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SCHULTZ UNDER THREAT AT USOC
Dick Schultz, who resigned from the NCAA under pressure six years ago, is under fire at the US Olympic Committee and could be replaced as executive director, perhaps before the Sydney Olympics next year, USA Today reports.
BANK OF NZ WITHDRAWS SPONSORSHIP FOR NZ CRICKET
The Bank of New Zealand has withdrawn as sponsor for New Zealand's international men's cricket series, effective from the 1999/2000 southern hemisphere summer, the bank said recently.
TOTAL SPORTS ADD TO LIST OF NCAA CLIENTS
Total Sports, a provider of online coverage of college sports, has added
FORD PLUMP FOR JAGUAR FOR F1 TEAM
Ford has decided to promote the Jaguar brand as it prepares for its return to Formula One motor racing.
UK?S NO 1 SPORTS DRINK SUPPORTS LONDON TRIATHLON
Lucozade Sport, has signed as the Official Sports Drink Supplier to the 1999 London Triathlon, which takes place on 19th September at the Royal Albert Docks, London.
USOC TO TAKE CORPORATE APPROACH
The U.S. Olympic Committee's decision making group has recommended revamping the rapidly growing organisation to operate like a corporation and earn $20 million a month.
AFL AND TELSTRA SIGN TECHNOLOGY DEAL
The Australian Football League (AFL) has agreed a five-year deal for vision, audio and text rights for AFL content across online and wireless technologies with Telstra.
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SPORTSWORLD SNAPS UP SEVE TROPHY
Sportsworld Media Group, the UK-based sports marketing and television production company, has been appointed to market golf?s forthcoming Seve Trophy in Ireland between April 19 and 21, 2002.
SCREENCO CREATES KAISERSLAUTERN LED BANNER
UK-based Screenco have created a 21 metre wide LED banner at the 68,000-capacity stadium of German Bundesliga team FC Kaiserslautern using 21 Lighthouse LVP20 20mm pixel pitch modules.
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WORLD CUP SKATEBOARDING APPOINTS SPORTSWORLD MEDIA AS COMMERCIAL AGENTS
World Cup Skateboarding (WCS), the world skateboarding sanctioning body and tour organiser, has appointed action-sport marketing agency IMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sportsworld Media Group plc to manage its commercial interests globally.
IBF APPOINTS OCTAGON CSI AS TV RIGHTS PARTNER
The International Badminton Federation (IBF) has appointed Octagon CSI as its international television rights partner effective from January 2002.
IRL EXTENDS TV DEALS
The Indy Racing League (IRL) has extended its deals with ESPN and ABC Sports with new three-year contracts.
CART COMES TO MEXICO CITY
CART has signed a deal with a local promoter to stage a round of its FedEx Championship Series in Mexico City.
CORPORATE BUSINESS UP AT SEARS POINT RACEWAY
Sears Point Raceway, the San Francisco market motorsports facility owned by Speedway Motorsports, has reported an upswing in corporate business during the 2001 season.
GOODWILL GAMES VIEWING FIGURES DISAPPOINT
Athletics action at the Goodwill Games in Brisbane has failed to live up to the ratings success of swimming, ranking only as the sixteenth most watched programme on local television on Tuesday night.
NET FALLS ON BADMINTON WORLD GRAND PRIX
Badminton's prestigious World Grand Prix finals are to be scrapped in their present format.
SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE JUVENTUS FLOTATION
Shareholders in Italian soccer club Juventus have approved the report and accounts for the year ended 30 June 2001 and have given the go-ahead for the company to proceed with a listing on the Italian Stock Exchange.
UPN RESCHEDULES WWF SHOW
US broadcast network UPN rescheduled its September 6 edition of `WWF Smackdown? so as not to pull viewers away from the MTV Video Music Awards to air that night.