Events
IEC SIGNS TENNIS TOURNAMENT
IEC in Sports has acquired all international television rights to the JVC Ladies Open in Vienna next month.
HOUSEOFBOXING.COM ENTERS NEW PPV AGREEMENT
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp?s internet subsidiary, Worldwide Houseofboxing.com (HOB), has signed a letter of intent with TelVue Corporation to offer HOB users who are cable television and Direct Broadcast satellite subscribers
OLYMPICS WEB SITE SECURES NEW ATTRACTION
Internet Pictures Corporation (iPIX), Hyro.com, and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) have signed a deal to allow the use of iPIX Virtual Tours on the official Olympics web site.
TYSON RETURNS TO US FOR OCTOBER BOUT
Heavyweight Mike Tyson will return to the United States after two fights this year in Britain to face Poland's Andrew Golota on October 20, the promoters have confirmed.
THAILAND VOW TO FIGHT AGAIN FOR OLYMPICS
Thailand has said it would pursue its dream of hosting the Olympics despite rejection of its bid for the 2008 Summer Games.
INMOTION GETS ON ITS BIKE FOR WORLD CUP FINALS
InMotion Technologies is to create a website for the TISSOT-UCI Mountain Bike 2000 World Cup Finals in Leysin and Lausanne.
AFRICAN NATIONS CUP HOSTS TO BE NAMED ON MONDAY
The hosts of the 2004 African Nations Cup will be announced in Cairo on Monday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said.
ECCLESTONE AND MOSLEY SET TO DISCUSS GRAND PRIX FUTURE
The future of Formula One's Grand Prix weekends will be discussed at a meeting of team chiefs and the sport's leading powerbrokers today.
LA GALAXY IN MAJOR NEW FACILITY PROJECT
Several MLS soccer teams are planning new stadium builds following the success of The Columbus Crew stadium ? with Los Angeles Galaxy involved in the most ambitious project.
FOXSPORTS.COM TESTS COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEBCAST.
FoxSports.com will stream live video and audio of the University of Nebraska's college football game against San Jose State University - the first Division I college football game broadcast online by a major sports site.
SYDNEY TO BE BIGGEST INTERNET EVENT EVER
Huge time-zone differences and an explosion in computer use will make Sydney's Olympics the biggest event yet on the Internet with officials predicting a staggering 6.5 billion hits for the official Games site alone.
NEW MARKETING STRUCTURE TO DRIVE CART STRATEGY
Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) has launched a new marketing and communications structure intended to channel open-wheel racing more efficiently to its key markets.
HYUNDAI IN GOLF SPONSORSHIP FIRST
Hyundai Motor America has made its first foray into professional golf sponsorship by signing as title sponsors of Hyundai Team Matches, formerly known as the Diners Club Matches.
AUSTRALIAN PM DEFENDS GAMES FREEBIES FOR MPS
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has staunchly defended politicians accepting free tickets and corporate hospitality at next month's Sydney Olympics.
FIVE CITIES IN 2008 GAMES RACE
The race to host the Olympic Games in 2008 has now begun in earnest following the announcement of the shortlist by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
SEVEN SPRINGS TO HOST MOUNTAIN BIKE CONTEST
Pennsylvania's ski and year-round resort, Seven Springs Mountain Resort, is to host the first edition of the Ford 24-hour Champion Challenge mountain bike competition.
ATHENS OLYMPICS – `A MARATHON IN SPRINT MODE?
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said that Greece must run a marathon at sprinting speed to make up for delays in organising the 2004 Games in Athens.
OLYMPIC BOOST FOR NBC CABLE CHANNELS
NBC will offer more Olympic programming than ever before with the help of its cable-TV outlets CNBC and MSNBC.