AUSTRALIANS SNAP UP 800,000 TICKETS FOR PARALYMPICS
Sydney has embraced the Paralympics like no other, snapping up 800,000 tickets for the Games that open on Wednesday, 17 days after the Olympic closing ceremony.
NEWCASTLE UTD REPORT #18.9 MILLION LOSS
Newcastle United, the English soccer club, made a pre-tax loss of #18.9 million ($27.7 million) in the year to July, on turnover up one per cent to #45.1 million.
COLEMAN AND NASCAR ANNOUNCE LICENSING AGREEMENT
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and the Wichita-based Coleman Company have signed a licensing agreement.
ASHURSTS BRING SUCCESSFUL JUDICIAL REVIEW AGAINST ITC
Ashursts, acting on behalf of TVDanmark, recently brought judicial review proceedings in the Court of Appeal against the Independent Television Commission (ITC).
EXTREME LAUNCHES IN THE UK
The Extreme Sports Channel has been launched in the UK. The channel is being carried on Sky Digital.
EC VERDICT FORCES MARKETING RETHINK
The decision of the European Court of Justice to overrule a European Union (EU) directive banning tobacco advertising and sponsorship may cause a rethink throughout professional sport.
YUGOSLAV FA COUP AVERTED
Authorities have stopped a self-styled "crisis committee" taking over the Yugoslav Football Association, Belgrade media has reported.
ECB CHAIRMAN REASSURES PLAYERS OVER WAGES
England Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Lord MacLaurin has moved to allay fears from English professional cricketers that their pay will be frozen or even cut next year.
ICC MEETING TO FOCUS ON CORRUPTION
The executive board of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will focus on corruption within the game when it meets in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi next week.
GREEK LEAGUE SUSPENSION WILL NOT IMPACT ON CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SAY CLUBS
A two-week suspension of Greek domestic football will have no impact on UEFA Champions League fixtures involving Greek teams, both involved clubs said on Friday.