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Brands2Life, in conjuntion with Revolution, recently launched a new Facebook app for the ECB called Cricketing Moment of the Year, check it out at www.bit.ly/momentoftheyear

At a Rolex press conference in Gothenburg today, it was announced that three of the  world’s  greatest equestrian shows – the CHIO Aachen, the CSIO Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament and CHI Geneva – have joined forces to create the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping; the first global initiative to reward the outstanding rider who wins the Grand Prix at each show in succession. The winner of the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping will be rewarded with a €1 million bonus prize.

More information on this exciting announcement can be found at: www.rolexgrandslam.com.

From L to R: Mr Alban Poudret (CSI Geneva), Mr Steve Guerdat, Mr Ian Allison (CSIO Spruce Meadows), Mrs Sophie Mottu Morel (CSI Geneva), Mr Arnaud Boetsch (Director of Communication and Image Rolex), Mr Eric Lamaze, Mrs Linda Southern-Heathcott (CSIO Spruce Meadows), Mr Michael Mronz (CHIO Aachen/President of the Steering Committee for the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping), Mrs Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Mr Frank Kemperman (CHIO Aachen/Chairman Managing Board)

Polo Premier League, the world’s first inter-club polo league, today launched its exciting new website at www.polopremierleague.com, giving details on every aspect of the competition. Keep up to date by visiting the website and also on Twitter and Facebook.

We were lucky enough to get an exclusive glimpse of Mizuno’s first ever performance golf ball this week – the D210 Ball has been gaining rave reviews from within the industry, and we’re very much looking forward to trying it out on the course this weekend!

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Wıth over 3 million rıders ın the UK, Horse & Country TV set out to dıscover where theır vıewers’ loyalty really lıes thıs Valentıne’s day. Here are the key stats:

• 72% of women surveyed would rather go out for a ride on their horse than spend the day with their partner
• 75% of respondents said they gave their horse more attention than their partner
• Over half of people (53%) questioned said they had a stronger relationship with their horse than their partner
• 44% said they would be spending Valentine’s Day with their horse rather than their partner
• Jeremy Irvine’s performance in War Horse topped the list of perfect horse-riding celebrity Valentines with 28% of the vote – beating the likes of Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain (25%), and Russell Crowe in Les Misérables (18%)
• 1 in 3 (33%)  people claimed they would be getting their horse a Valentine’s gift
• When asked what would be their perfect Valentine’s gift, not one respondent asked for the standard sexy underwear, box of chocolates or bunch of roses, with many preferring a comfy pair of jodhpurs 

The guys at Revolution and Brands2Life, have been thrown into the draw for the Football Business & Suppliers Charity Cup 2013.

Taking place on Saturday 2nd March 2013 in White City, other confirmed teams include the Press Association, Soccerex and StreamUK , with all money raised going to  CLIC Sargent - watch this space to find out how the team got on!

More info on the Cup can be found on the website: http://footballcharitycup.wordpress.com/

Horse & Country TV and British Showjumping has announce a fresh line-up of TV programming for 2013, bringing showjumping fans top quality sports action and exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from a variety of Britain’s most celebrated showjumping events and venues.

Viewers can enjoy the Grand Prix from Arena UK and POYS in March and April, followed by the FEI 2* International event at the Wales & West Showground. Further competitions that include some of the prestigious International Stairway competitions will follow through the summer season.

The new roster includes a number of shows that will be exclusive to Horse & Country TV which will later on be available to watch online via the British Showjumping website.

Head of Programming for Horse & Country TV, Jonathan Rippon, said: “Many of our viewers are avid fans of showjumping or indeed compete themselves, and since Team GB’s success at the Olympics we’ve seen a real surge of interest from people new to the sport. So we’re delighted to partner with British Showjumping in bringing more top quality UK competitions to television than there has been for many years and also to introduce a whole new audience to the personalities behind a real British success story.”

Maria Clayton, Head of Communications for British Showjumping, said: “Horse & Country TV has shown itself to be a key media partner for British Showjumping. We’re pleased that Horse & Country TV continues to be a unique specialist outlet for our programming in 2013.”