Fifa finalises TV rights for 2010

THE global television rights sale for the 2010 football World Cup scheduled for South Africa has been completed ahead of schedule with a deal in Nigeria, soccers governing body Fifa said yesterday. The world body said a contract with the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) will ensure free-to-air TV coverage and radio broadcasts of all 64 World Cup games in South Africa. World Cup organising committee chief Danny Jordaan welcomed the announcement as another major milestone which was...