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United States Olympic Committee official Terry Madden has stepped down from his post to become chief executive officer of the new U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Business

Europe is not only ready for stadium naming rights but the first companies to enter the market will get the best deals, said Charles Aster of New York-based attorneys Coudert Brothers during an afternoon work-shop at Sport Business 2000.
Media

UEFA have announced sweeping changes to their internal structure.
Business

A U.S. federal judge stripped heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis of his World Boxing Association (WBA) title on Wednesday for agreeing to fight Michael Grant instead of the higher-ranked John Ruiz.

The New York Islanders will be sold to computer executives Charles Wang and Sanjay Kumar for a reported $175 million.

In a landmark judgment, Europe's top court has ruled that national sports federations have the right to set limits on the number of sportsmen and women who compete at international level.
Business

Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers have named Pepsi the `Official Soft Drink of Comerica Park? as part of a new, multiyear agreement.
Business

A new internet site catering for event organisers and sponsors, is being launched by S-Comm.

The average major league baseball salary has reached nearly $2million, according to a study of the 1999 major league contracts by the Associated Press agency. Only eight years ago the average league baseball salary passed $1million for the first time.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission has agreed to solicit Letters of Interest from interested parties to explore long term sports franchise tenant opportunities and related financing plans for the L.A. Coliseum.
Stadia

The owners of the New Jersey Nets and the New Jersey Devils have reached an agreement with developer Jerome Gottesman on the site for $275 million downtown arena.
Business

AthletesDirect, a division of Broadband Sports, has launched the official Web site for the Los Angeles Lakers? Rick Fox.
Business

Leigh Steinberg, Chairman and C.E.O. of Assante Sports Management Group has announced that Assante Corporation, a leading provider of integrated wealth and life management services, has acquired one of North America's top hockey representation firms, M.D. Gillis & Associates Ltd.

Sydney Olympics organisers have said hundreds of thousands of printed tickets were too big to fit into turnstiles.
Business

Pepsi will be the soft drink of choice for three Chicago sports franchises. Agreements with the Chicago Bulls, Chicago Blackhawks, and United Center begin September 1, 2000. An agreement with the Chicago White Sox begins November 1, 2000.
Business

Broadband Sports has been selected as the new designer, producer and manager of the official Dallas Cowboys Web site.
Stadia

Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones has invested ?several million dollars? to become one of the primary stockholders in Santa Monica-based Broadband Sports, which produces approximately 200 professional athletes sites on athletesdirect.com.

Multipole International has extended its present 2000 Latin American soccer rights of the Copa del Rey and Spanish SuperCup.