Events

Satellite television operator British Sky Broadcasting has reached a five-year deal with British pay-TV rival NTL to supply a wide range of its channels to the leading UK cable operator.

The appointment of a new head of public relations of English Premier League club Manchester United is a `very important step forward? according to the club?s new chief executive Peter Kenyon.

Commercial network ITV has secured an exclusive broadcast deal for the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race in the UK.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has chosen Tunisia as host nation for the African Nations Cup finals in 2004.

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.

Brazilian soccer legend Pele has set up his own official web site in Portuguese to mark his 60th birthday.

The season-ending championships of the WTA Tour, a fixture in New York for 29 years, will be moved to Munich, Germany, beginning next year.

NBC Sports has signed up Orad's 'Virtual Swimmer' technology to enhance its coverage of the Olympic Games swimming events.

Moldova has been given permission by UEFA to use their main stadium for international matches this season, the country's soccer chief said.

Yahoo! has signed three agreements to provide live video and audio broadcasts of collegiate sporting events covering 22 colleges and universities on Yahoo! Sports.

Australia's oldest living Olympic athlete, who competed in the 1928 Amsterdam Games, opened the village for the Sydney Olympics as the first of an eventual 10,000 competitors moved in on Saturday.

SNTV, the sports video news service jointly-owned by TWI and APTN, the television arm of the Associated Press, has launched SNTVi aimed exclusively at internet -based operators.

NFL action will be broadcast in a record 194 countries as the new season kicks-off.

SportsLine.com, publisher of CBS SportsLine.com, and Westwood One/ CBS Radio Sports are to provide live pre-game and post-game coverage of Sunday afternoon NFL Football for the second consecutive year.

Eurosport, the pan European TV channel, has officially unveiled its new sports news channel Eurosportnews in Paris.

IEC in Sports has acquired all international television rights to the JVC Ladies Open in Vienna next month.