League club Liverpool, Ian Ayre, has confirmed he will be speaking at the Soccerex Asian Forum, which takes place on 28 and 29 July at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore.

Ayre, a lifelong Liverpool fan, spent 15 years living in Asia prior to working at Liverpool, including several with sports marketing company Total Sports Asia.

Ayre said: “It’s great to be involved with the Soccerex Asian Forum. Asia is a hugely important market for Liverpool FC and it is essential to recognise and respect its values when doing business there.

“I look forward to sharing my experiences at the Forum, and hopefully to catch up with old friends and meet new faces in the industry.”

Other high profile speakers at the event include: Mohammed bin Hammam (president of the Asian Football Confederation), Worawi Makudi (president of the Thailand FA), David Dein (international president of England 2018 World Cup bid) and Andrea Radrizzani (group CEO at agency MP & SIlva).

ONE World Sports (OWS), drugs the leading Asia-Pacific focused sports network in the U.S. will air up to 20 hours of the 2011 Australian PGA Championship live from November 24 to 27 in North America, malady after closing an agreement with World Sport Group.

This year’s event from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia features a star-studded line-up including Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Robert Allenby, Geoff Ogilvy, Aaron Baddeley and Y. E Yang, as well as Greg Norman, Jason Day, Darren Clarke and Bubba Watson. Adam Scott is this year’s highest ranked player and is coming off an exciting win at the recent World Golf Championship.

The $1.5 million Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola is co-sanctioned by OneAsia, a professional tournament destination for elite golfers across Asia-Pacific, and the PGA Tour of Australasia. OWS will present all four days of the tournament live beginning at 8 p.m. EST, with daily highlights at 7 p.m. EST prior to the next day’s live coverage.

Preston Bornman, Chief Operating Officer, One Media Corp., parent company of One World Sports, said: “The 2011 Championship has a tremendous amount of talent including this year’s British Open champion Darren Clarke. The 2011 Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola will be intense and entertaining.”

“In this PGA’s Centenary year we are pleased that the Australian PGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola will be enjoyed by so many outside of Australia,” said Brian Thorburn, CEO of the PGA of Australia.  “This year’s Australian PGA Championship field is one of the best Australia has seen in many, many years and we look forward to showcasing our depth of talent to the ONE World Sports audience.”

The Australian PGA Championship will be broadcast in Australia on Network TEN, across Asia on ESPN Star Sports, in Europe on Bloomberg Television and across Africa on SuperSport. It will also be broadcast in Korea on SBS and in Japan on Jupiter Golf Channel.  World Sport Group, Asia’s leading sports marketing, media and event management company manages the television distribution for the event.

Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy has reached a broadcast agreement to jump from Fox Sports West to Time Warner Cable’s fledgling regional sports channels accomodating the English and Spanish fans.

The 10-year deal is valued at $55 million for an undetermined number of the games. The Galaxy said it will lose money this season despite advancing to Sunday’s Major League Soccer championship game with the league’s best record.

The value of the regional contract dwarfs the three-year, $30-million contract between MLS and NBC.

Although the Galaxy has been the league’s marquee franchise since signing David Beckham before the 2007 season, it has not been a ratings winner for FSW, never drawing more than 16,000 homes -– a .28 rating. In the last few years, ratings have dropping as low as .11%.

Fox, which has been paying from $300,000 to $500,000 for the Galaxy’s rights, carried 19 Galaxy games this year.

Of greater consequence is the fact that the Galaxy is the second pro team to jump to  Time Warner Cable, following the Lakers, who last February signed a 20-year broadcast deal valued at $3 billion.

Time Warner Cable is also expected to pursue the Dodgers. The Dodgers’ current contract with Fox forbids them from talking to any other broadcast outlet until Nov. 30, 2012, but outgoing owner Frank McCourt has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to let the Dodgers solicit bids now, from Time Warner and any other interested parties.

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) have announced that the league has reached a two-year agreement with CBS Sports Network to air NLL games during the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

The national television package for the 2012 season features five regular-season and three post-season games, anabolics including the 2012 NLL Championship Game. All games will air live on Saturday evenings, marking the first primetime weekly television package in league history. All games will also be broadcast in High Definition.

NLL Commissioner George Daniel, said: “We’re excited to have a television partner that is committed to the sport of lacrosse and the National Lacrosse League. CBS Sports Network is a fast-growing network, and we look forward to showcasing the hard-hitting and high-scoring action of the NLL.”

Ross Molloy, vice president of CBS Sports Network, added: “The NLL adds to our extensive line-up of lacrosse programming and we’re thrilled to showcase the compelling action nationally. Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports and we’re excited to further serve the passionate fan base.”

IMG Worldwide, which represents the NLL in broadcast and sponsorship matters, negotiated the agreement on behalf of the league. The NLL on CBS Sports Network will begin on Saturday, April 7^th. The complete television schedule will be announced at a later date.

