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ABERDEEN PLAN NEW-LOOK HOME
Stewart Milne, chairman of Scottish soccer club Aberdeen is planning to complete a multi-million pound revamp of the team's Pittodrie stadium by 2005.
BUCS STADIUM NAME DEAL SETS RECORD
A Florida financial broker has signed the NFL?s biggest stadium naming rights deal.
VIRTUAL REALITY BROADCASTERS THREATENED WITH BAN FROM MCG
Television companies who use digital technology to superimpose studio-generated advertising on live broadcasts have been threatened with a ban from the historic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
AXA TO SPONSOR FA CUP
The Football Association has announced a new #25million four-year sponsorship deal for the FA Cup with insurance giants AXA.
SPONSORS DIVIDED ON TOUR BRAND DAMAGE
Tour de France team sponsors are divided about whether their brands would suffer from the doping scandal at the world's top cycling race.
SEVEN INTRODUCES GAMES TV PACKAGES
Australian broadcaster Seven Network is reported to be offering one and two-year advertising packages to potential Olympic telecast sponsors for A$7.5 million and A$13.5 million respectively.
NHL RIGHTS FALL TO ABC/ESPN AS FOX PREPARES LEGAL RESPONSE
ABC and ESPN, The Disney-owned outlets are thought to have out-foxed Fox Sports in the battle for the broadcast and cable TV rights to the National Hockey League.
GRAND PRIX FINAL STAYS IN MOSCOW, SAYS IAAF
Saturday's Grand Prix final will be staged in Moscow as planned despite security fears among leading competitors, the International Amateur Athletic Federation has said.
TOTTENHAM REJECT TAKEOVER BID
Tottenham Hotspur have turned down a proposed takeover bid from leisure group ENIC, according to the London Stock Exchange.
DIGITAL TELEVISION SCRAP IS ON THE CARDS
The future of digital television in Italy is shaping up into a scrap over soccer as Telecom Italia strives to hammer out a deal by Friday and global media baron Rupert Murdoch considers whether to join in.
STATE TO CONTROL THE MCG TRUST
The State Government would effectively take control of the Melbourne Cricket Ground trust under plans aimed at modernising the ground's management.
BLATTER EXPECTING STRONG ENGLISH WORLD CUP 2006 BID
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that he expected England to present a strong, professional bid to host the 2006 World Cup finals - although Africa was still the logical choice to stage the tournament.
ENGLAND APPOINT PROFESSIONAL REFEREES
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced the appointment of professional referees for the first time in the sport in the northern hemisphere.
BROADCASTERS TO PAY 5% FEE ON PAY-PER-VIEW
Broadcasters who use their new digital channels to sell subscription services, such as pay-per-view sports events, will have to hand over 5% of their gross revenues to the U.S. Treasury, the FCC ruled Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS TO GET F1
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, once the exclusive domain of the Indianapolis 500, is expected to add a Formula One race in 2000.
TICKET SALES HIGHER THAN EXPECTED
Despite the region's economic crisis, ticket sales for the Asian Games in Thailand are higher than expected, an official has said.
TELEPUI CONFIDENT RIGHTS DEAL WILL ENDURE
Pay-TV broadcaster Telepiu says it is confident contracts it signed for the digital rights for seven top Italian soccer clubs are unbreakable even if Rupert Murdoch makes a rival offer.
WEMBLEY WAY SEES SHARES SOAR
Shares in Britain's Wembley Plc soared by 17 percent today after the owners of the home of English soccer received a preliminary bid approach.