Events

The U.S. Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday disabled golfer Casey Martin's argument that he must be allowed to ride in a cart between shots, rather than walk the course, during professional competition.

The five cities bidding to host the 2008 Summer Olympics have all submitted their official candidature files ahead of the deadline, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.

The Euro 2000 Foundation closed its doors and its books yesterday with an 18 million euro ($17 million) profit to be channelled to youth football in the Netherlands and Belgium, the tournament's co-hosts.

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.

The head of a leading sport marketing company in Romania has slammed the International Gymnastics Federation (GIF) for failing to allow payment at GIF sanctioned events.

Australian batsman Mark Waugh will be interviewed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) anti-corruption unit when its officials visit Australia next month.

UK-based sports marketing firm specialising in F1 motor racing, Inside Line Media, has reached an agreement with Formula One Administration Limited to produce a behind the scenes programme for the 2001 Formula 1 motor racing season.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is confident of reaching agreement over a new transfer system acceptable to the European Union, despite reports of a rift with UEFA.

The Commercial Bank of Greece has said it has reached a preliminary agreement with the Athens suburb hosting much of the 2004 Olympic Games to finance up to 1.5 billion euros in real estate development.

Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL) chairman Rodney Walker has started a new round of talks to discuss his plans for an athletics track in the new national stadium.

New South Wales Premier has warned that Sydney's main Olympic venues will remain a drain on taxpayers for years, with public funds being used to subsidise some big events.

Virtual imaging firm Princeton Video Image, Inc. (PVI) is to produce a branded first-down line for the first time in the international live television feeds of Super Bowl XXXV.

Synchro Systems have been appointed by the West Indies Cricket Board to supply project management and ticketing systems for the 2001 Tour.

Canadian French-language broadcaster RDS has signed a one year local TV contract with the Montreal Expos for a reported $3 million.

Accra's Sports Stadium has been banned from hosting next month's African Super Cup and the match switched to nearby Kumasi in Ghana, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced in Cairo.

The Levi's jeans brand is to make its Super Bowl advertising debut with a new multi-part television commercial, online activities and a retail programme.