Italy

Former Italy coach Dino Zoff is to rejoin the staff of Italian champions Lazio as vice-president, the daily Gazzetta dello Sport reported.
Business

Media Partners, the Italian firm previously behind proposals for a breakaway European soccer superleague, has signed a web development deal for Italy?s mens? and womens? volleyball web sites.
Events

Fifteen days after its official launch, the new sports information channel, Eurosportnews, has unveiled its first national version in Poland.

The Stadio delle Alpi in Turin is to stage a friendly between the England and Italy national soccer sides in November.
Stadia

Udinese have informed the Italian Football League that two Brazilian team members caught in possession of fake Portuguese passports should no longer be considered European Union (EU) players.
Events

More than a million spectators are expected to watch the men's and women's soccer events at the Sydney Olympics Games, tournament director Peter Hugg has said.
Business

AC Milan and Lazio want restrictions on foreign players in Italian soccer lifted with Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani even threatening court action to end the current regulations.

European Union sports commissioner Viviane Reding insists steps will have to be taken to protect young players from the "modern slavery" being practised by some clubs.
Media

Sportal, the global provider of interactive sports content, has signed an extensive multi language sports content distribution deal with Yahoo! Europe.

Holders Real Madrid will find out their first opponents in the 2000/2001 Champions League on
Events

The European Commission has backed a UK government pledge forcing broadcasters to screen the UK?s major sports events on free-to-air television.
Business

Australia's world champion rugby team will stage a test match in Perth for each of the next five years under an agreement between the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and the Western Australian government.

The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRFU) has announced that the All Blacks will play a Pacific rim Barbarians side in Tokyo in November.
Media

Global Sports Ventures, the UK-based digital talent packaging operation, is set to go live with its UK web site at the end of August 2000.

Leading Swedish clubs AIK Stockholm, IFK Gothenburg and Helsingborg might be interested in playing in a new European league if governing body UEFA backs the idea.
Events

A new web site hosting the official web sites for a string of top sports men and women has been launched.
Business

Brands Hatch is to host the final round of this season's world superbike championship on October 15 after the scheduled race was moved from Imola in Italy.
Business

The exclusive television rights to show Napoli's football matches will pass from pay-TV platform Telepiu to its rival Stream.