SportBusiness Staff

Romanian side Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt's appeal against a one year ban from European club competition has been rejected by UEFA.

The Women's United Soccer Association, which plans to kick off next April, unveiled its nicknames, logos and venues.

Michigan Racing commissioner Annette M. Bacola has signed orders authorizing 606 days of live horse racing for 2001.

UK commercial sport radio station, talkSPORT has recorded a rise in audience figures.

Beleagured Olympique Marseille president Yves Marchand has said he intends to stand down `in the next few days?.

Germany's digital TV market is finally showing signs of growth, according to figures released by a German consumer electronics association.

Uniform rental firm the Cintas Corporation has extended its partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing through 2003.

Totalbet.com, the e-betting joint venture between the Tote and PA Sporting Life Limited, has become the first UK betting site to offer direct-to-pool betting on US horse racing pools.

Wellington Rugby Football Union in New Zealand has reported an outstanding year for the new WestpacTrust Stadium constructed on Wellington's waterfront.

Channel 4 has made a joint submission with BSkyB and Arena for the rights to televise British horseracing. The bid is worth a projected #750m over 10 years.