MINISTER DEMANDS RUGBY RACISM CLAMPDOWN
South African sports minister Ngconde Balfour called on the country's leading rugby union administrators on Thursday to do more to combat racism.
FIFA MEETING CONTINUES INTO TRANSFER DILEMMA
World and European soccer chiefs, along with league, club and player representatives, were holding an emergency meeting on Thursday to find counter proposals to the European Commission's plans to dismantle the sport's transfer system.
INDIA SET FOR SUPER CUP CONTEST
India will host an international soccer tournament next January.
IEC SIGNS TENNIS TOURNAMENT
IEC in Sports has acquired all international television rights to the JVC Ladies Open in Vienna next month.
HOUSEOFBOXING.COM ENTERS NEW PPV AGREEMENT
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp?s internet subsidiary, Worldwide Houseofboxing.com (HOB), has signed a letter of intent with TelVue Corporation to offer HOB users who are cable television and Direct Broadcast satellite subscribers
CARTER SET FOR $30m NIKE DEAL?
Vince Carter, the NBA star who was hit with a multi-million dollar fine from sportswear firm Puma after breaking his endorsement contract, is set to enter a major money deal with Nike.
OLYMPICS WEB SITE SECURES NEW ATTRACTION
Internet Pictures Corporation (iPIX), Hyro.com, and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) have signed a deal to allow the use of iPIX Virtual Tours on the official Olympics web site.
US OPEN ? NETWORK SEES RATING ROCKET
USA Network's second day coverage of the 2000 US Open Tennis Championships on Tuesday, earned a primetime household rating of 1.3 up 30 per cent (nearly 1m households) from last year's 1.0.
STADIUM CLOSURE THREAT
Russian league officials warned Zenit St Petersburg on Thursday they risked having their stadium closed following several violent clashes between rival fans and police this season.
INDIA BIDS TO HOST ASIAN GAMES
India has made a bid to stage the 15th Asian Games in 2006.