US WOMEN?S SOCCER FANS TURN UP BUT DON?T TUNE IN
The US women?s soccer league is heading into the end of season play-offs for its inaugural season having exceeded attendance expectations, but it has fallen short in the television ratings.
NBC SPORTS SIGNS UP ORAD ?VIRTUAL SWIMMER? TECHNOLOGY
NBC Sports has signed up Orad's 'Virtual Swimmer' technology to enhance its coverage of the Olympic Games swimming events.
EX-BENETTON BOSS RICHARDS PLANS RETURN TO F1
Former Benetton Formula One boss David Richards says he has sold 49 percent of his motorsport company and raised enough to return to F1 if he wanted to.
COPS CALL FOR SOCCER TV CASH INVESTMENT
UK police chiefs have called upon wealthy English soccer clubs to use money generated by multi-billion dollar TV deals to fund the fight against a new rise in hooliganism.
ESPN INTERNATIONAL NAMES MARKETING EXEC
ESPN International has appointed Berthely Noguera, a television sales and marketing executive with 14 years experience in Mexico, to the new position of affiliate sales director in Mexico City.
BOSMAN RULING ? EURO MINISTERS UNITED IN OPPOSITION
A widescale review of the Bosman ruling has moved a step closer after it was revealed that European sports ministers are united in their opposition to it and will attempt to reform the ruling over the coming months because of its damaging impact on football.
PROBE INTO MISSING FILES ON SOCCER CHIEF
Spanish authorities are investigating the disappearance of 15 case files on Atletico Madrid president Jesus Gil.
SPORTSLINE PARTNERS RADIO BROADCASTERS FOR NFL COVERAGE
SportsLine.com, publisher of CBS SportsLine.com, and Westwood One/ CBS Radio Sports are to provide live pre-game and post-game coverage of Sunday afternoon NFL Football for the second consecutive year.
SOCCER CHAMPS PULL OUT OF LEAGUE
The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) XI have withdrawn from next year's African Champions League competition saying they cannot afford the high cost of participating in the tournament.
ORLANDO PREDATORS ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS 3Q LOSS
Orlando Predators Entertainment (OPE), the Nasdaq-listed company, which owns and operates the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL), the Peoria Pirates of arenafootball2 and two arenafootball2 franchises to play in 2002 or 2003, has reported a loss of $1.43m (?1.58m) for the nine months ended June 30, 2001.