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Goal Media Group, the global Internet soccer company, has announced the appointment of Keir Radnedge as executive editor.
Stadia

The UK Minister for Sport, Kate Hoey, has revealed that new national stadium at Wembley is unlikely to be ready until 2004, almost a year behind schedule.

The UK Minister for Consumer Affairs, Dr Kim Howells, will be among speakers at the `War on Counterfeiting? conference next week ? staged by the Sports Industries Federation and the Pentland Group.
Business

Sponsorship marketing consultancy Karen Earl Ltd has been appointed by the Lincoln Financial Group to manage its $1.6m title sponsorship of the Rugby League World Cup which takes place in October.

The US government has continued to move aggressively against the International Boxing Federation (IBF), filing a civil suit that seeks to remove its leaders from power less than three weeks after it indicted them on bribery charges.
Events

The Hong Kong governing has announced it is to mount a bid to host the 2006 Asian Games.
Media

England's Premier League has became the first domestic competition in world soccer to authorise an on-line betting system.
Business

The Women's Tennis Association has signed a five-year sponsorship contract worth $34m with Sanex, manufacturers of body care products. It is thought to be the biggest sponsorship in the history of women's sports.
Business

Former Benetton Formula One boss David Richards says he has sold 49 percent of his motorsport company and raised enough to return to F1 if he wanted to.

Rupert Murdoch's News Corps is re-entering the consumer magazine market in the US, Australia and Britain with an American golf title aimed at 18-35 year olds leading the new strategy.
Business

German Tennis Federation (DTB) president Karl Weber has resigned after nine months in office over a row with heads of the regional federations.

North Korea has not ruled out joining forces with rival South Korea to form a team for soccer's 2002 World Cup, Seoul's top football official has said following a trip to Pyongyang .

New world athletics chief Lamine Diack has called for a more sympathetic approach to drug offenders after accepting the job of interim International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) president until August 2001.
Events

The World Cup of Golf will become the fourth World Golf Championship next year with a change in format, it has been announced.
Stadia

English Premier League soccer champions Manchester United, the world's richest soccer club, has said they need to make more money to ensure they can afford increasing wage demands.

English Premier League West Ham United have been given the go-ahead to redevelop their London home Upton Park.

Jon Litner has been appointed NHL executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Stadia

An assurance has been sought from the South Australian Government about the security of a $A15m loan - granted by the government to the South Australian Basketball Association, in 1992, to help it fund construction of the Powerhouse Stadium at Beverley.
Events

Senegal lawyer Lamine Diack is present his case today to retain control of the world governing athletics body after the death of International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) president Primo Nebiolo this month.
Business

ISM Holding Corp will open its newest venture, www.racingcasino.com, for Thanksgiving Day.