Events
NIKE APPLAUDS CASEY MARTIN RULING
Nike?s chief executive Phil Knight has praised the US Supreme Court?s ruling earlier this week that the PGA Tour cannot ban disabled golfer Casey Martin from using a cart for tour events.
CHILEAN SOCCER CLUB SACKS ENTIRE TEAM OVER PAY DISPUTE
Chilean league soccer club O?Higgins has sacked its whole team for refusing to turn out for a match against Universidad de Chile.
NTL DENIES SALE OF BRITISH EUROSPORT STAKE
Eurosport and Premium TV, the sports rights and content subsidiary of NTL, have rebutted an article published in the business section of UK newspaper The Sunday Telegraph (20 May 2001) claiming that NTL is trying to sell its stake in British Eurosport.
TECHNOLOGY HIGH ON ICC AGENDA
The International Cricket Council (ICC), the sport's governing body, is to focus on the use of technology for decision making at this week's Playing Committee (CC-P) meeting, taking place from May 23-25.
ESPN BUYS LAS VEGAS BOWL
ESPN Regional Television, a subsidiary of ESPN Inc, has bought the Las Vegas Bowl from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
XFL DEAD AFTER WWFE PULLS THE PLUG
The XFL dream has died after World Wrestling Federation Entertainment said it was pulling the plug on the competition ? just four months after the first game was broadcast.
SHARES IN STADIUM AUSTRALIA GROUP PLUMMET
The Australian Olympic Committee members may be getting big pay rises this year to reward them for the ?best ever Olympic games?, but Stadium Australia Group, the builders of the A$690m ($351.7m) Aussie national stadium, has seen its share price tumble since the end of the games to A$0.10 ($0.05) from A$0.5 ($0.3).
LOSSES WIDEN AT TALKSPORT?S OWNERS
Wireless Group, the owners of Kelvin McKenzie?s TalkSport radio station said losses for the year to December 31 2000 widened to #34.2 million ($49.3m) from #27.5m ($39.7m). Operating losses at TalkSport widened by #200,000 to #7.9m. Despite the losses, McKenzie said it had been a good year for the company, especially for TalkSport which saw its advertising market rise by 15 per cent.
CLIPPER VENTURES TO GO AROUND ALONE
Clipper Ventures, the yacht racing and marine events company, has acquired the business, trademarks, goodwill and rights to the Around Alone single-handed yacht race. The amount paid for the deal has not yet been disclosed.
QUOKKA SUSPENDS SPORTS COVERAGE ? MORE STAFF LAID OFF
Quokka Sports , which set out to revolutionise sports media by carrying events across the internet, shut off its last featured coverage on Wednesday, a series of mountain climbing dispatches from Tibet.
TNN UNVEILS ARENA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
TNN, which holds the US broadcast rights to the Arena Football League, kicks off its 2001 15 game regular season schedule with a rematch of last year's Arena Bowl XIV in a special primetime telecast featuring the Nashville Kats and the Orlando Predators.
UK REPORT CALLS FOR UNVIERSAL SPORT ROLE
The Culture, Media and Sport select committee report into the staging of international sporting events has called for the Sports Minister to be given increased powers in the new Government.
SPORTAL DEMO INTERACTIVE BROADBAND SPORTS CHANNEL
Interactive sports content company Sportal has unveiled a demonstration version of an interactive broadband sports channel.
SOUTH AFRICA CONFIRMS BID TO STAGE 2010 WORLD CUP
South Africa has officially stepped into the race to host the 2010 World Cup finals.
BRAZIL GIVES OK FOR RACING AGENCIES
Carnegie Cooke & Company has won approval from the government of Brazil for a deal to be struck between it and the Brazilian Association of Jockey Clubs (BAJC).
RFU EXPECTS PROFITS TO DOUBLE BY 2007-08
The English Rugby Football Union said it expected profits and cash reserves to double by 2007-2008, as it outlined an eight-year strategic plan to increase investment in the game.
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL UNDER NEW CLOUD
The Cheltenham Festival next week has been threatened by a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease at the Lambourn stables 70 kilometres from the course.
ST LOUIS RAMS SEEK NEW STADIUM SPONSOR
The NFL?s St. Louis Rams are seeking a new naming rights sponsor for the franchises? stadium following the bankruptcy in January of Trans World Airlines.