SportBusiness Staff
Stadia

Pirate broadcasters using the internet to distribute unlicensed video footage seem to be staying away from the Olympic Games, a senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) official has said. For the full story see the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com.

Toronto Rapters? guard Vince Carter has signed a multiyear shoe deal with Nike worth $30million.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Online sports network Rivals.net has appointed its first marketing director.

John McClelland, senior vice president of worldwide operations at 3Com, has been appointed a non-executive director of Scottish Premier League soccer club Rangers.
Business

Sportswear firm Puma have reached an agreement with the NBA?s Vince Carter after a long running dispute ? and paved the way for the former Rookie of the Year to sign a lucrative new deal with Nike.
Business

The British Touring Car Championship and PowerTour series will from next year operate under the single umbrella of British Motorsport Promoters (BMP), the promotional organisation comprising the leading circuits.
Media

Sydney Olympic Games organisers (SOCOG) have asked the New South Wales police to launch an investigation into a security breach that saw several athletes' accreditation passes being duplicated.
Events

Promising a "utopia" for competitors, Toronto Olympic bid organisers have sought to rally athletes behind their campaign for the 2008 Games.

Turkish soccer club Galatasaray has applied for permission to sell shares in an initial public offering, the Istanbul stock exchange has said.

International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch will attend a funeral mass in Barcelona later today for his wife Maria Teresa Salisachs, who died on Saturday.