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WEMBLEY SALE STARTS WITH $30,000 PATCH OF GRASS
Ken Bates, chairman of Premier League Chelsea, kicked off the online auction of Wembley Stadium by buying a piece of the hallowed turf for #20,000 ($30,000).
CANADA?S TSN RENEWS NBA DEAL
The NBA and TSN, Canada?s most watched sports network, have extended their television agreement for another two years. The new contract will include 26 regular-season games - at least eight featuring Canadian teams - and 18 playoff games.
KANSAS AND CHICAGO JOIN NASCAR RACING SERIES
NASCAR and the Indy Racing league has added two new venues to its 2001 schedule with new stops in Chicago and Kansas City.
BSKYB LAND WEST INDIES BROADCAST DEAL
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc has secured broadcasting rights to West Indies cricket matches in an eight-year deal with the West Indies Cricket Board, according to press reports.
FOX SPORTS.COM REVEAL REGIONAL SPORTS SITES
SportBusiness.com new media editor Andrew Gellatly reports from the Interactive Sports 2000 conference in Los Angeles.
MIKE MILLER QUITS BBC SPORT
Mike Miller, The BBC?s Controller of Television Sport, has resigned. Miller has accepted an offer from Worldsport.com to become the editorial director.
CHINA RALLY SCRAPPED ? MONTE CARLO SAVED
The China Rally has been removed from the 2000 world championship calendar at an International Automobile Federation (FIA) hearing.
LI FIRM SNAPS UP CRICKET WEB RIGHTS
Internet company Pacific Century CyberWorks has snapped up the exclusive internet broadcasting rights to international cricket matches played in India.
ISL SIGNS ORAD VIRTUAL ADVERTISING FOR TENNIS MASTERS SERIES
ISL Worldwide has signed Orad Hi-Tec Systems to provide Orad's IMadGINE virtual advertising for the Tennis Masters Series TV coverage. This is the first time that Orad will be providing virtual advertising to an ISL premium event.
NEWSWEEK SIGNS AS OFFICIAL GLOBAL PARTNER FOR TENNIS MASTERS SERIES
Newsweek has signed with ISL Worldwide as an inaugural presenting partner for the Tennis Masters Series, the elite series on the ATP Tour.
MINISTER URGED TO RECONSIDER WEMBLEY PLANS
A British parliamentary watchdog has urged the UK government to reverse its decision to rebuild Wembley into a showpiece soccer stadium with no athletics track.
FIRM WINS UEFA DEAL NOT TO BE SNEEZED AT
European soccer governing body UEFA has appointed UK-based Red Pepper ? specialist in TV branding ? to rebrand the on and off-screen identity of its premier club competition, the Champions League.
BBC TEES-UP BUMPER COVERAGE OF MASTERS
BBC Sport has signed a deal to extend its live coverage rights of golf?s US Masters tournament.
JORDAAN CONFIDENT OF S.AFRICA WORLD CUP BID SUCCESS
The chief executive officer of South Africa's bid committee for the 2006 Soccer World Cup has told the South African Cabinet that he is extremly confident the country will be awarded the event, the Pan African News Agency reports.
ASIAN WORLD CUP BOYCOTT RESOLVED?
A threatened Asian boycott of the 2002 World Cup looks likely to be averted after the Asian Football Confederation cancelled an emergency meeting and asked member countries to enter the Cup's qualifying competition.
BSKYB AND RYDER CUP CHIEFS REACH COMPROMISE
UK broadcaster BSkyB and organisers of golf's Ryder Cup have resolved a dispute over the television company's plans for coverage of the tournament on non-terrestrial channels.
NHL ARENA IN $60m NAMING RIGHTS TALKS
The owner of a professional US hockey team in Raleigh is in talks that will clear the way for a naming-rights deal on the city's new arena, according to insider sources.
SECURITY CHECK THREATENS REAL THING
A simulated riot and fire drill intended as a test of security procedures for next year's European soccer championship had to be cut short at the weekend after a group of real hooligans turned up. The police, ambulance and fire services had invited about 800 volunteers to simulate a mass exit from a pretend fire in Rotterdam's De Kuip stadium and disturbances outside the ground.