Events
THAIS TAKE DRASTIC STEPS TO CUT CONGESTION
Thailand will close all schools and colleges, suspend road works and deploy an army of policemen to prevent traffic jams during next month's Asian Games, the chairman of the organising committee said on Monday.
MSG TO STAGE HOLYFIELD/LEWIS
Madison Square Garden has outbid its rivals to stage the most anticipated fight of 1999 when Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis climb into the ring for a heavyweight unification bout on March 13.
GAMES-FARCE FEAR AS GLITCHES THREATEN ASIAN GAMES
Three days before Asia's biggest sporting event kicks off, harried Thai organisers are still battling bugs that threaten to turn the 13th Asian Games into a farce.
IOC VOWS TO EXPEL GAMES IOC
President Juan Antonio Samaranch has said the IOC would expel members from the organisation if they were found guilty of wrongdoing in the scandal over allegations that votes to win the games are for sale.
TPS TO LAUNCH INTERACTIVE SOCCER NEWS SERVICE
French digital satellite TV service Television par Satellite (TPS) said on Wednesday that it will launch an interactive soccer news channel from December 19.
IOC ‘MAY’ GRANT SLOC FINANCIAL AID IF SHORTFALL
The International Olympic Committee has hinted it may step in to offer assistance to the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games if there is any financial shortfall as a result of sponsors being put off by bribery allegations.
MCDONALDS BACK IOC
Fast food giant McDonald's has said it is pleased the International Olympic Committee responded quickly to address alleged corruption among its members and remains committed in its support of the Olympics.
GERMANY VISIT QATAR FOLLOWING NEW FIFA GUIDELINES
Germany's Football Association still plan to visit Qatar next month following new FIFA guidelines aimed at avoiding any trace of scandal in the bid to stage the 2006 World Cup.
ATP COULD CHANGE CODE OF CONDUCT
The default of tennis superstar Andre Agassi from the $350,000 Sybase Open on Wednesday for cursing near a linesman has led to calls that the ATP Tour's Code of Conduct be changed.
ONDIGITAL TO BROADCAST CHAMPIONS’ LEAGUE
Britain's ONdigital is to televise matches from European soccer's Champions' League live next season as part of a partnership with the ITV commercial TV network.
INVESTORS LOOK CLOSER TO HOME FOR $80M DEAL
The group of investors that won the bidding war to buy SkyDome Corp., home of baseball's Toronto Blue Jays, is having to dig deeper into their own pockets to pay the $80-million price tag.
RENNER TO HEAD ISL TENNIS DIVISION
Sports marketing heavyweights ISL have launched a new Tennis Division to handle the ATP Tour?s Super 9 tournaments and the ITF?s Fed Cup.
IMG WINS OLYMPICS PLAUDITS
Seeking to stabilise opinion on the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee's co-ordination commission, Swiss lawyer Marc Hodler, whose allegations of bribery against his colleagues triggered the biggest Olympic scandal in history, has said the hiring of IMG to recruit more 2002 Winter Games sponsors will help the Salt Lake City games to recover.
FOX SPORTS WORLD ESPANOL SIGN INTERNET PARTNERS
Quepasa!com will sponsor Fox Sports World Espanol's network coverage of the Copa America '99 which begins on June 29.
SKY WIN RYDER CUP RIGHTS
UK broadcaster Sky Sports has won the exclusive live rights to the next two Ryder Cups between Europe and the United States.
FOX SPORTS HAS NEW CHIEF
Fox Broadcasting Corp. chief executive David Hill is leaving his post and returning to his roots in sports as head of a new Fox group overseeing the entertainment giant's global sports operations.
HBO TO END 25 YEAR WIMBLEDON ASSOCIATION
HBO, the Time Warner owned cable network, will not renew its contract with Wimbledon - thereby ending a 25 year association.
IOC PREPARE NEW BID CONDITIONS
A new 'bid acceptance' procedure is set to be established for cities hoping to stage an Olympic Games, as the IOC continues to ensure no future repeat of the Salt Lake City scandal.