Ireland
FOOT AND MOUTH MAY HIT LIONS PLANS
Preparations for the British Lions rugby union tour of Australia are in trouble after the foot-and-mouth disease crisis put the entire Six Nations tournament in doubt.
FOOT-AND-MOUTH HITS SIX NATIONS
Britain's foot-and-mouth crisis hit the Six Nations on Tuesday when the game between Wales and Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday was postponed in an effort to help prevent the spread of the disease.
AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND MEET TO DISCUSS EURO 2008 BID
Austrian and Swiss soccer officials will meet in Bern on March 9 to discuss a possible joint bid to host the 2008 European Championships, officials said on Tuesday.
EIRCOM PARK IN DOUBT AFTER GOVERNMENT TALKS
The future of Irish soccer?s planned Eircom Park remains uncertain with the Football Association of Ireland now considering scrapping the project altogether.
SPORTS FACE CHAOS OVER DISEASE SCARE
A number of leading UK sports events could be axed amid fears over the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.
ST ANDREWS DROPS BID TO STAGE 2009 RYDER CUP
St Andrews golf course has pulled out of the running to stage the 2009 Ryder Cup in an attempt to increase Scotland's chances of hosting the event.
FOOT AND MOUTH THREAT TO UK RACING HITS BOOKIES
Shares in Britain's bookmakers have fallen after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease threatened the Cheltenham Festival, one of the racing calendar's biggest events.
CELTIC LEAGUE GETS GO-AHEAD
A new Celtic League involving teams from Scotland, Ireland and Wales will start in August, rugby union officials have said.
CARLTON AND UNITED BREWERIES NEW AFL SPONSOR
The Australian Football League has confirmed that Carlton & United Breweries would replace Coca-Cola as the AFL's naming rights sponsor from this year in a four-year deal, as reported by sportbusiness.com last week.
2003 CRICKET WORLD CUP GETS ICC APPROVAL
The International Cricket Council has approved South Africa?s proposals for the format of the 2003 World Cup.
MANCHESTER UNITED FANS WORRIED OVER YANKEE DEAL
Manchester United supporters have expressed concern at their club?s deal with the New York Yankees.
WILLIAMS SISTERS WIN CYBER-SQUATTER CASE
The Williams tennis sisters Venus and Serena have won their cases to evict cyber-squatters from contested domain names, arbitrators have ruled.
AUSTRALIA WANT ENGLAND AND FRANCE IN TRI-NATIONS
Australian Rugby Union (ARU) managing director John O'Neill wants France and England to join Australia, South Africa and New Zealand in the Tri-Nations series, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
ENGLISH FA IN TALKS OVER BRITISH OLYMPIC TEAM
The possibility of entering British men's and women's soccer teams in the 2004 Athens Olympics has been the subject of high-level talks between British Olympic chiefs and the English FA.
RYDER CUP 2009 DECISION IMMINENT
The venue for the 2009 Ryder Cup could be decided next month when a meeting of the competition's board will discuss the issue, the PGA European Tour have announced in a statement.
US PUNTERS GO TO THE IRISH DOGS
Online and telephone betting service betinternet.com have signed an exclusive broadcast and betting agreement with the Irish Greyhound Board, offering access to the Irish Tote.
TV RIGHTS FOR ALL BLACK TOUR SOLD TO NEW BROADCASTER
In New Zealand the upcoming All Black rugby tests against Argentina, Ireland and Scotland could struggle to find a decent sized television audience after it was revealed that the latest broadcasting rights had been sold to newcomer TelstraSaturn.
NORTHERN IRELAND CONSIDER PREMIER LEAGUE SOCCER TEAM
The development of a "Belfast United" team aiming at a place in the English Premier League is one of a series of initiatives being considered in order to revive the sport in Northern Ireland.