News

Arsenal have offered Spanish second division club Levante two million pounds ($3.19 million) for teenage striker Vicente Rodriguez, club president Pedro Villaroel said on Tuesday.

Former North Sydney rugby league boss Danny Harley has switched codes to take on the role of New South Wales Rugby Union executive director, NSWRU officials have confirmed.

German soccer club Hertha Berlin is planning to float shares on the bourse, according to German magazine Focus.
Business

Manchester United are negotiating the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in soccer history, with blue-chip companies like Ford, Pepsi and Visa competing for the right to associate their brand with the club.

Athlete Direct, the exclusive producer of online sites for more than 200 top-name athletes, has launched www.kournikova.com, the first official Web site dedicated to WTP star Anna Kournikova.
Stadia

Italy's top soccer clubs may be forced to play behind closed doors if they do not clamp down on racist chants and rid their terraces of anti-semitic banners, its government has said.
Business

Almost two-thirds (65%) of the UK adult population watched England play Scotland in the Euro 2000 soccer playoffs.
Media

Some Internet companies are paying more to advertise on January's Super Bowl telecast than they have generated in revenue and have helped push the average commercial price to a record of about $2 million.
Media

Fox Sports World and Fox Sports World Espanol have been added to the basic channel programming line-up of 21st Century Telecom Group, the Chicago area cable company which broadcasts over 190 digital-quality channels.
Business

Major League Soccer (MLS) had made a number of changes to its format and rules, as well as its matchday and broadcast schedules, according to the soccer industry newsletter, The Soccer Investor Daily Bulletin.
Stadia

Planetfootball.com, a subsidiary of Sports Internet, the Aim-listed internet business, has launched a new website on behalf of the English League Managers Association.
Sponsorship & Marketing

SportsHabitat.com, the on-line interactive environment for sports-related community, content and e-commerce, has appointed Bill Cappiello as the new president and CEO.
Business

NASCAR chiefs have announced the sanctioning body is exploring ways to develop new licensing opportunities and revenues for the sport's drivers, teams and car owners.
Business

UK-based strategic sponsorship consultancy redmandarin has signed a new joint business alliance with The Exordium Group - the US IT sponsorship consultants.
Business

Following press speculation earlier this week that telecommunications firm BT were in the frame for Premier League rights, today's proposed merger of UK media giants, Carlton and United News and Media, adds another twist to the plot of potential bidders.

The Australian Cricket Board has introduced rules banning the repeated use of television replays inside cricket grounds.

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) XI have withdrawn from next year's African Champions League competition saying they cannot afford the high cost of participating in the tournament.
Events

British Telecom has rebutted a report claiming that the company is planning to bid for Premier League rights.
Business

Sports TV company Sportsworld Media has struck a #22.4 million deal to buy Australian Media Holdings, the TV and sports sponsorship group.
Business

SFX Entertainment has acquired SME Power Branding, a leading sports brand identity company based in New York.