Events

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.

The 2000 WNBA All-Star Game will reach viewers in 154 countries around the globe in 23 different languages via 37 telecasters, according to NBA sources.

Revenues from sports-related web sites in the US are set to rocket in the next five years, according to a report by Screen Digest magazine.

Canal Plus Polska ? the Polish satellite channel of French pay-television giant Canal Plus ? has signed a new rights deal for domestic soccer.

A representative of Taiwan?s Olympic Committee is to meet mainland China?s sports officials to discuss the feasibility of Taipei co-sponsoring the 2008 Olympics with Beijing.

Gary Newman, the newly elected president and CEO of Choice Sports Network, has rescinded the company?s agreement to acquire www.cricmania.com and has accepted the resignation of Atul Mehta as president and director of the company.

Video-on-demand (VOD) specialist Yes is to launch a new dedicated sports channel in the UK.

The owners of Silverstone motor racing circuit, current home of the British Formula One Grand Prix, have formed of a new company to promote and run events.

British fans are set to bet more than #100 million pounds ($149m) on Euro 2000, making it the world's biggest single sports betting event, bookmakers Ladbrokes said on Friday.