PELE TAKES ON OIL COMPANY ROLE
Brazilian soccer legend Pele has taken on a new role as goodwill ambassador for the Brazilian oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro.
LEWIS ROW OVER AFTER IBF HAND OVER BELT
Britain's Lennox Lewis has been recognised as undisputed world heavyweight champion after the resolution of a cash row between his backers and the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
PROACTIVE SPORTS GROUP REPORTS `BUOYANT? TRANSFER MARKET
Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed sports player management and marketing agency Proactive Sports Group has reported a total of 36 player transfer deals in its football division since being admitted to AIM in May this year.
RADIO AND PAPER TEAM UP FOR OLYMPIC COVERAGE
UK newspapers the Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph have teamed up with commercial radio station talkSPORT 1089/1053 for coverage of the Olympics in Sydney.
RTE FUME OVER TURKISH TV RIGHTS
Irish state broadcaster RTE has said it had failed to resolve a row with a Turkish television company over the rights to broadcast Wednesday's Euro 2000 play-off between Ireland and Turkey in Bursar.
US WOMEN?S SOCCER FANS TURN UP BUT DON?T TUNE IN
The US women?s soccer league is heading into the end of season play-offs for its inaugural season having exceeded attendance expectations, but it has fallen short in the television ratings.
NBC SPORTS SIGNS UP ORAD ?VIRTUAL SWIMMER? TECHNOLOGY
NBC Sports has signed up Orad's 'Virtual Swimmer' technology to enhance its coverage of the Olympic Games swimming events.
EX-BENETTON BOSS RICHARDS PLANS RETURN TO F1
Former Benetton Formula One boss David Richards says he has sold 49 percent of his motorsport company and raised enough to return to F1 if he wanted to.
COPS CALL FOR SOCCER TV CASH INVESTMENT
UK police chiefs have called upon wealthy English soccer clubs to use money generated by multi-billion dollar TV deals to fund the fight against a new rise in hooliganism.
ESPN INTERNATIONAL NAMES MARKETING EXEC
ESPN International has appointed Berthely Noguera, a television sales and marketing executive with 14 years experience in Mexico, to the new position of affiliate sales director in Mexico City.