ORLANDO PREDATORS ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS 3Q LOSS
Orlando Predators Entertainment (OPE), the Nasdaq-listed company, which owns and operates the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League (AFL), the Peoria Pirates of arenafootball2 and two arenafootball2 franchises to play in 2002 or 2003, has reported a loss of $1.43m (?1.58m) for the nine months ended June 30, 2001.
FIFA MEETING CONTINUES INTO TRANSFER DILEMMA
World and European soccer chiefs, along with league, club and player representatives, were holding an emergency meeting on Thursday to find counter proposals to the European Commission's plans to dismantle the sport's transfer system.
UMBRO LAUNCHES MAJOR E-COMMERCE SITE
Umbro.com Limited, the licensee of digital rights for international sports giant Umbro, is to launch a global e-commerce operation in September.
ARSENAL BID #2M FOR SPANISH TEENAGE STRIKER
Arsenal have offered Spanish second division club Levante two million pounds ($3.19 million) for teenage striker Vicente Rodriguez, club president Pedro Villaroel said on Tuesday.
EDMONTON 2001 BOASTS 400,000 AUDIENCE
Edmonton 2001 reported a total attendance of 400,000 during the ten days of the IAAF World Championships and ticket revenues surpassed the organisers? $12.5m (?13.95m) target.
THAILAND VOW TO FIGHT AGAIN FOR OLYMPICS
Thailand has said it would pursue its dream of hosting the Olympics despite rejection of its bid for the 2008 Summer Games.
AUSSIE SOCCER CLUB IN ADMINISTRATION.
Canberra?s Cosmos football club have become the fourth National Soccer League club to enter administration in the past two years.
QUOKKA NAMES EUROPEAN TEAM
Quokka Sports has appointed Timo Lumme as Assistant General Manager for Europe.
ASTROS PRESIDENT TO RESIGN AT END OF SEASON
Bob McClaren, the president of business operations at baseball club Houston Astros, will leave the franchise at the end of the season.
LA GALAXY IN MAJOR NEW FACILITY PROJECT
Several MLS soccer teams are planning new stadium builds following the success of The Columbus Crew stadium ? with Los Angeles Galaxy involved in the most ambitious project.