Americas
Events

First Entertainment, a leading Multimedia Internet Entertainment Company, will stream live video of the PGA Compaq Classic of New Orleans on the company's F2 Sports Network. The live streaming will take place between May 1 - 7 from the English Tern Golf and Country Club in New Orleans.
Business

Europe is not only ready for stadium naming rights but the first companies to enter the market will get the best deals, said Charles Aster of New York-based attorneys Coudert Brothers during an afternoon work-shop at Sport Business 2000.
Business

Two controversial bills in Washington aim to ban wagering on college and Olympic games in Nevada, the last outpost of such legalized betting, reports APBnews.com.
Media

Cablevision Systems may demolish and rebuild Madison Square Garden in order to generate more money.
Stadia

The San Francisco Giants have seen the move to their new stadium pay off after reporting that 51 of its 81 home games for this season have sold out.

News Corp. Ltd., seeking to capitalise on the increased interest in golf, this week said it would publish a new sports/lifestyle magazine called Maximum Golf, with planned circulation of 350,000.
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Wall Street Journal has revealed the extent of sponsors' concerns in the wake of corruption investigations into the Olympic movement.
Business

The release of players for the Confederations' Cup has topped discussions at the recent FIFA executive committee meetings, pushing the threat of a European super league and doping concerns onto the back burner.

Stadia

A lease needed to bring minor-league baseball back to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the 2003 season has been approved by the City Council.
Business

The International Basketball League and ABA 2000 - two of professional US basketball's minor league's - are teaming up to create one minor basketball league.
Events

The Fox network has signed a major multi-million dollar deal to begin broadcasting Dominican Republic baseball games.
Stadia

Pakistan cricket authorities, keen to try to exorcise the spectre of match-fixing allegations, have told Sharjah Cup organisers they will not come to Sharjah again if they see bookmakers approaching the team.
Business

A U.S. judge has blocked a Canadian web site from broadcasting copyrighted U.S. television shows until next month, when he hears arguments in lawsuits brought by ten Hollywood movie studios, three TV networks and two professional sports leagues.
Business

The future of the Montreal Expos major league baseball club is uncertain as its owners scramble to finance a proposed new stadium they say would ensure the team remains in the Canadian city.

Business

Finnish former athlete Pirjo Haggman has became the first member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to quit over bribery scandals buffeting the organisation.

Sponsorship & Marketing

The Rugby Football Union (RFU), the English sport's governing body, has appointed Lowe Howard-Spink to promote the game in advance of the Rugby World Cup which takes place in the UK in October.
Media

Greece and Cyprus have agreed to send two satellites into space to advance telecommunications in the region and assist in transmission of the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Business

US season ticket management company Season Ticket Solutions (STS) has launched a ticket exchange that will allow ticket holders from major league sports teams and venues to resell unused tickets through a transaction that is legal in all 50 states and Canada.