MAYOR REINFORCES COMMITMENT TO STADIA
Even though he scrapped his October 5 deadline to deliver a football and baseball stadium proposal to the city council, Philadelphia mayor John Street on Thursday reinforced his commitment to build two new stadia for the city.
NEW JERSEY MOVES TO BAR TWO TOP PROMOTERS
New Jersey's attorney-general has pressed state sports authorities to revoke the licenses of two prominent boxing promoters after they admitted paying officials to boost fighters' rankings.
SYDNEY STADIA GO HEAD TO HEAD
Sydney?s two major stadia, the Stadium Australia Group's Stadium Australia and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust's Sydney Football Stadium, have become keen commercial rivals.
COACH CONCERNED AS CLUB DEBTS TOPPLE $26m
Spanish soccer club Espanyol coach Paco Flores has admitted he is "very concerned" by the first division club's financial crisis and the prospect it may have to sell players to cover debts.
SPORTS.COM BREAKS ONE-DAY RECORD
Sports.com, the mobile and fixed internet provider of European sports content, achieved a new single-day record of 6.5 million page views during the Olympic Games.
BOXING PROMOTERS FACE KO
New Jersey's attorney-general has pressed state sports authorities to revoke the licences of two prominent boxing promoters after they admitted paying officials to boost fighters' rankings.
TENNIS TRIES NEW SCORING SYSTEM
Australian Open tennis officials have announced a new scoring system aimed at boosting the television appeal of mixed doubles.
NZRFU TO ENTER CONTRACT TALKS WITH PLAYERS GROUP
The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) and a group representing professional rugby players will enter talks next week to negotiate a collective employment contract agreement, the NZRFU said on Friday.
OLYMPIC BEER SPONSOR SUES STADIUM AUSTRALIA RIVAL
Ambush marketing was less of an issue in Sydney than at past Olympics but a spat has emerged between major brewers Carlton & United and Lion Nathan.
CART TURNS TO RECRUIT FIRM FOR NEW CEO
CART has recruited a professional search firm to recruit its new chief executive officer.