RATINGS REVEAL DISAPPOINTING OLYMPIC FIGURES
Ratings for NBC?s coverage of the Olympics are down on all three previous Games.
MLS ACCUSED OF MONOPOLY
A class action anti-trust lawsuit brought against Major League Soccer by eight players has accused the US Soccer Federation (USSF) of creating a monopoly when it designated Major League Soccer as the country's sole Division I league.
NBC PULLS NIKE AD
NBC, responding to viewer complaints, has dropped a commercial for Nike sports shoes and clothing featuring a female Olympic runner being pursued by a chain saw-wielding man.
UEFA PRESIDENT FITTED WITH HEART PACEMAKER
UEFA president Lennart Johansson has been been discharged from hospital and is recovering after being fitted with a heart pacemaker.
SYDNEY’S OLYMPIC PARK CLOSED TO NON-TICKETHOLDERS
Sydney Games organisers shut the main Olympic Park to people without tickets or day passes, saying the site could not cope with the growing crush.
NCAA DIRECTOR WANTS MORE SPORTS SECTOR JOBS
Dan Guerrero, a Division I athletic director for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), has spoken out on the lack of employment opportunities for Latino-Americans in the sports sector.
RED STAR SUGGEST VIENNA, SKOPJE FOR UEFA TIE
Red Star Belgrade, who are appealing against a UEFA decision to play the home leg of their UEFA Cup first round tie with Leicester City away from Belgrade, have picked Vienna and Skopje as alternative venues.
BEIJING PLEDGES CLEAN AIR IN 2008 BID
Organisers of Beijing's 2008 Olympic bid have pledged that the Chinese capital would offer clean air and ensure freedom for the thousands of foreign journalists who would flock to the Games.
UK VENUE FIRM NAMES NEW MD
Catering and hospitality venture Twickenham Experience Ltd, has appointed its first managing director.
ROSE BOWL GETS THE HOLLYWOOD TREATMENT
The Rose Bowl in Pasadena is to play host to the Hollywood premier of a new film revolving around American football.