Eastern Europe
VIDEO GAME FIRMS FACE LEGAL FIGHT FROM SOCCER CLUBS
A number of leading video game manufacturers are facing legal action brought by several leading European soccer clubs.
ENIC REPORTS PROFITABLE SPORTS PORTFOLIO
Enic, the UK-based sports, media and leisure group with controlling interests in European club?s Slavia Prague and Vicenza as well as minority stakes in Glasgow Rangers, FC Basel and AEK Athens, has reported greatly increased half-year profits. The company made substantial gains on player trading, and the sale of part of its holdings in AEK and Autonomy, the new media company.
NEW BOSS HUNGARY TO CLEAN UP IMAGE
Imre Bozoky has been appointed the new president of Hungary?s national soccer association, the HFA.
HUNGARY PLANS LIVE ACTION WEB BROADCAST
Hungary hopes to score a first on the Internet by broadcasting a soccer game live on the web later this month, a local sports newspaper reported.
WORLD CUP BOOSTS EASTERN EUROPE AD INDUSTRY
Michael Richter of the Czech advertising agency IP Praha has said his company's revenues from ads during the World Cup will bebetween 25 and 30 million crowns.
HUNGARIAN GP BREAKS RECORDS BUT NEEDS SUBSIDY
The weekend?s Hungarian Formula One race broke all records, said Janos Berenyi, chairman of the race organiser Hungaroring Sport.
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PLEASED WITH SPONSOR DEALS
Till Lufft, general secretary of the European Athletic Association has declared the organisation `very pleased? with the level of sponsor support for the European Championships which start tomorrow.
NEBIOLO SAYS LONDON COULD STAGE 2003 WORLD CHAMPS
World athletics chief Primo Nebiolo has assured British Sports Minister Tony Banks that London would have a good chance of staging the 2003 world championships if proposed renovations to Wembley Stadium are completed.
THREE BIDS TO STAGE 2004 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
UEFA has said it expects three candidates to submit bids to host the 2004 European championship.
FORMULA ONE CHOOSES CHINA AND MALAYSIA FOR 1999 SEASON
The provisional 17-race schedule for next season was released Thursday by the FIA, auto racing's world governing body, at a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council.
JOINT AUSTRIA-HUNGARY BID FOR EURO 2004 "GAINING SUPPORT"
Austria's joint-bid with Hungary to host the 2004 European soccer Championship finals should be taken "very seriously," Beppo Mauhart, the president of the Austrian F.A., has said.
BUGNER CONDEMNS GIRLS’ BOXING
Veteran boxer Joe Bugner has weighed into a bitter debate in Australia over whether girls should be permitted to fight in the ring.
CANADA WINS NORTH AMERICAN BATTLE
Canada has defeated the United States in the battle to become the first north American city to stage the world track and field championships.
SPAIN FIRST FOR EURO 2004 VISIT
The bidding process for the right to stage the 2004 European soccer championship moves up a gear this week when UEFA inspectors go to Spain - the first visit to one of the bidding nations.
FIA CONFIRM ARGENTINA OFF CALENDAR
The Argentine Grand Prix has been scrapped from the 1999 Formula One calendar, the InternationalAutomobile Federation (FIA) has announced.
HUNGARY SOCCER FACES PROBE
The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) faces a government probe into its financial affairs which has already cost it one official and which could lead to suspension of its operations.
FIFA CALL FOR REVERSAL OF HUNGARY BAN
FIFA has asked Hungary's sports minister to reverse his decision to suspend the leadership of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), Hungarian media has reported.
FIFA DISPUTE ENDS WITH PRESIDENT REINSTATED
Hungary's sports minister is to revoke the suspension of Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) president Attila Kovacs, ending a three-month dispute with FIFA.