Middle East
Events

The hosts for the next three Final Four events in European basketball's calendar have been chosen by Euroleague chiefs.
Stadia

Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova appears to have the solution for struggling sport dot coms after being the most searched for sportsperson on the internet for the second year running.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Australian cricketer Shane Warne has left long time manager Austin Robertson and signed on with SportsTech, run by former Nike International executive Ben Crowe.
Media

The National Hockey League has expanded its international reach by signing TV deals in a number of eastern European regions.
Business

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) general secretary Peter Velappan has said the regional body will not enforce an age limit on participants in next year's Asian Games football tournament.

A record number of people tuned in to watch Australia’s World Cup play-off on Tuesday with Uruguay .
Business

Formula One aims to ban tobacco advertising by 2007, the sport's ruling body has reiterated.
Business

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has denied accusations that the worldwide recession is hurting F1 and accuses some teams for blaming the economic climate for their poor profit and loss accounts.

English soccer club Crystal Palace will continue their bid to prevent manager Steve Bruce walking out on the club in the High Court on 22 November.
Events

A TV rights row in the Caribbean could mean West Indies cricket fans may miss out on watching their team’s first Test match in Sri Lanka.
Media

SFX Sports Group has appointed former PSV Eindhoven soccer executive Chiel Dekker manager for the Benelux region.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has come out against the Chelsea players who missed a UEFA Cup match in Israel because of worries about their safety, saying the "god of football" was watching as they lost to Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Events

The Wegmans Rochester International LPGA Tournament has signed a deal with Jay Advertising.

The Football Association of Ireland says it will not take out special insurance for the Republic of Ireland’s crunch World Cup qualifier play-off in Iran.
Media

The much-hyped return of Michael Jordan to the NBA scored a solid TV rating for host broadcaster Turner Network Television (TNT).
Business

Michael Jordan's comeback ended in defeat after he missed a 3-pointer in the dying seconds for the Washington Wizards who went down 93-91 to the New York Knicks.

Formula One team McLaren has confirmed it will use Michelin tyres in 2002, after a four-year association with Japanese firm Bridgestone.
Business

Basketball and baseball are set for one of its most crucial days in New York later tonight with the dream double of Michael Jordan's NBA return at Madison Square Garden and the Yankees at home in the World Series.