SportBusiness Staff

Carlton Communications, the UK media company, has made a #400m ($582m) bid for the broadcasting rights to British horseracing, according to UK press reports.

Innovative new audio-visual technology could soon revolutionise coverage of sports events and matches on the internet. So says Steven J. Winston of Cybersports International, which provides full screen, full motion interactive viewing through broadband channels.

The 32 Commissioners of basketball?s FIBA SuproLeague Office (FSO) have met in Munich to prepare for the launch of the FIBA SuproLeague on October 18.

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co will sponsor its final Winston 500 next week at Talladega, ending the longest continuous race sponsorship in the history of the NASCAR Winston Cup series.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the country's president to order a judicial investigation into allegations of Pakistani involvement in match-fixing during last year's World Cup.

The Brazilian Golf Confederation has signed a five-year rights deal with Brazilian sports marketing company Speed Sports for the country?s first golf tour.

Universal McCann Event, McCann Erickson?s sports marketing department in Paris, has brokered a partnership agreement between Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), the world governing body for air sports, and Discovery Wings Channel, the North American channel for air sports enthusiasts.

TeamStore, powered by FanBuzz.com, is the latest addition to the tenant roster of ESPN.com Mall, the online sports shopping destination.

Sportsworld Media Group, the sports TV production, sponsorship and event marketing company, has released its financial figures for the year ended June 30, 2000.

Octagon has acquired Movie and Media Sports, the European sports sales and venue marketing company.