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SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: CRICKET CHIEF WARNS OF SPORT CORRUPTION
The International Cricket Council has warned of the need to eliminate corruption within all sports after a controversial year in cricket which was dogged with match-fixing allegations.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: RAHAL WARNS TO TAKE F1 BREAKAWAY THREATS SERIOUSLY
Leading car makers are serious in their threats to set up their own breakaway Formula One series, according to Jaguar team boss Bobby Rahal.
VODAFONE IN POLE POSITION FOR PREMIER LEAGUE SPONSORSHIP
Telecommunications giant Vodafone has emerged as the favourite to become the new title sponsor of the English soccer Premier League.
CRICINFO SIGNS SPONSOR DEAL WITH ECB
CricInfo has struck a one-year sponsorship deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that will see the internet company title sponsor the English County Championship.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: TOO MANY SPONSORS SPOIL THE BROTH
Sport risks losing the number of sponsors to other forms of entertainment unless it can cut down the clutter ? Sally Hancock, CEO of sponsorship consultants redmandarin has warned.
PUGH BLASTED BY NETWORK OVER RIGHTS CLAIMS
UK commercial network ITV has slammed International Rugby Board chairman Vernon Pugh over his claims it is still interested in securing the rights for the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.
QUOKKA PREPARES FOR BANKRUPTCY – SAY REPORTS
The future for Quokka Sports and its flagship joint-venture with NBC, NBCOlympics.com, now looks doomed as the company prepares to file for bankruptcy protection, according to online media reports.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: TOBACCO LOSS WILL HIT MOTOR SPORT – RAHAL
The loss of tobacco companies as sponsors of Formula One will have a major financial effect on motor sport as a whole, Jaguar team boss Bobby Rahal has warned.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: UEFA TO SHAKE UP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The Champions League faces a major overhaul because of concern over falling viewing figures.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: ITV REMAINS ON SIDE FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP
UK commercial television company ITV is still interested in securing television rights for the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup despite claims that the broadcaster has pulled out of the bidding according to the International Rugby Board.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: BBC ISSUES STERN TV RIGHTS WARNING
The BBC has warned sporting bodies that they threaten the future of their respective sports by increasingly favouring pay-TV companies over free-to-air broadcasters when securing television rights deals.
SILVERSTONE FACES GRAND PRIX THREAT
A #60m ($85.7m) plan to keep the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for the next 15 years is in doubt after the UK Government ordered an investigation into the deal.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: DR JACQUES ROGGE OPENS THE CONFERENCE
IOC presidential candidate Dr Jacques Rogge has opened this years? sport industry conference SportBusiness 2001 - The Main Event.
ENGLISH CRICKETERS SIGN NO BETTING CONTRACTS
In a bid to counter the match-fixing scandals that have besmirched international cricket over the past year, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has drawn up strict new contracts for all players and personnel linked to county cricket clubs in the UK.
SOCCER CLUBS IN PENSION DEBT CLAIMS
A pension fund used by several leading English clubs and their staff has a debt of #13.6m ($19.50m), London?s Mirror newspaper has reported.
ENGLAND EXPECTS COUNTERFEIT PROOF SOCCER KIT
England?s national soccer team kit will include ?counterfeit proof? numbers and letters when the new kit is launched April 23.
BECKENBAUER CALLS FOR BIG CHANGES AT BAYERN
Bayern Munich is ready to invest in several players to build a new, stronger team, club president Franz Beckenbauer said on Tuesday.
LONDON MARATHON?S $94.3 MILLION BOOST TO UK ECONOMY
The Flora London Marathon contributes almost #66 million ($94.3m) to the UK economy annually, according to a new report.