Events
MEDIA CONTENT SIGN SPORTEV DEAL
Media Content Plc, a sports media rights consultancy whose clients have included the World Wrestling Federation, has bought a stake in a company planning to broadcast sports over the Internet.
FORMULA ONE FEDERATION CRITICIZES EU
The International Automobile Federation has accused the European Union Commission of mismanaging its antitrust investigation and threatened to sue.
SONY EXTEND UEFA SPONSORSHIP
Japanese electronics giant Sony has said its PlayStation division has extended its sponsoring of high-profile UEFA Champions League soccer for the next three years.
MEDIASET SELLS LAZIO TV RIGHTS
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has sold its television rights for Serie A soccer club Lazio's Champions League matches to Canal Plus unit Telepiu.
BEWARE OF SOCCER OVER-KILL – SAYS BLATTER
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for a soccer-free period to prevent overkill damaging the sport's allure.
NEW BOXING REFORMS AFTER LEWIS/HOLYFIELD FARCE
The New York State Athletic Commission adopted this week reforms bringing boxing promoters, judges and sanctioning bodies under greater scrutiny in response to the controversial Holyfield-Lewis draw decision last March.
SYDNEY TICKETS `$26m OVER BUDGET?
Ticket sales for the Sydney Olympics are $26 million over budget, but organisers only expect 20 per cent of failed applicants to use their credit to apply for other events.
BDS SIGN WEMBLEY DEAL
Independent sponsorship consultancy BDS Sponsorship has been appointed by Wembley National Stadium Ltd to handle the legendary London venue?s `End of an Era? initiatives.
SOCOG GIVE HALF A MILLION TICKETS BACK TO PUBLIC
Sydney's Olympic Games organisers have handed back half a million tickets to the general public, most of which had been secretly siphoned off for premium packages for the wealthy.
BT TO BID FOR PREMIER LEAGUE RIGHTS – REPORT
BT are reported to be set to enter the English soccer TV rights battle.
SKY WIN RYDER CUP RIGHTS
UK broadcaster Sky Sports has won the exclusive live rights to the next two Ryder Cups between Europe and the United States.
ITC QUESTIONS VIVENDI/BSKYB BIDDING POWER
The UK's Independent Television Commission (ITC) has recommended that the equity links between Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB and France's Vivendi, the owners of Canal Plus, should be further investigated.
MADRID PLANS OLYMPIC BID
Madrid mayor Jose Maria Alvarez del Manzano has reiterated his desire for the Spanish capital to bid for the Olympics as soon as feasible.
CANADA TO BID FOR 2003 FIFA WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
Said CSA president Jim Fleming: "We have requested this information from FIFA with a view towards submitting a bid for the 2003 World Youth Championship
FIE SCRAP NEW SCORING TECHNOLOGY FOR OLYMPICS
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) says it has scrapped plans to use new wire-less technology in epee events at the Sydney Olympics.
NORTHERN LIGHT AND IRL EXPAND SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
Northern Light Technology, a leading Internet search engine, and the Indy Racing League have agreed that Northern Light will be the series sponsor of the Indy Racing League.
BANKS STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO FUND BIG-LEAGUE STADIUMS
The Fleet Financial Group in Boston has announced that it will supply a $405m credit line to Major League Baseball.
MURDOCH MOVES ON DEALS FOR MORE L.A. TEAMS
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Group has expanded its sports empire by pushing ahead with an agreement to take a stake in a new arena in Loa Angeles and options in the Los Angeles Lakers basketball and Kings hockey teams.