ARSENAL AND GRANADA IN $70m MEDIA DEAL
Granada Media has taken 9.9 per cent share in English Premier League soccer club Arsenal in a deal worth $70m.
SEVEN NETWORK BUOYANT AHEAD OF GAMES
Kerry Stokes, chief executive of Australia?s Seven Network, has forecast a profitable Olympic Games for the company but he would not predict how it would rate, saying only that the ratings would be good.
OLYMPIC SOCCER TO BREAK MILLION SPECTATOR MARK
More than a million spectators are expected to watch the men's and women's soccer events at the Sydney Olympics Games, tournament director Peter Hugg has said.
COLUMBUS NATIONWIDE ARENA SET TO OPEN
Downtown Columbus will officially welcome the Nationwide Arena tomorrow as the area's newest venue for major league sports and entertainment.
BASEBALL WINS ITS DREAM DOMAIN
Major League Baseball has finally secured the internet domain name mlb.com.
TECHNOLOGY TO BE TESTED ON LBW DECISIONS
The International Cricket Council is to investigate the use of technology to determine LBW decisions.
COURT DENIES NHL PLAYER FREE AGENCY
The Superior Court of Ontario has upheld an arbitrator's ruling that Alexei Yashin owes the Ottawa Senators one more year, rejecting an appeal by the player that would have made him a free agent.
HOUSTON FRANCHISE CHOOSES NICKNAME
Houston franchise owner Bob McNair has named the NFL's 32nd franchise the Houston Texans.
FORBES NAMES REDSKINS AS MOST VALUABLE FRANCHISE
Forbes magazine has named The Washington Redskins as the NFL's most valuable franchise.
OLYMPIANS FLOCK TO IBM EMAIL SCHEME
Check your training times, check your event schedule, but first make sure you check your e-mail. Sport may be the aim of the Olympic Games but web-surfing runs a close second at the Athletes Village in Sydney. For the full details see the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com.