WEMBLEY’S TWIN TOWERS FACE DEMOLITION, SAYS REPORT
The famous twin towers of London's Wembley Stadium face demolition under the redevelopment plans to create a new 80,000-seat national stadium, the Sunday Telegraph reported on Sunday.
KHAN JOINS WORLD SPORTS GROUP
Omar Khan, new business development director with London-based ISM is leaving the marketing company to head up sponsorship sales on the Ladies European Golf Tour with the World Sports Group.
THIRTY PERCENT OF SPARTA’S SHARES UP FOR SALE
Thirty percent of the shares of Prague's soccer team of Sparta is up for sale, owner Alexander Rezes has said.
FIBA DENY ISL SPECULATION
Basketball governing body FIBA has denied reports which suggested its relationship with the troubled Swiss marketing giant ISL is close to collapse.
MAJID CALLS FOR TOUGH ACTION AGAINST CHEATS
Majid Khan, chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board, has called for any player found guilty of match-fixing or bribery to be banned for life and his assets seized.
RIVERSHARKS IN THE SOUP WITH NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
Campbell Soup Company has secured the naming rights for the new home of minor league baseball team the Camden Riversharks.
GREECE DENIES DELAY IN OLYMPIC PROJECTS
Greece Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos has denied that Athens was lagging behind in preparations to stage the 2004 Olympics.
JAPAN SHOWS SIGNS OF GOODWILL TOWARDS SOUTH KOREA
Ethnic Korean teams will be allowed to take part in national Japanese soccer tournaments as a sign of goodwill ahead of the 2002 World Cup. For the full story and latest developments, see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.
BUGNER CONDEMNS GIRLS’ BOXING
Veteran boxer Joe Bugner has weighed into a bitter debate in Australia over whether girls should be permitted to fight in the ring.
ENGLISH FA "URGENTLY CONSIDERS" GROBBELAAR RULING
The English Football Association (FA) said on Thursday it was urgently examining the court judgment which overturned a libel damages award to former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar.