Events

The International Olympic Committee has appointed Sports Marketing Surveys to conduct worldwide television monitoring and broadcast analysis research for the Sydney Olympic Games.

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.

In twin announcements in London and Berlin, officials of the CART FedEx Championship Series announced the debut of Champ Cars on ovals in Britain and Germany in September 2001.

This summer?s Olympic Games are being dubbed the `Internet Games? as the world logs on to get the lowdown on sport?s premier event.

A mystery bidder at a charity auction paid $1.7 million to play a round of golf with world number one Tiger Woods.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has said that preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics were in a "state of emergency" following International Olympic Committee (IOC) warnings in April.

Law firm Addleshaw Booth & Co has signed a major sponsorship deal for the Commonwealth Games to be staged in England in 2002.

Website Internetsoccer.com is to broadcast live audio ? via the web ? of the US national soccer team?s first World Cup qualifying game for the 2002 Finals.

Baseball.TV has webcast the US? first graphically-enhanced play-by-play analysis of each All-Star Game pitcher's performance and batter's result online in real-time during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta.

Ernst & Young has entered into a three year sponsorship agreement with the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) as the Official Professional Services Firm.

International matches have been banned from Harare's national stadium until further notice following the deaths of 13 fans during a World Cup qualifier between Zimbabwe and South Africa, FIFA said on Tuesday.

ZuluSports.com, the US-based online resource for adventure and outdoor sports enthusiasts, has named important additions to its management team and its board of directors.

US motorsports promoter, the International Speedway Corporation (ISC), has reported financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2000.

UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 could withdraw its offer for the rights to televised races at English horse racing?s Super 12 group of racetracks, according to The Guardian newspaper.

Zimbabwe, where 13 people were killed following a stampede at the National Sports stadium last Sunday, are bidding along with six other countries to host the 2004 African Nations Cup, The African Football Confederation has said.

The Australian Football League (AFL) looks set to seek a new partner for logo rights on the match ball ? with an asking price of A$2m per year.