Events
SPECIAL REPORT: ISMM – COUNTDOWN TO COLLAPSE
The death of ISL comes at the end of six months of struggling against a growing tide of debt ? see the FEATURES section for a look at the events leading to the bankruptcy of the ISMM Group.
WINTER GAMES TICKETS TO GO UNDER THE HAMMER
Organisers of the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City are planning to sell 100 tickets for about five times their face value on the auction house web site eBay.
ARU REJECT LIONS SHARE CLAIMS
The head of the Australian Rugby Union has rejected claims by his English counterpart that the British Lions were not getting a big enough slice of revenue from their upcoming tour of Australia.
NASCAR RATINGS FOR WINSTON CUP SOAR
The television ratings for the NASCAR Winston Cup have risen this year following the switch to new host broadcaster Fox Sports. The first quarter of races in the 2001 series averaged a rating of 6.8, up 39% on the same period the previous year.
NFL SUED OVER DETROIT LIONS FEUD
The City of Pontiac in Michigan has subpoenaed the National Football League and sued Wayne County to wrest information about the Detroit Lions' new stadium and how it landed the 2006 Super Bowl.
EUROSPORT IN US TENNIS DISPUTE
Eurosport is embroiled in a rights-row with the United States Tennis Association and its exclusive marketing agency SFX.
ATLANTA TO HOST 2003 ALL-STAR GAME
Atlanta will host the 2003 NBA All-Star game at Philips Arena, adding to the city's portfolio of major events.
SUPERMARKET BAGS NEW SPEEDWAY SPONSORSHIP DEAL
US supermarket chain Food 4 Less has signed a new sponsorship deal with Irwindale Speedway.
HEAL DIVIDE OR FACE OLYMPIC FAILURE ? SAMARANCH WARNS
Sarajevo will not secure the Winter Olympics in 2010 if sport in Bosnia remains ethnically divided, Juan Antonio Samaranch said.
WORLD CUP SLUMP
The World Cup became the latest casualty of Japan's economic slump on Wednesday when organisers said they were slicing $22 million off the budget for the 2002 event.
WWFE AND SEKANI IN PARTNERSHIP
WWFE Inc. has selected Sekani, Inc. as its media asset management partner.
WTA ANNOUNCE NASDAQ SPONSORSHIP DEAL
The Women's Tennis Association has received an injection of cash from US high-tech stock market Nasdaq.
ESPN PRODUCER TO QUARTERBACK “MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”
ABC Sports has gone inhouse for Don Ohlmeyer's replacement as producer of ``Monday Night Football,'' tapping Fred Gaudelli, producer of ``Sunday Night Football'' on ABC's sister network ESPN.
UTAH SEES INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LINKS AT OLYMPICS
A small Utah software company is keen to find a distributor, while a biomedical firm needs a partner and both hope they can meet with international companies at next year's Winter Olympics.
KIRCH SAYS F1 TO REMAIN ON GERMAN FREE-TV
Formula One will still be broadcast live on German free television after Kirch and EM.TV increase their stake in the holding which owns the commercial rights to races, Kirch said on Wednesday.
ST ANDREWS DROPS BID TO STAGE 2009 RYDER CUP
St Andrews golf course has pulled out of the running to stage the 2009 Ryder Cup in an attempt to increase Scotland's chances of hosting the event.
TV DEMANDS ON JUMPERS A ?DISGRACE?
Competitors at an athletics competition have been critical of the demands placed on them by live cable television coverage.
AUSTRALIAN SUPER SWIM SERIES SUNK
The Uncle Toby's Super Swim series has folded after disputes between event organiser, International Quarterback, and Australian Swimming.