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SPORTBUSINESS 2001 SPECIAL REPORT: DR JACQUES ROGGE OPENS THE CONFERENCE
IOC presidential candidate Dr Jacques Rogge has opened this years? sport industry conference SportBusiness 2001 - The Main Event.
CAR MAKERS COULD DESTROY F1, SAYS ECCLESTONE
Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone has said that Europe's major carmakers could wreck top-level motor racing if they proceed with their plans to set up a rival championship to F1.
ESSEX BUSINESSMAN PLANS ?NEW AGE? HORSERACING DEVELOPMENT
A new state-of-the-art racecourse has been planed for a 165-acre site at Great Leighs, north of Chelmsford in the UK.
BREWERS RAISE A GLASS TO NEW TICKETS.COM DEAL
Tickets.com and the Milwaukee Brewers are expanding their relationship to include retail distribution through Tickets.com's retail outlets and call centres.
FAI AND SKY SIGN NEW DEAL
The Football Association of Ireland has signed a five-year deal with Sky Sports for the broadcast of all the Republic of Ireland?s home internationals.
FIFA RIGHT TO CHOOSE AFRICA ? MOROCCO
FIFA's choice of Africa to host the 2010 World Cup was right and overdue, a leading Moroccan Football Federation official said on Friday.
SEPANG F1 CIRCUIT STRUGGLES TO SELL TICKETS
Sales of tickets for the Malysian Grand Prix have, so far, disappointed race organisers with the price of a ticket likely to be reviewed by the country?s sports minister if sales do not pick up.
MELBOURNE CUP TO CARRY $2m PRIZE FUND
The Melbourne Cup, Australia's most famous horse race, will carry a purse of US$2.12 million this year, the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has said.
EM.TV GAINS CONTROL OF FORMULA ONE HOLDING COMPANY
German media group EM.TV & Merchandising has exercised an option to lift its stake in Formula One racing to 75 percent, gaining control over broadcast rights to one of the world's most popular sporting events.
KIRCH WORLD CUP DEAL COLLAPSES IN GERMANY
Kirch managing director Dieter Hahn has blamed German public broadcaster ARD for the failure to agree terms on World Cup 2002 and 2006 broadcast rights.
WINTER GAMES 2002 GETS INTO GEAR WITH NEW SLOPE
Anticipation of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City moves into high gear this week when the men's alpine skiing venue at Snowbasin makes its World Cup debut with a pair of downhills and a super-G.
EM.TV RESCUE DEAL RAISES FORMULA ONE CONFUSION
German media group EM.TV has gone a long way to guaranteeing its future by signing a rescue agreement with its privately owned rival Kirch.
MARLBORO MAY EXIT FORMULA ONE IN TWO YEARS
Philip Morris, owners of the Marlboro tobacco brand, may be considering exiting Formula One at the end of the 2002 season.
NBC DENY PUSHING FOR LATER START TIMES IN ATHENS
U.S. network NBC has denied that it was trying to exert pressure to put back the times of events at the 2004 Athens Olympics because of prime time television at home.
BOA AND GOVERNMENT DECIDE WHETHER TO LAUNCH LONDON BID
British Olympic chiefs will meet government ministers today to decide whether London can launch a bid to bring the Olympic Games back to Britain for the first time since 1948.
EM.TV SHARES RISE AS KIRCH TALKS CONTINUE
Shares in debt-ridden media firm EM.TV & Merchandising rose 10 percent on Monday after rival Kirch said talks on its rescue offer could be extended and the field of potential suitors appeared to widen.
TICKETS MOVE FOR MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
The Malaysian Grand Prix has already sold 9,000 tickets for this year's race on the 18th of
SOUTH AFRICANS EXAMINE CRICKET FIXING REPORT
The United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCB) on Wednesday appointed a four-member committee to examine the King Commission's recommendations on combating match-fixing.