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U>DIRECT, the UK-based independent pay-per-view broadcaster, has hailed last night?s coverage of the Finland versus England soccer World Cup qualifier as a ?very successful evening?.

Sydney?s two major stadia, the Stadium Australia Group's Stadium Australia and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust's Sydney Football Stadium, have become keen commercial rivals.

Online auction site eBay Inc is to form an alliance with the National Football League to sell pro-football merchandise, memorabilia and "fantasy experiences" to raise money for charity.

Fox has offered Major League Baseball about $2.5 billion in a bid to land the sport's entire post-season package from 2001-06.

Ratings for NBC?s coverage of the Olympics are down on all three previous Games.

Formula One racing will return to the United States after an absence of almost 10 years on September 24 ? and leading teams are already courting the US media to publicise the event.

The International Olympic Committee have chosen two companies to support its ban of almost all video of sporting events at the Sydney Games from appearing on the internet - backing the wishes of the majority of its broadcasting customers.

InMotion Technologies is to create a website for the TISSOT-UCI Mountain Bike 2000 World Cup Finals in Leysin and Lausanne.

A new 24-hour free-to-view Internet television channel will launch later this year.

Sydney Games organisers and Olympic officials have clashed over whether events should be delayed if transport problems stopped spectators reaching their seats on time.

Championship Auto Racing Teams has named the former chairman and chief executive officer of Cummins Engine Company to CART?s board of directors.

Ticketmaster has signed a multi-year ticketing agreement with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile has dismissed European Union warnings over curbs on foreign television access to the Sydney Olympics, saying it was a matter for the International Olympic Committee.

PayForView.com, integrated on-line and off-line entertainment company, has acquired the internet broadcast rights to two international soccer games: The USA woman's championship team versus. Norway on July 30th and the Benfica versus Liverpool game on August 5th.

Korean broadcasters can expect to pay twice the current rate for broadcast rights to Major League baseball games when the present deal expires this season.

The National Basketball Development League, the NBA?s newly announced minor league, and SFX Entertainment have formed a joint alliance to bring professional basketball and live entertainment to mid-size American cities.

Major League Baseball?s Baltimore Orioles are set to sell the naming rights to their Oriole Park ballpark.