SportBusiness Staff
Events

German Soccer Federation (DFB) president Egidius Braun has said he had been hurt by critics and was considering retirement.

The 10 test-playing nations will compete for world supremacy under a new ranking system, International Cricket Council (ICC) president Malcolm Gray has said.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Athletic apparel giant Riddell Sports Inc. has announced it has won rights to market team soccer apparel and equipment in the United States made by the British firm Umbro International Inc.
Business

South African promoters were "quietly confident" today of staging world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis's next fight in April.
Events

The consortium that holds exclusive broadcasting rights to the 2002 and 2006 World Cup soccer tournaments will allow the events to be shown on non-subscription television stations, according to an official of consortium member ISL.
Business

Real Madrid's sporting director Jorge Valdano has said that the pressure from the European Union to change soccer's transfer system will mean turning over too much power to players and their agents.
Stadia

Rising violence amongst Romanian soccer fans has spawned a new phenomenon in the country's post-communist sport - the gun-carrying soccer star.

Business

Following the acquisition of the Eurosport channel by the French TV station TF1, Jean-Pierre Paoli, 52, has been appointed chairman of Eurosport France. Paoli previously held the post of managing director at Eurosport International.
Business

The National Basketball Association, which imposed a lockout on its players in July, has cancelled training camps and 24 preseason games through October 16.

The league cited a lack of progress in negotiations as the reason for the cancellations.

Media

A number of Formula One car manufacturers are seeking an equity stake in F1 holding company SLEC, the family trust controlled by Bernie Ecclestone, a senior executive has confirmed.