MAYOR DITCHES PHILLIES DOWNTOWN MOVE
Plans to build a new downtown stadium for Major League Baseball team the Phillies have been abandoned by the city mayor.
KEMP NEW VP AT ESPN STAR SPORTS
ESPN Star Sports has appointed Bob Kemp as vice president, production.
GOLF ORGANISERS SCOOP TOP AWARDS
The Ladies European Tour Enterprises, the commercial arm of the Evian Ladies European Tour, has won three awards for its marketing of The Solheim Cup 2000 at Loch Lomond last month.
FIFA HAS NO PLANS TO SANCTION PERUGIA
FIFA says its has no plans to sanction Italian club Perugia for going to court to obtain a ruling which enabled Argentine Pablo Guinazu to play in a Serie A match at the weekend.
BALLPARKS STAMP IMPACT ON SOCIETY
A special set of commemorative US postage stamps to be issued next year will focus on a number of historic ballparks.
NASCAR ELEVATES MARKETING EXECS TO VP POSITIONS
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has elevated two marketing executives to vice president positions within the sanctioning body.
SPORTINGLIFE.COM MAKES DOUBLE APPOINTMENT
Sportinglife.com has appointed Simon McKay, as its first head of sponsorship and advertising, and Real Media, as its exclusive advertising sales agency.
GALATASARAY MOVES CLOSER TO LISTING OF COMMERCIAL ASSETS
Turkish soccer club Galatasaray Sport Club AS has clarified the terms of the proposed public listing for its media, merchandising rights and advertising businesses.
SPORTSYA! SIGNS CONTENT DEAL WITH STARMEDIA
SportsYA! has signed a production and content partnership with StarMedia Network ? the internet media company for Spanish and Portugese-speaking audiences.
FORD IN FIRST MAJOR ONLINE CAMPAIGN WITH SPORTAL
Sportal and Ford of Europe have signed a deal to make Ford a key sponsor of the Sportal Network.