Mammoth President & General Manager Steve Govett, said: “This agreement is a huge step in the right direction for the National Lacrosse League. I’m excited that the NLL will be the first professional sports league broadcast on CBS Sports Network.”

CBS Sports Network is seen in 44 million homes and is available to 98 million households across the country.

This follows on from last week when CBS Sports secured a deal with Major League Lacrosse.

Sportswear manufacturer Nike are reportedly ready to become the official shirt sponsor of the South African national football team after it emerged the South African Football Federation (SAFA) were on the verge of ending their 12-year relationship with Adidas.

Adidas will have the first right of first refusal when its contract with the SAFA expires at the end of this year, cheap but the two parties may go their separate ways, here allowing Nike to fill the void after having made an impressive presentation to the SAFA.

Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana, pharmacy vice-president of the SAFA, said: “Our contract with Adidas is about to come to an end and that means we are open to offers. We will start with them (Adidas) because they have rights of first refusal but if we feel that our value is higher than what they offer us, then obviously we will have to look elsewhere.”

The relationship between the SAFA and Adidas has become strained ever since the old SAFA regime, lead by former president Molefi Oliphant, tried to cut costs and told Adidas to stop making replica shirts with the protea emblem on.

UEFA have awarded the 2012–15 UEFA Europa League media rights to both Esporte Interativo and Terra in Brazil.

Free-to-air thematic sports channel Esporte Interativo will broadcast one live match per kick-off slot, one delayed game and a highlights programme each matchweek.

Leading internet platform Terra has acquired the rights to all UEFA Europa League matches. Terra will make available on its portal terra.com.br to all live games free-to-air as well as highlights each matchweek.

Commenting on the rights award, UEFA said: “UEFA is delighted to announce these new partnerships for the competition in Brazil. The combination of Esporte Interativo’s free-to-air channel coverage and Terra’s strong internet platform will enable football fans throughout Brazil to enjoy unprecedented access to the competition.”

A football skills challenge event featuring six of the world’s best players has been cancelled after England’s Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard pulled out following their country’s exit from the World Cup.

The A:3K event, which was due to be held at London’s O2 Arena on 17 July, has now been postponed until the summer of 2011. It was created with the aim of trying to bring the world’s best players together, competing in front of a live audience.

Director of A:3K Terrry Byrne said in a statement: “Both Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney have made it clear they believe it would be inappropriate for them to participate in A:3K at this time. We fully understand and respect both players’ decisions. We could have replaced them with two other players but feel the players involved are six of the best in the world – and that is what we promised we would deliver.

“Having consulted all parties involved, everyone agreed the only decision possible was to postpone the event until next summer when we intend to deliver the same six player line up. Our priority right now is to our customers who have purchased tickets.”

Rooney and Gerrard, who were earning a reported US$745,000 for taking apart, were due to appear alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas, Didier Drogba and David Villa.

USA Today Sports Media Group have announced the acquisition of leading mixed-martial arts site, MMAjunkie.com and its related editorial assets across all platforms, including its daily radio show.

The site’s editor-in-chief, Dann Stupp, and its entire editorial staff, including award-winning lead staff reporter John Morgan, will remain in place and will report to Dave Morgan, the USA Today Sports Media Group’s senior vice president of content and editor-in-chief.

Tom Beusse, president of the USA Today Sports Media Group, said: “This is an exciting acquisition for us, and one that greatly enhances the editorial capabilities of the USA Today Sports Media Group in covering mixed martial arts across all platforms. Since its inception, MMAjunkie.com has established itself by breaking stories on a regular basis and providing fans with the most relevant and complete coverage available for this evolving and fast-growing sport, and we will continue to strengthen and expand that coverage for our fans.”

With more than one million unique visitors per month, MMAjunkie.com is one of the leading online news destinations for the sport, as well as a content partner for several print, online and TV outlets. It also produces the daily podcast/radio show “MMAjunkie.com Radio,” with a TV simulcast syndicated through Fight Now TV.

MMAjunkie.com will retain its unique URL, and will also be rolled in to the USA Today Sports Media Group’s online coverage at MMA.USATODAY.com by mid-December 2011. MMAjunkie.com was represented by Founders Investment Banking during the acquisition process.

Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona saw their revenue rise by ten per cent to €445.5 million (US$545 million) last season compared to 2008-09, it has been announced.

The increase has been attributed to rising income from marketing, player transfers and loans and the sale of a plot of land.

However, there was also an increase in spending, which was up by 18 per cent. This was down to money paid out to players in wages and bonuses, which amounted to €305 million (US$375 million).

Net profit for the period was €9 million (US$11 million) and the club’s debt rose to €326 million (US$400 million).

The club said it earned €121 million (US$148 million) from marketing, €25 million (US$30 million) from the sale or loan of players and €15 million (US$18 million) from the sale of a plot of land at Sant Joan Despi.