MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY TO ADVISE IAAF HQ
The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) has appointed business consultants to conduct a study of the operational structure of its head office in Monaco.
US SIGN UP FOR WADA AFTER OLYMPICS ROW
U.S. athletics authorities, under fire at the Sydney Olympics for their drug-testing procedures, appear set to hand over control of all their anti-doping efforts to WADA, the new world anti-doping agency.
MAYOR CALLS FOR CLUBS TO PAY THIRD OF NEW STADIA COSTS
New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has said that the city's two baseball teams, the Mets and the Yankees, each should pay about one-third of the cost of any new stadiums.
EBERSOL DEFENDS NBC GAMES COVERAGE
NBC Sports chief Dick Ebersol has defended the network?s broadcast strategy for the Sydney Olympics in the face of disappointing ratings.
PHILLIPS QUITS TEXAS LPGA TOURNAMENT
Philips Electronics has decided not to renew its title sponsorship of the Texas-based Philips Invitational honouring Harvey Penick.
NHL VIOLENCE COURT CASE DRAWS TO CONCLUSION
Final arguments in the criminal trial of hockey player Marty McSorley for a brutal on-ice slashing incident were set for Friday with debate over his actions were intentional or reckless at the forefront.
WORLD CUP SHIRT SOLD FOR $134,500
The red shirt worn by soccer legend Sir Geoff Hurst when he scored a hat-trick in England's 1966 World Cup final victory over Germany sold for #91,750 pounds ($134,500) on Thursday.
RECEIVERS SHUT DOWN WORLDSPORT.COM OPERATIONS
Worldsport.com, the sports internet company, which operates the web sites of over 50 international sports federations, has been shut down by the company?s receivers
TV AZTECA SCOOPS OLYMPIC AUDIENCE SHARE IN MEXICO
Commercial broadcast coverage of the Sydney Olympic Games in Mexico has been dominated by TV Azteca over it rival company Televisa.
NBC SLUMPS TO NEW GAMES LOW AS FIGURES DIP AGAIN
NBC?s coverage of the Olympic Games has hit a new low, after the twelfth night of coverage saw the worst rating for the Summer Games in at least 16 years.