Americas
ISIAH INTERNATIONAL PURCHASES CBA
Isiah International, the company owned by NBA legend Isiah Thomas, is buying a majority stake in the Continental Basketball Association for approximately $10m.
GOLF SHOWDOWN SINKS IMPRESSIVE RATINGS
A specially arranged television showdown between top golfers Tiger Woods and David Duval has impressed in the ratings - exceeding those for the British Open two weeks earlier.
LA NFL BID HITS NEW PROBLEMS
The football dreams of America's second-largest city are apparently in limbo after a key negotiator for California Gov. Gray Davis quit, citing frustration over stalled talks with the league.
OPEN RETURNS TO SHINNECOCK
The US Open is to return to Shinnecock Hills, New York, the United States Golf Association has announced.
FOX SPORTS NET NEW ENGLAND EXTEND CELTICS TV DEAL
Fox Sports Net New England and the Boston Celtics have signed a new agreement that will make the network the television destination of Celtics home and away telecasts in New England.
GENERAL MOTORS SPONSOR DALLAS COWBOYS
General Motors Corporation (GM) and the Dallas Cowboys have signed a five-year partnership agreement.
SPORTSLINE EUROPE AND MAN UNITED PARTNER INTERNET SITE
SportsLine Europe Limited have become the exclusive Internet sports media partner for the official Manchester United web site.
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY PLAN NEW DALLAS TRACK
Texas Motor Speedway officials plan to build a $2.5 million clay-surfaced track and host prestigious Pennzoil World of Outlaws sprint car races in 2000.
DISNEY DISCUSS ANAHEIM DEAL WITH BILLIONAIRE
Entertainment giant, Walt Disney Co has approached the billionaire chief executive of Broadcom Corp, Henry T. Nicholas III concerning the possible sale of Disney's
DUTCH TAX REGIME TO HIT EURO 2000 EARNINGS
Soccer players in next year's European championships will be advised not to spend all their winnings at once as Dutch tax officials will be insisting on their share.
USA BROADCASTING SIGN MULTI-YEAR ALLIANCE WITH DALLAS MAVERICKS
USA Broadcasting, the eighth largest television broadcast group in the US, has signed a broad, multi-year alliance with the Dallas Mavericks, the first local sports partnership for USAB Dallas Channel 49, set to launch this November.
MOROCCO MAKES ITS 2006 CASE
Morocco have staked their claim to be Africa's first choice for the 2006 World Cup.
VENATOR COMPLETE PLANS FOR SPORTS LED RESTURCTURING
Venator Group Inc, the retail company formerly known as Woolworth, have planned an exit from eight businesses with nearly 500 stores that do not meet its sporting goods retail focus.
ONE MILLION AUSTRALIANS ORDER OLYMPICS TICKETS
SOCOG have affirmed that more than a million Australians have either ordered tickets for next year's Sydney Olympics or had tickets ordered for them.
BLATTER SLAMS ASIAN CONFEDERATION
Fifa President Sepp Blatter has hit out at the Asian Confederation which walked out of last month's congress in Los Angeles in a rown over places at the 2002 World Cup.
CBS AND NCAA IN POST 2002 CONTRACT TALKS
CBS and the NCAA are in talks to extend their broadcast rights agreement to the Division I basketball tournament.
DISNEY’S INTERNET GROUP BUYS 60 PCT OF SOCCERNET
Walt Disney Co.'s (NYSE:DIS - news) Buena Vista Internet Group has agreed to purchase 60 percent of soccernet.com from the Daily Mail & General Trust Plc (quote from Yahoo!UK & Ireland: DMGO.L) for an undisclosed amount.
TOTAL SPORTS ADD TO LIST OF NCAA CLIENTS
Total Sports, a provider of online coverage of college sports, has added