SOCCER SIDE HIT WITH UEFA BAN AFTER GUN THREAT
Moldovan side Constructorul-93 Chisinau have been banned from European club competitions for one year and had player Iurii Mirza banned for two years following last month's tie against CSKA Sofia.
BOXING HEAVYWEIGHTS MALONEY AND PANIX SPLIT
Panos Eliades? Panix Promotions has ended its association with Lennox Lewis? manager Frank Maloney.
REPORT REVEALS SOCCER BALL SCANDAL
About 10,000 children below the age of 14 are working in India's sports goods industry at a fraction of the minimum wage, a report on adult and child labour in the country's football (soccer) industry has said.
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.
REF AIRS HIS VIEW IN NEW SERVICE
UK-based the Sports Channel, in conjunction with Radica Broadcasting, has launched its Ref! Link service ? giving fans the chance to hear the match referee?s comments during a game.
"SICK" REAL MADRID IN FINANCIAL CRISIS, ADMITS PRESIDENT
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has revealed that the European champions are some $250 million in debt as of June 30.
BLUE JAYS ? CABLE CO TAKES CONTROL
Rogers Communications Inc. , Canada's largest cable company, bought an 80 percent stake in Major League Baseball's Toronto Blue Jays for $112 million, and now has its sights on bringing a football franchise to the city. For full details see the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com.
SPANISH CITIES SET FOR OLYMPIC BATTLE
Two Spanish cities are set to go head-to-head in a bid to land the rights to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
TWINS STADIUM SEARCH REACHES ?CRITICAL? STAGE
The Minnesota Twins search for a new stadium has reached a ?critical? stage according to CEO Chris Clouser.
MLB AND UMPIRES STRIKE DEAL
Major League Baseball and the World Umpires Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement through 2004.