International Sports Management

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International Sports Management Limited ("ISM") is a leading sports management agency based in the Cheshire, England that represents leading figures from the sports of golf and cricket. It was founded in 1989 by former European Tour player Andrew "Chubby" Chandler.

Golf clients include three time major championship winner Ernie Els and sometime Official World Golf Ranking top ten players Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood and David Howell. ISM also manages several golf tournaments including the British Masters.

Cricket clients include England captains Michael Vaughan and Andrew Flintoff and sometime world number one ranked bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and Steve Harmison. Former England Test cricketer Neil Fairbrother is ISM's Director of Cricket

In 2007, ISM announced their partnership with Nintendo and SEGA with the creation of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games for the Nintendo DS and Wii video game units. The chairman and chief executive officer of ISM stated that "Bringing together intensely competitive and fun characters like Mario and Sonic in an Olympic setting helps showcase the sports of the Olympic Games in a new and compelling way for all generations."

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