SportBusiness Staff

Manchester United has been crowned the richest soccer club in the world for a third consecutive year.

Communications company NTL is to become the official sponsor of the British Lions rugby union tour to Australia in 2001.
Business

Les McDonald, president of the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the world governing body of the Olympic sport, has been forced into a court case in Vancouver, British Columbia, over allegations that recent elections to his organisation were fixed, with some national federations being denied their right to vote.

China will be too busy pursuing its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games over the next few months and will likely leave Taiwan alone, Taiwan's Vice President Annette Lu said on Tuesday.
Business

The XFL, the new ?extreme? American Football League co-owned by Vince McMahon?s WWFE and NBC, will kick off on February 3 2001 in front of a global television audience.
Business

Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin and test player Ajay Sharma have been banned from cricket for life following allegations of match-fixing..
Events

UK commercial sports station TalkSPORT can continue to broadcast commentary of major sporting events off the TV as it did during Euro 2000, even if the BBC has rights to the event.

Southern hemisphere rugby union chiefs said on Tuesday that the international season should be reduced to six months to prevent burn-out.

Leeds Sporting, owner of the English Premier Football club, Leeds United, has granted its manager David O?Leary share options.
Media

SportsLine.com CEO and founder Mike Levy cast a doubt on the value of team web sites when he told delegates it was doubtful SportsLine would renew its association with the San Francisco 49ers web site.