Events
MARCH MADNESS SCORES ONLINE, SAYS KEYNOTE
Keynote Systems, the internet performance analysts, have described the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament as ?one of the biggest sports events on the web? - due primarily to people at work logging on to follow teams' results for their office pools.
ABC SUFFERS NHL RATINGS DROP
With the NHL play-offs little more than a week away, ABC has reported lower than hoped for ratings for the three of five broadcasts scheduled for the 2000-2001 season to date.
IRS INVESTIGATES NASHVILLE BOND ISSUE
The city of Nashville is under investigation by the IRS over the issue of $153 million in tax-exempt bonds to fund the construction of the Adelphia Coliseum, home of the Tennessee Titans.
SKY SPONSORS SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
The Scottish Premier League has signed has signed a sponsorship deal with BskyB, reportedly worth over #250,000. The broadcaster has become the SPL?s third associate sponsor and joins the Scottish Daily Express and MacDonalds, while Bank of Scotland remain title sponsors.
JAPAN ENDS DISPUTE WITH SOUTH KOREA OVER WORLD CUP NAME
Japan ended its dispute with South Korea on Thursday over which name should come first in official documents for the 2002 World Cup by deciding to leave out both of the host countries' names.
BRITAIN PLANNING BID FOR 2012 GAMES
British Olympic chiefs are planning a bid for London to stage the 2012 Summer Games, the Daily Mail newspaper has reported.
CAR MAKERS MAY SET UP OWN GRAND PRIX CIRCUIT
Car makers may set up their own motor racing championship if talks with German media group Kirch, which owns 75 percent of Formula One broadcast rights' company SLEC, do not lead to a deal, German media reported.
GLOBECAST HOSTS SLC 2002 BROADCAST BASE
GlobeCast is to host the Salt Lake City 2002 Broadcast Base at its technical operations centre in the host city.
FOOT AND MOUTH THREAT TO UK RACING HITS BOOKIES
Shares in Britain's bookmakers have fallen after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease threatened the Cheltenham Festival, one of the racing calendar's biggest events.
OPENING OF IMG UAE OFFICE
IMG has opened its first office in the Middle East, based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
PEPSI TAKES THE FIZZ OUT OF LEAGUE SPONSOR TALKS
Fizzy drinks giant Pepsi has withdrawn from the race to sponsor soccer?s English Premier League next season.
SOUTH AFRICAN PROMOTERS CONFIDENT OF WINNING LEWIS FIGHT
South African promoters were "quietly confident" today of staging world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis's next fight in April.
INDIA TO BAN TOBACCO SPONSORSHIP
The Indian government says it will ban smoking in public places and the sponsorship of sporting events by tobacco firms in a bid to lower cigarette-related deaths.
BBC SET TO ENTER RING WITH SKY FOR LEWIS v TYSON
The BBC says it would consider pitching a rival bid against Rupert Murdoch?s Sky for the rights to heavyweight boxing?s greatest prize ? live coverage of Mike Tyson against Lennox Lewis.
NBA.COM PARTNERS REAL NETWORKS FOR INTERNET BROADCASTS
The NBA has signed a multi year partnership with Real Networks which will provide live internet broadcasts of NBA.com TV and NBA.com Audio Pass.
PSN SIGNS UP PELE
Pan-american Sports Network (PSN), the 24 hour sports channel, has signed a multiyear partnership with soccer legend Pele.
INSIDE LINE AND SPORTSWORLD CO-PRODUCE F1 SHOW
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.
SEVEN NETWORK CONSIDERS BASKETBALL RIGHTS
Australia?s Seven Network is eyeing up the country?s National Basketball League (NBL) broadcast rights in the event of it losing the broadcast rights to Australian Football League (AFL) matches.