News

Preparations for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games are in full swing after the initial delays that worried the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Games broadcasting supremo Manolo Romero said on Thursday.
Business

Go Racing, the UK broadcasting consortium, moved closer to gaining vital pre-horseracing data after a successful meeting between the British Horseracing Board (BHB), the Racecourse Association (RCA) and the 49 racecourses which have signed up to Go Racing.

With the European club soccer season drawing to a close, how have the winners and losers insured against the financial implications of success and failure? Sportbusiness.com asked Jonathon Ticehurst, managing director, sports and international divisions, of London-based Windsor insurance brokers, what insurance measures can be put in place to steady club finances at the sharp end of the season.

Welsh soccer chiefs may call in soccer’s world governing body FIFA over a row with Ukrainian embassy officials who have refused to grant striker John Hartson a visa ahead of next Wednesday's World Cup qualifier in the former Soviet Union.
Business

London stock exchange-listed 365 Corp has reported a loss of £16.9 million ($23.9m) for the year ended 31 March 2001, under-performing by nearly £5m ($7.1m) on consensus forecasts.
Business

Cincinnati's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games faces an uphill battle following last month's race riots, the city's main lobbyist has said.

Badminton politics gets a rare but intriguing public outing this weekend with the Sultan of Brunei in line to become the governing body's president.
Media

Marcus Leaver, the chief executive of sports website Rivals.net and head of Chrysalis New Media, has put “on hold” his threat to “name and shame” those websites which have failed to conduct regular audits.

IMG has confirmed Royal Adelaide has been selected as the venue for this year's LPGA World Cup of golf.

Sports trading cards and memorabilia firm The Upper Deck Company, has signed an exclusive product agreement with English soccer club Manchester United.
Business

The Indiana Horse Racing Commission (IHRC) has voted in favour of granting a license to a local group of investors for a second racetrack in the state.
Events

British Eurosport has secured the live rights to the England versus Greece UEFA Under-21 European Championship qualifier.

Brian Stocks has been appointed director of sport for the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games.
Business

ANC Sports, the marketing and media company which supplies signage systems for sports venues has signed a $12 million deal with financial services company GE Capital.

Soccer referees at Premier League matches in the UK will earn £50,000 ($71,000) under a new agreement being discussed by the Football Association, according to a report.

Brazilian soccer chief Ricardo Teixeira slammed the government report into corruption in his federation and vowed to quit if a single claim was proven.
Business

Martin Turner, deputy chief executive & finance director of web site operator 365 Corps, has told sportbusiness.com that he is seeking profit for the company by the end the financial year ending March 2002.

Socialists on Madrid city council launched a stinging attack on Spanish soccer club Real Madrid's sale of their training ground La Ciudad Deportiva in yesterday's vote approving the move.
Business

Gibraltar, obliged to play at last week's Sudirman Cup under the neutral flag of the International Badminton Federation (IBF), hit out at the federation's annual general meeting on Sunday.

Jaguar chief Bobby Rahal has threatened to sue McLaren after failing to secure the services of his Formula One rivals' technical director Adrian Newey, according to UK newspaper reports this Sunday.