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JAPAN BLASTS WCC POSTPONEMENT
The postponement of this year's FIFA World Club Championship in Spain could damage soccer?s credibility in Japan, according to the president of J. League club Jubilo Iwata.
IAAF SIDESTEPS ISMM COLLAPSE
The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) will be only marginally affected by the financial collapse of the sports agency ISL, spokesman Giorgio Reineri said on Friday.
BARCLAYCARD DECLINES BROADCAST SPONSORSHIP
Barclaycard has decided not sponsor the English Premier League televised highlights show, weeks after the credit card company agreed to pay #48m ($68m) to sponsor the League for three years.
INDIA CONFIDENT OF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DELAY
India are confident that the ATP will put back the world doubles championship by two weeks to avoid a clash with the Afro-Asian Games, the secretary of the All India Tennis Association has said.
MEDIA CONTENT AND SPORTEL LAUNCH ONLINE MARKETPLACE
Media Content and the Sportel Organisation, owner and organiser of the popular sports broadcasting events in Monaco and Miami are launching an online marketplace.
ILUKA RE-SIGN SAMSUNG FOR HOSPITALITY PROGRAMME
Global event hospitality company, Iluka UK, have re-signed sponsor Samsung for management of their Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic winter Games hospitality programme.
MILLENNIUM STADIUM TURF MAY NEED RE-LAYING FOR FA CUP FINAL
The playing surface at the Millennium Stadium may have to be re-laid for the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Liverpool.
SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: BBC ISSUES STERN TV RIGHTS WARNING
The BBC has warned sporting bodies that they threaten the future of their respective sports by increasingly favouring pay-TV companies over free-to-air broadcasters when securing television rights deals.
FRENCH SOCCER LEAGUE REJECTS TF1 AND M6 BIDS
The French soccer league (LNF) has rejected bids from TF1 and Metropole Television (M6) for the right to broadcast highlights of soccer games on Sunday mornings.
SEVEN NETWORK UNVEILS ARCHIVE WEAPON IN AFL WARS
Australian broadcaster Seven Network aims to undermine its rival Nine Network?s coverage of Australian Football League in 2002 by making use of its extensive archive of AFL matches.
RIVALS.NET SIGNS SPOOF ENGLAND MANAGER MOVIE
Sport site network Rivals.net has teamed up with Entertainment Films to sponsor the movie Mike Bassett ? England Manager.
STEELERS STILL SEEKING STADIA SPONSOR
The Pittsburgh Steelers are still struggling to secure a naming rights deal for its new stadium.
CANDIDATES GEAR UP FOR IOC PRESIDENTIAL RACE
The toe-dipping around the Olympic pool is set to stop and the serious contenders are preparing to dive into the race for world sport's most powerful job - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
FIFA RESERVE JUDGEMENT AFTER INSPECTING GREEK GAME
FIFA has reserved judgment after investigating whether a bitter feud between the Greek football association (EPO) and the government was affecting the Greek game.
LEEDS SOCCER CLUB LAUNCHES LUTV
England Premiership soccer club Leeds United has launched LUTV, a behind the scenes insight into the club through their official website.
ENIC SEALS ACQUISITION OF SPURS STAKE
English premiership club Tottenham Hotspur Plc said sport and media group ENIC had completed its purchase of former chairman Alan Sugar's 26.9 percent holding, worth around 22 million pounds.
INSPECTORS EVALUATE OSAKA’S OLYMPIC BID
A cabinet minister and kimono-clad young women turned out to greet Olympics inspectors when they arrived on Sunday in Japan's western metropolis Osaka to evaluate its bid to stage the 2008 Summer Games.
AFL COMMISSIONER FACES AXE
The president of AFL club Carlton, John Elliott, has summoned all his counterparts to a meeting in Melbourne next Tuesday with a view to challenging the existing AFL Commission.