Events

XOR, a full-service provider that assembles and manages customised solutions for eBusinesses, has signed a two-year hosting agreement with The Sporting News Online

Jacksonville-based Universal Beverages has acquired the exclusive pouring rights for bottled water at Alltel Stadium, home to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

NFL team the Denver Broncos are to put the naming rights for their new stadium up for sale.

Skybusiness the UK commercial digital TV service for pub and club subscribers has added British Eurosport to its package.

Benfica, the leading Portuguese soccer club wants to recapitalise itself and is set to announce plans to offer up to 25 per cent to outside investors.

Tampa Bay Lightning and Sunshine Network have signed a six-year extension of their current television rights agreement, which now continues through the 2007-2008 NHL season.

Legal issues relating to internet intellectual property rights and piracy were stressed at the 26th annual Sports Lawyers Association Conference in San Francisco.

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).

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.

NASCAR and the Indy Racing league has added two new venues to its 2001 schedule with new stops in Chicago and Kansas City.

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.

SportBusiness.com new media editor Andrew Gellatly reports from the Interactive Sports 2000 conference in Los Angeles.

Mike Miller, The BBC?s Controller of Television Sport, has resigned. Miller has accepted an offer from Worldsport.com to become the editorial director.

The China Rally has been removed from the 2000 world championship calendar at an International Automobile Federation (FIA) hearing.

Internet company Pacific Century CyberWorks has snapped up the exclusive internet broadcasting rights to international cricket matches played in India.

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.