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Sports & Leisure Group PLC
04 April 2003



Immediate Release: 4th April 2003


                         Sports & Leisure Group PLC
                     (Sports and Leisure of 'the Company')

BBC Radio 5 Live boxing output deal

The board of Sports and Leisure Group Plc are pleased to announce that Sports
Network, in which the Company has a 22% interest, have announced the most
significant boxing output deal for radio ever signed in the UK. The deal will
enable boxing fans to hear the most exciting boxing promotions, featuring the
UK's worldwide superstars live from ringside.



The deal covers an eighteen-month period and will feature a minimum of ten
Sports Network events. Revenue will be generated on a per fight basis and these
will feature World Champions such as Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton and Scott
Harrison.



Edward Simons, Chief Executive of Sports & Leisure Plc, said:



"Sports Network has exclusive television contracts with both BskyB in the UK and
Showtime in the US, and we are delighted to have secured a further contract with
the UK's leading sports radio, BBC Radio 5 Live. In addition to this, the
thousands of users that access the frankwarren.tv internet site will be able to
listen to the BBC live commentary while viewing images from the Sports Network
webcams which will be broadcasting every eight seconds from the corner posts.
This is a first for boxing fans and will enable the best fight promotions to be
broadcast not only in the UK, but worldwide."



For further information, please contact:


Edward Simons                                              Tel: 0771 3844457
Sports and Leisure Chief Executive

Adam Reynolds                                              Tel: 0207 2451100
Hansard Communications




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