Italy

Sports marketing company Global Sportnet is marketing a string of pre-season friendlies.

The share price of the AIM-listed sports management agency First Artist Corp has recovered some lost ground after the company told the stock market that it " knows of no reason" for its recent share price fall.

The share price of the AIM-listed sports management agency First Artist Corp has recovered some lost ground after the company told the stock market that it " knows of no reason" for its recent share price fall.

With 8 clubs still without a television contract and with no accord finalised between rival platforms Stream and TELE+, the very real possibility exists that the new season could be delayed by at least a month.

With 8 clubs still without a television contract and with no accord finalised between rival platforms Stream and TELE+, the very real possibility exists that the new season could be delayed by at least a month.

The BBC has paid less than half the money the sport had been expecting to secure exclusive coverage of the Six Nations tournament with the possibility that South Africa will join in the future.

The BBC has paid less than half the money the sport had been expecting to secure exclusive coverage of the Six Nations tournament with the possibility that South Africa will join in the future.

The UEFA Executive Committee is expected to report on the outcome of its two-day meeting at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland later today or tomorrow.

The UEFA Executive Committee is expected to report on the outcome of its two-day meeting at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland later today or tomorrow.

Hot on the heels of the World Cup, European soccer chiefs will turn their attention next week to the next major event on the sport's calendar - the 2004 European Championships in Portugal.

Hot on the heels of the World Cup, European soccer chiefs will turn their attention next week to the next major event on the sport's calendar - the 2004 European Championships in Portugal.

The number of Golden League athletic venues will be cut from seven to six during the 2003-05 seasons, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said today.

The number of Golden League athletic venues will be cut from seven to six during the 2003-05 seasons, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said today.

The aggregated income of all soccer clubs in top European divisions broke the £4billion (EUR6.6bn/$6.1bn) barrier for the 2000/2001 season, according to the Deloitte & Touche Annual Review of Football Finance

The aggregated income of all soccer clubs in top European divisions broke the £4billion (EUR6.6bn/$6.1bn) barrier for the 2000/2001 season, according to the Deloitte & Touche Annual Review of Football Finance

ESPN Classic Sport - the archive pay-TV sports channel which launched in France on 4 March of this year - is rolling out into Italy as part of its planned expansion strategy across Europe.