Events

NBA Entertainment has promoted Heidi Ueberroth to the role of senior vice-president for International Television and Business Development.

Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has been awarded the rights to broadcast the Champions? League soccer matches in Italy for the next four seasons.

An investigation into the Salt Lake City bribery scandal headed by former Sen. George Mitchell is not expected to uncover any major revelations, the head of the U.S. Olympic Committee has said.

The Cleveland Browns expansion football franchise has said it awarded local television broadcast rights to WKYC-TV, the NBC affiliate.

Germany's bid to host the soccer World Cup in 2006 has received a boost after the Finance Ministry declared it would not tax the huge revenue the tournament would generate.

Russian basketball champions CSKA Moscow have called off Friday's friendly against Partizan Belgrade because the Yugoslav side cannot travel to Russia.

U.S. lawmakers have told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to stamp out corruption or face the possibility of losing lucrative IOC benefits ranging from corporate sponsorships to tax breaks.

With less than 100 days to go before the opening ceremony of the 1999 Pan American Games, lagging ticket sales have become the primary concern of Games organisers.

The United States Olympic Committee will give the eight American cities bidding for the chance to become the US candidate for the 2012 Olympic Games more time to prepare their bids.

The group of investors that won the bidding war to buy SkyDome Corp., home of baseball's Toronto Blue Jays, is having to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay the $80-million price tag.

A $250 million grand plan for Australia's MCG, including a hotel and television studio, have been unveiled.

British broadcaster Talk Radio has stolen a march on the BBC's renowned Test Match Special by buying the rights to England's cricket test series against South Africa.

The on-going debate over the bidding countries for the 2006 soccer World Cup will spill over into a conference to take place at the home of English Premier League club Chelsea next month.

Ireland's state-owned Telecom Eireann is set to pay IR#11 million for the naming rights to a planned 45,000-seat soccer stadium in southwest Dublin.

New Zealand minister Murray McCully recently resigned his tourism portfolio amid a row over policy but will retain responsibility for sports, fitness and leisure.

The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that Olympic organisers are considering moving the proposed beach volleyball venue from Bondi Beach, in east Sydney's.