SportBusiness Staff

Birse Construction has unveiled a new ?one-stop? concept in stadium design and construction at Soccerex 2000, the soccer industry trade show in Manchester.

The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has appointed the Sportsworld Media Group as its sponsorship and event management consultants.

The SNAI Group, which has a 75 per cent share of Italy?s betting market, has finalised an agreement with PA Sport, a branch of the Press Association and leading provider of sport information to the UK betting industry.

Forbes.com has estimated that Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was already the leading earner in sport ? even before his victory in the Japanese Grand Prix last Sunday.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has stepped in once more to keep Greek preparations to host the 2004 Olympics on schedule.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has placed in doubt the handing over of the Paralympic flag to the next host city, Athens, when the Sydney Paralympic Games close on October 29.

Eurosport, the leading pan-European sports channel, has smashed a series of Olympic records following their continuous coverage of the Sydney Games.

England Basketball and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have reached an agreement that will allow England Basketball Enterprises to sell NBA and WNBA branded uniforms to basketball clubs and schools throughout the United Kingdom.

Men and women are to get equal prize money at next year's Australian Open, Tennis Australia has said.

Turner Sports has clinched a deal securing the internet rights to NASCAR.