SportBusiness Staff

ActiveTV has won the contract to be event manager for this year?s Australian Sports Awards.

The biennial South Asian soccer tournament in Dhaka has been postponed to early 2002 from late this year, Asian soccer authorities have said.
Media

The Financial Times has revealed further details of potential bidders for the UK-based on-line sports content company, Sports Internet. According to the newspaper, the internet group has admitted that it is in talks that could lead to a bid for the company.
Media

Kirch, Germany?s second-largest media company is reported to have started talks with FIFA about acquiring further broadcasting rights to the next two soccer World Cups.

The German Football Federation (DFB) has unveiled a set of reforms aimed at boosting the country's ailing professional game.
Business

Racetrack owner Arena Leisure has secured funding for the Go Racing consortium after raising #85.6m ($121.1m) through a placing and open offer of 90 million shares in the company at 95p.
Stadia

Spain's Davis Cup semifinal against the United States in July will be staged in the northern city of Santander after a successful appeal to the International Tennis Federation.
Business

The National Soccer League final in Australia next Sunday has been brought forward three hours to allow the Seven Network media company to broadcast the match live.

Argentina's soccer players are to go on strike this weekend in protest at on-pitch violence after a third division player was beaten by fans of the opposing team.
Business

Bill Wilson, chairman and chief executive of Teamtalk, the independent online sports content provider, has told sportbusiness.com that his company will not move out of the red until 2003.