Monaco
SCHU SIGNS UP WITH TELECOM ITALIA
Telecom Italia shifted its publicity drive for a planned merger with Deutsche Telekom into top gear with advertisements featuring German racing driver Michael Schumacher.
FORD MOVES INTO POLE POSITION AT STEWART
Ford has announced its purchase of the Stewart Formula One Grand Prix team.
IOC TOLD OF OLYMPICS PROTEST THREAT
Australia's greatest ever Olympian, swimmer Dawn Fraser, has warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of a possible athletes' protest at next year's Sydney Olympics if the organisation refused to reform itself properly.
NABA AND SPORTEL TEAM UP
The North American Broadcasters Association has announced it is to team up with the Sportel Organisation to stage panels at Sportel in Monaco this year and Sportelamerica 2000 in Miami Beach.
LAWYERS THE ONLY GROUP TO PROFIT FROM DRUG CASES
Sports lawyers have been the only people to profit this week in a bleak few days for track and field.
ATHLETICS-LAWYERS THE ONLY GROUP TO PROFIT FROM DRUG CASES.
Sports lawyers have been the only people to profit this week in a bleak few days for track and field.
CSI ACQUIRES NEW TELEVISION RIGHTS
International television rights company CSI Ltd has recently acquired the exclusive television rights for home matches of the English football clubs in the UEFA Cup and the European Pro Beach Soccer League.
OCTAGON CSI LAUNCHES SOCCER PROGRAMMING AT SPORTEL 2001
Octagon CSI, the television division of the Octagon Group, will unveil a number of new football programming opportunities at this year?s Sportel in Monaco.
CHELSEA IN TALKS TO FORM RIVAL EURO LOBBY GROUP
English soccer club Chelsea is in talks with Italian club Lazio about setting up a rival to the G14 group of top European clubs.
SPORTBUSINESS IN MONACO: BARCELONA CHIEF QUASHES EXPANSION PROPOSAL
Joan Gaspart, president of Spanish soccer side Barcelona, has today vetoed efforts by the G-14 group of top European soccer clubs to expand the group?s club representation.
UEFA LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE
European soccer?s governing body, UEFA, has relaunched its website ? which will spearhead its new media division.
SPORTBUSINESS IN MONACO: G14 SOCCER LOBBY GROUP TO UNVEIL NEW BRAND IDENTITY
The G-14 group of top European soccer clubs meets in Monaco today to decide on how it will transform itself from a lobby group into a legitimate force that can shape the future of the game at the highest level.
BUBKA SET TO CLEAR NEW HEIGHT IN SPORT’S BOARDROOM
World record-breaking pole vaulter Sergei Bubka is set to clear another new height this week in his rapid rise up the ranks of world sport's administration.
NEWEY SET TO JOIN F1 RIVALS – REPORT
McLaren technical director Adrian Newey is poised to join Formula One rivals Jaguar, according to reports.
MOSLEY SEES EVENTUAL DEAL OVER F1 FUTURE
A rival series to Formula One is unlikely to happen although leading car makers have the resources and cannot be underestimated, International Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley said on Saturday.
EXCLUSIVE ? G14 SPLIT ON EXPANSION PLANS
A meeting of the G14 group of top European soccer clubs has failed to agree criteria for the admission of new clubs, reports sportbusiness.com soccer writer Simon Banks from Milan.
MEDIA CONTENT AND SPORTEL LAUNCH ONLINE MARKETPLACE
Media Content and the Sportel Organisation, owner and organiser of the popular sports broadcasting events in Monaco and Miami are launching an online marketplace.
SOUTH KOREAN BIDS FOR OLYMPIC PRESIDENCY
South Korean Kim Un-yong has joined the race for world sport's most powerful job -- the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.