SportBusiness Staff

Sportal, the global provider of interactive sports content, has signed an extensive multi language sports content distribution deal with Yahoo! Europe.

NFL action will be broadcast in a record 194 countries as the new season kicks-off.

Beijing is eyeing the 2008 Olympics as a cure for problems ranging from choking smog to taxi-clogged streets, and as an image boost for the Communist capital.

India's cricket board is to undergo a shake-up with the introduction of professionals to help administer an organisation previously served mainly by volunteers.

?The X Games'' is fulfilling the two mandates that prompted ESPN to create them five years ago, according to Variety magazine.

SportsLine.com, publisher of CBS SportsLine.com, and Westwood One/ CBS Radio Sports are to provide live pre-game and post-game coverage of Sunday afternoon NFL Football for the second consecutive year.

Wayne Huizenga has received numerous offers to buy the Miami Dolphins outright, but no offers to buy the minority stake he has put up for sale, according to US media reports.

Greek national players will get record bonuses if they qualify for the World Cup finals.

The European Commission has accused Britain of undermining the fight against drugs in sport by resisting moves to give the 15-nation European Union power to take decisions on the issue.

HomeChoice ? the video-on-demand UK service ? is extending its service, which includes sports programming, across London.