FORDHAM APPOINTED NEW MARKETING CHIEF AT CRICKET CLUB
English county cricket club Kent has appointed Jon Fordham as its head of marketing.
ROCKINGHAM CIRCUIT READY TO ROLL
In a few months' time Britain's Rockingham Motor Speedway will emerge from the mud and debris littering the construction site, ready for the first international race meeting set for late May 2001.
ENGLAND PLAYERS FACE ULTIMATUM OVER STRIKE
England players face an 1100 GMT ultimatum today to stop their strike over pay and turn up for training with coach Clive Woodward or be dropped for Saturday's international against Argentina.
CPLG APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF BRANDS
Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG), the UK-based entertainment, sports and brand licensing agency, has appointed Martin Lines as Director of Brands.
CHINA CONSIDERS TIANANMEN SQUARE FOR 2008 BID
China is contemplating throwing Tiananmen Square - mostly known to the outside world for the 1989 massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators - into its 2008 Olympic bid as the venue for beach volleyball.
WORLD SPORTS WINS TV RIGHTS FOR SRI LANKA CRICKET
London and Hong Kong-based international sports marketing group World Sports Group has won the sponsorship and broadcasting rights for cricket matches in Sri Lanka for three years, the local cricket board said.
MEADOWLANDS ATTENDANCE TAKES A DIVE
The Meadowlands Racetrack, owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, experienced a decrease in attendance and betting during the thoroughbred season
STEPHEN PEARSON LAUNCHES EUROPEAN NAMING RIGHTS CO
A new sports marketing company, headed by Stephen Pearson, formerly marketing director of TEAM AG and commercial director of the English Premier League, has been launched to develop the market for sports venue naming rights in Europe.
TYSON GETS LAS VEGAS OK
Former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been granted permission to fight again in lucrative Las Vegas.
UK HORSERACE MEDIA RIGHTS FIGHT HITS FINAL STRETCH
A race for the media rights to British horse racing has neared the finish as the UK's racecourse body met to pick a winner today to take the spoils of what is expected to be a lucrative interactive TV market.