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Teams look to recruitment fair
Professional teams from throughout the western USA will be looking to recruit new staff at the 2nd Annual Sports Career Seminar and Job Fair in Washington state next month.
Hockey chiefs set Pakistan deadline
Hockey’s Men’s Champions Trophy could be moved from Pakistan as a result of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States.
Octagon to handle European Rugby Cup
Octagon UK’s success in attracting sponsors for European rugby union’s top club competitions has earned it the right to handle the event management and commercial arrangements of both the Heineken Cup and European Shield.
Madrid will not pull out of Olympic bid
Madrid will not withdraw its candidacy to organise the Olympic Games for 2012 in favour of New York, says a spokesman for the Madrid mayor.
Estudiantes bursts sales net
Spain's Estudiantes is now the most supported basketball squad in Europe with 9,306 season ticket holders.
Churchill Downs takes stock
Leading US horse racing company Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) has moved to repurchase up to 55,000 of its shares in an effort to support the US financial markets and reduce its stock volatility in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Town wants compensation in cycle race coverage row
The town council of Spanish town Zaragoza is to demand compensation 'in image not in money' from Unipublic, the organisers of cycling’s, La Vuelta Ciclista a EspaC1a – the Tour of Spain – for not being able to broadcast the ninth stage because of strong winds.
Champions League excluded from planned ITV satellite service
Coverage of the UEFA Champions League by UK commercial broadcaster ITV is likely to be excluded from its planned satellite offering according to press reports.
Adidas to buy 10 percent of Bayern Munich
Adidas-Salomon, the world’s second-largest sportswear company, is to buy a ten percent stake in German soccer club Bayern Munich for B
Cricket chiefs set to impose World Cup no-fly zones
South Africa will consider enforcing no-fly zones over cricket stadiums at the 2003 World Cup after last week's terrorist attacks on the US – as sporting events around the world tighten up on security.
FA to have greater powers to tackle cheating
English Football Association chief executive Adam Crozier has pledged to give its video officials greater powers to tackle cheating and overreaction in the Premiership.
Europe ‘to gain from Ryder Cup cancellation’
The European Tour organisers and the PGA are set to gain from the cancellation of the Ryder Cup, according to reports this morning.
ICC moves executive meeting from Pakistan
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the venue of its October Executive Board meeting from Pakistan to Malaysia, in recognition of recent world events and the uncertainty over the security aspects of international travel to the region.
ARU has one day to decide on Canadian clash
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) will decide tomorrow whether or not to go ahead as planned with a match against Canada next month following a strike by the country’s leading players.
Charlton Athletic propose two-tier Premier League
English Premier League soccer club Charlton Athletic has sparked controversy by officially supporting a revamped two-tier Premiership, which would include most First Division clubs.
Kerr appointed as new sport’s boss at Channel 4
UK terrestrial television network Channel 4 has appointed David Kerr as head of sport following the departure of Karen Brown.
Directors buy back six million shares in SportsLine.com
The Board of directors at global internet sports media company SportsLine.com have repurchased up to six million shares in the Nasdaq-listed firm.
Attheraces appoints communications director
Attheraces, the UK media consortium run by BSkyB, Channel 4 and Arena Leisure, has appointed Simon Cooper as its communications director.