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GALATASARAY MOVES CLOSER TO LISTING OF COMMERCIAL ASSETS
Turkish soccer club Galatasaray Sport Club AS has clarified the terms of the proposed public listing for its media, merchandising rights and advertising businesses.
FORD IN FIRST MAJOR ONLINE CAMPAIGN WITH SPORTAL
Sportal and Ford of Europe have signed a deal to make Ford a key sponsor of the Sportal Network.
BOXING CHAMP SUES TO END CONTRACT WITH DON KING
World Boxing Council middleweight champion Keith Holmes has sued promoter Don King for breach of contract, seeking unspecified damages and termination of the contract.
ICC TO INVESTIGATE INDIAN BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS
The anti-corruption unit of cricket's ruling body, the ICC, will investigate allegations about 15 foreign players made in an official Indian report on match-fixing, the International Cricket Council said on Friday.
MURRAYFIELD FANS TO LISTEN IN ON REF’S CONVERSATIONS
Northern hemisphere rugby union will enter a new era during Saturday's test between Scotland and Australia when conversations between the referee, touch judges, players and a video official will be available to fans for the first time in an international in Europe.
BERLIN COULD STAGE 2005 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, SAYS IAAF
If problems are not resolved over the proposed new athletics arena in London's Lea Valley the 2005 world athletics championships could be switched to Berlin.
MEETINGS CONTINUE ON ATLANTIC LEAGUE AGENDA
National football association official?s from the countries at the heart of the proposed ?Atlantic League? have met today for further discussions with club representatives.
LEWIS-TUA BOUT SPARKS BETTING FRENZY IN NEW ZEALAND
Sunday's world heavyweight boxing match between New Zealand boxer David Tua and Britain's Lennox Lewis looks set to become the biggest event in New Zealand's sports betting history.
NZ CRICKET APPOINTS MATCH-FIX PROBE TEAM
New Zealand Cricket says it has appointed a three-man team to look into allegations that former captain Martin Crowe took money from an Indian bookmaker.
BIG MONEY GAME FOR MANCHESTER UNITED
Manchester United, the world?s best supported club team, will be playing for big bucks in Wednesday?s Uefa Champions? League.
ENGLAND RUGBY SEVENS TEAM HIT BY ROW
English rugby?s ongoing internal dispute threatens to diminish the England side?s chances of success at the World Sevens Series to be held in Dubai and Durban later this month.
ARSENAL UNVEILS PLANS FOR NEW $142 MILLION STADIUM
English premier league club Arsenal have unveiled plans for a new #100 million ($142.7 million) stadium.
IOC UNVEILS ?SPORT AND NEW MEDIA? CONFERENCE SPEAKERS
The IOC has announced a roster of over 40 industry leaders from sport and new media to speak at ?The IOC World Conference on Sport and New Media? taking place in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 4 and 5.
LONDON?S WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP STADIUM UNDER FINANCIAL CLOUD
The financial viability of the Picketts Lock stadium, Britain?s venue for the 2005 World Athletic Championships, has come under scrutiny.
TWIN TOWERS TO BE DEMOLISHED AS PLAN REJECTED
There will be no last hour reprieve for Wembley's famous Twin Towers, which will now be demolished with the rest of the stadium.
NEW SPONSORSHIP DEAL FOR WELSH RUGBY UNION
Welsh rugby has landed a new sponsorship deal with British telecommunications firm Redstone Telecom plc. The four year deal means that the Redstone logo will appear on the red shirts of all Welsh international sides, including the A team and Sevens teams.
UMBRO UPSET BY UNITED?S NIKE DEAL
Manchester United?s existing kit sponsors Umbro are reported to be furious that United?s record-breaking deal with Nike has become public knowledge, according to UK press reports.
ENGLISH TEST CRICKET TARGETS NEW SPONSOR
England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are in talks with a major energy company to take over from Cornhill Insurance as title sponsor of England's home test matches.