Events

South Africa and Morocco submitted bids to the African Soccer Confederation (CAF) over the weekend to stage the 2006 World Cup, the confederation's chief executive said.

FOX Sports World and FOX Sports World Espanol have signed an exclusive sponsorship agreement with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), making the Networks the Official Sports Television Networks of the AYSO.

The Special Olympics World Games, to be held form June 26-July 4 in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and Cary, North Carolina, will host a diverse sponsorship programme from the event's platinum sponsors Coca-Cola.

Neil MacDonald, formerly General Manager of Internet Multimedia Services at British Telecom has joined Pangolin, the leading independent provider of European sporting content on-line, as Chief Operating Officer (COO).

South American Football Confederation president Nicolas Leoz has suggested the 2002 World Cup should be taken away from Asia, following the walkout by the Asian delegation at the FIFA Congress in Los Angeles.

SFX Entertainment has acquired Candid Productions, producers of professional figure skating events, formerly owned and operated by Dick Button.

NBC reports that its ad sales for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, are on track despite numerous obstacles.

England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) is looking to reorganise itself along commercial lines in a move which could see it launch its own entertainment division, according to UK press reports.

Pay-TV group BSkyB has received favourable UK press reviews of their interactive soccer service, which was made available on Sunday when Arsenal played champions Manchester United. Most reports focussed on the simplicity of use of the new service.

CART has signed a deal with a local promoter to stage a round of its FedEx Championship Series in Mexico City.

The Women?s United Soccer Association (WUSA), which has just completed its league?s inaugural season, is to move its headquarters to Atlanta to further utilise the corporate infrastructure of one of its investors, Cox Enterprises.

Against the backdrop of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, a group of television executives unveiled plans for the new Tennis Channel, a cable TV start-up aiming for success in the emerging digital cable universe.

US Spanish-language network Univision Communications has promoted from within with the appointment of Ray Rodriguez to the new role of president and CEO of the media company.

Millions of soccer crazy Vietnamese missed the start of the English Premier League season at the weekend after Vietnam Television (VTV) failed to reach an agreement with the company holding distribution rights for Asia.

NBA team the Seattle Sonics is to unveil a new team logo and strip next week in a bid to reflect the change in management and whip up support in the team ? and has just signed a new exclusive TV deal.

Germany's state broadcaster ARD and media group Kirch have ended their row over German soccer broadcasting rights by reaching a joint agreement.