Events
SPORTS FACE TOBACCO SPONSORSHIP BLOW
Major international sporting events, including Formula One, could be severely hit by a proposed European Commission ban on most cigarette advertising.
PGA TOUR LOSES CASE AGAINST CASEY MARTIN
The US Supreme Court ruled 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.
ATHENS 2004 UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL FIRE
The organising committee for the Athens 2004 Olympics has defended charges of mismanagement from environmental organisations which are trying to implement a court order against construction on the proposed site for the Olympic rowing.
IS THERE LIFE FOR BROADBAND AFTER QUOKKA?
Last month, Quokka Sports Inc, which had been broadcasting live sporting events over the internet, joined the ranks of dot-com companies to suspend operations, citing ?circumstances beyond our control.''
KOREA WANTS JAPAN EMPEROR AND NORTH’S KIM AT WORLD CUP
The emperor of Japan, premier of China and North Korean leader Kim Jong-il will be in the stands when next year's World Cup finals kick off, if South Korea's soccer boss has his wish.
ISMM CHAIRMAN DENIES FIFA ACCUSATIONS
Chairman of bankrupt International Sports Media and Marketing (ISMM) Christoph Malms denied in a Swiss Sunday newspaper article any suggestions by FIFA president Sepp Blatter that ISMM may have improperly diverted funds paid to it by Brazil's TV Globo.
IAAF PLANNING TWO-DAY GRAND PRIX FINAL
The International Amateur Athletic Federation's (IAAF) annual grand prix final will be held over two days from 2003 and at the same venue every year, IAAF president Lamine Diack said on Sunday.
OSAKA HOPEFUL OF OLYMPIC BID RETHINK
Osaka is not ready to throw in the towel in the race to stage the 2008 summer Olympic Games, bid officials have said.
NSL FINAL BOUGHT FORWARD TO APPEASE SEVEN NETWORK
The National Soccer League final in Australia next Sunday has been brought forward three hours to allow the Seven Network media company to broadcast the match live.
EXCLUSIVE SPORTS BROADCAST RIGHTS AND FAIR DEALING
Writing exclusively for sportbusiness.com, Tom Simpson, a member of UK law firm Ashurst Morris Crisp's Communications Media and Technology group, explains how legal principles of `fair dealing? operate to safeguard exclusive sports broadcast rights.
FOX CHOOSE TELEGLOBE TO SCREEEN NFL EUROPE
Teleglobe Broadcast Services have been selected by News Corps units Fox Digital and Fox Sports to provide digital video transmission of National Football League Europe games to North American viewers on Fox Sports, Fox Sports Net and DirectTV.
EXCLUSIVE: FIBA IN TALKS WITH NEW MARKETING GIANT AFTER ISL COLLAPSE
Basketball?s governing body FIBA is believed to be locked in talks with sport marketing?s new super group after the collapse of ISL.
DIRECTV ON VERGE OF ECHOSTAR MERGER
A report out tomorrow from US broker SG Cowen is expected to say that a much anticipated merger between EchoStar Communications and DirecTV would not break antitrust laws.
NBA REJECTS FEDEX PACKAGING
The NBA has stated it will not allow teams to be named after corporations, meaning the Vancouver Grizzlies will not become the Memphis Express even if the league approves the move.
NICKLAUS: `SENIOR TOUR WILL BOUNCE BACK?
Attendances are down and television ratings have sagged, but Jack Nicklaus believes the US Senior Tour will bounce back.
E-COMSPORT REPORTS LOSS AND STRATEGY SHIFT
e-comsport Group plc, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed sports marketing business, has announced a loss for the year ended 31 December 2000 of #4.5m ($6.41m).
E-COMSPORT SIGN JUVENTUS DEAL
British online sports marketing firm e-comsport Group has signed a three-year contract with Italian Serie A football club Juventus for its skill-square game product.