Germany
ANSCHUTZ BACKS BERLIN ARENA PLAN
Colorado billionaire Philip Anschutz, the American owner of the east Berlin professional hockey team, the Ice Bears, has struck a deal to share a new arena with west Berlin rivals, the Capitals.
ECCLESTONE EYES RUSSIA
Moscow may be on the Formula One Grand Prix map as soon as 2003, if the International Automobile Federation (FIA) gets its way.
ADIDAS DENIES BAYERN SHARE DEAL
German sports equipment maker adidas-Salomon has denied it had agreed to take a stake in Germany's leading football club, Bayern Munich.
KIRCH SELLS BROADCASTING RIGHTS TO TWO GERMAN STATE-OWNED CHANNELS
Kirch, Germany?s second-biggest media company, has agreed to sell some broadcast rights for the 2002 and 2006 soccer World Cups to Germany?s two state-owned channels ARD and ZDF for a reported $115 million.
ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SWAPPED
Finnish ice hockey officials have agreed to host the 2003 world ice hockey championship, swapping the 2004 tournament with the Czech Republic who need more time to finish their facilities.
SHIRTS SAY IT ALL IN SEARCH FOR SOCCER SPONSOR
German first division side SC Freiburg were in the market for fresh sponsorship on Sunday as their players took to the field for their Bundesliga game at home to Hertha Berlin.
AFRICA?S POOR SAFETY RECORD COULD RUIN WORLD CUP PLANS
Africa?s poor safety record which has seen 50 soccer spectators killed in separate incidents in less than a month could undermine plans to stage the World Cup in the continent for the first time in 2010.
"MV" ELECTED PRESIDENT OF DFB
Former VfB Stuttgart and UEFA chief Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder has been elected president of the German Soccer Federation (DFB).
FORMULA ONE DRIVER DIES
The safety of top class motor racing was put under the spotlight today after former Formula One star Michele Alboreto was killed yesterday during a test drive on a circuit in Germany.
VIVENDI SPEAKS ABOUT ISL INTEREST FOR FIRST TIME
French media firm Vivendi chief Jean-Marie Messier has spoken for the first time about acquiring Swiss sports marketing firm ISMM ? parent company of ISL.
SPORTBUSINESSS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: EUROPE PRIMED FOR STADIUM REVOLUTION
Continental Europe is waking up to the commercial benefits to be gained from new stadia builds said a panel of industry experts on the second day of industry conference SportBusiness 2001.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: UEFA TO SHAKE UP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Champions League faces a major overhaul because of concern over falling viewing figures.
MUNICH TO MISS OUT ON 2006 WORLD CUP
Munich will miss out on the 2006 World Cup soccer finals in Germany because a row over a new stadium will not be solved on time, TSV 1860 Munich president Karl-Heinz Wildmoser said on Tuesday.
HAMBURG NOT UP TO THE JOB SAYS ATP CHIEF MILES
ATP Tour chief Mark Miles has said the German city of Hamburg could not host one of the top events for men and women which are to be introduced next year.
UK SPORTS MINISTER KEEPS STANDING FIRM
UK Sports Minister Kate Hoey will keep open the debate on standing areas at football grounds, despite the Government having ruled out any change to all-seater stadia.
LEAGUES REUNITE UNDER EUROLEAGUE BRAND
The two rival European club basketball leagues have officially reunified ? with the new league to be known as the EuroLeague.
BLATTER CONFIRMS AFRICA TO HOST 2010 WORLD CUP
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has declared the 2010 World Cup finals will be staged in Africa, ending any lingering doubts about the location of the tournament.
ENGLAND ?A TAX PARADISE FOR SOCCER PLAYERS?
A study by the Sports Consulting Group of Andersen, SCORE, has found that England is ?Europe?s football related tax paradise? and that France has the most problems in attracting well-known international players.