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OLYMPIC POOL FACE EMERGENCY REPAIRS
Emergency repairs are needed at the Sydney Olympics swimming venue after engineers discovered at least six structural faults which threatened the safety of construction workers.
BSKYB TO BID #250M FOR WORLD CUP RIGHTS
BSkyB has offered #250million for exclusive UK television rights to the World Cup 2002, according to The Observer newspaper.
TIFC ALL SET FOR LATIN AMERICAN LAUNCH
The International Football Channel (TIFC), the world's first 24 hour soccer network, due to launch its Spanish-language, Latin American signal March 1, has revealed its programming schedule.
BLUETORCH PRODUCE AND SPONSOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SURF EVENT
Bluetorch, the cross-media network for extreme sports, is to produce and take the title sponsorship of the largest surfing event in North America.
BBC LOOKS FOR TV SPORTS SUPREMO
Greg Dyke, the new director-general of the BBC, is set to bring the BBC's sports operation under a single leader.
EURO 2000 TRIAL TRAFFIC HICCUP
The first test of enhanced security measures for next year's European soccer championships caused long traffic tailbacks at the weekend and led to complaints from local residents.
TM3 BOAST OF HUGE SOCCER RATINGS
Women's health and leisure channel TM3 has said it has scored a television first after millions of hardcore German soccer fans tuned in to watch the European Champions League.
PEPSI SIGN AS OAKLAND A’S OFFICIAL SOFT DRINK
Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics has awarded the Pepsi-Cola Group, the exclusive carbonated soft drink pouring rights and sponsorship at Network Associates Coliseum (`The Net?) making Pepsi its `Official Soft Drink?.
F1 REVEALS NEW `ENTRY FEE?
Formula One has announced a new $48million `entry fee' for new teams.
OCTAGON BUY STAKE IN SINGAPORE-BASED RTA
Octagon, the Interpublic-owned sports marketing and entertainment group, is expanding into South East Asia through a partnership with Singapore-based sports marketing firm RTA.
PRIZE POT REVEALED FOR GOODWILL GAMES
A total of $647,600 in prize money will be awarded at the inaugural Winter Goodwill Games in Lake Placid, New York, from February 17-20, organisers have announced.
TICKET ALLOCATION ANNOUNCED FOR UEFA FINALS
The two clubs who reach the European Cup Final next May will each receive up to 25,000 tickets for the match at the Stade de France in Paris, UEFA has announced.
EC COULD BACK COLLECTIVE RIGHTS SALES
The European Commission?s sports commissioner, Viviane Reding, has indicated that soccer leagues in Europe may be allowed to continue negotiating their broadcast rights on a collective basis.
MILAN TO LAUNCH TV CHANNEL
Italian champions AC Milan will launch their own television channel in January, the club has announced.
CUBAN AGREES $280m MAVERICKS DEAL – REPORT
The co-founder of Broadcast.com has struck a deal to buy the Dallas Mavericks, according to a report in USA Today.
BEER GIANT SIGNS BROADCAST SPONSOR DEAL
UK commercial broadcast network ITV has signed a deal with beer firm Carlsberg to sponsor its coverage of soccer?s Euro 2000 tournament this summer.
BOSTON CELTICS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NSTAR
NSTAR has entered into a two-year marketing and community relations agreement with the Boston Celtics. NSTAR is the parent company of Boston Edison, Commonwealth Electric, Cambridge Electric and Commonwealth Gas.
SEPANG F1 TRACK BOOSTS MALAYSIAN ECONOMY
THE RM286 million used to build the Sepang F1 Circuit which hosted the inaugural Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix in October has greatly benefited the Malaysian economy, according to a research study by Universiti Malaya.