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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.
GAMES CHIEF TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK
A decision on who should run Melbourne, Australia's 2006 Commonwealth Games, is set to be made next week.
WEMBLEY COSTS SOAR TO #475M
Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL), the company behind the new English national stadium project at Wembley, have revealed an increase in stadium costs from #320m to #475m.
MINISTER KICKS HOST CITY OUT
Russian Sports Minister Boris Ivanyuzhenkov has ruled out the city of Yaroslavl as joint hosts of the 2000 world ice hockey championship.
FOX SPORTS WORLD TO JOIN DIRECTV PROGRAMMING LINEUP
DIRECTV, the leading US digital pay-TV entertainment service, has reached an affiliate agreement with FOX Sports World to offer the network on the DIRECTV programming line-up beginning September 1, 1999.
USOC TO TAKE CORPORATE APPROACH
The U.S. Olympic Committee's decision making group has recommended revamping the rapidly growing organisation to operate like a corporation and earn $20 million a month.
SPORTECH REPORTS "POSITIVE OUTLOOK" AS CUSTOMERS INCREASE
Sportech PLC, the holding company for Littlewoods Leisure, the pools betting company it acquired in September 2000, has reported that its telephone and online sports betting customer base grew to over 208,000 registered customers in the six months to June 30.
MIDDLE EAST TV DEAL FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
European soccer has expanded its reach even further after the UEFA Champions League signed a joint TV rights deal with two Middle Eastern broadcasters to show simultaneous coverage of the competition in Arabic and English every Wednesday night.
TRAFFIC MOUNTS UP AT CART.COM
The official website of CART has smashed its previous two-day record for visits over it Road America race weekend.
CELTIC SERVES UP NEW ONLINE DEAL
Scottish Premier League soccer champions Celtic has struck a deal with online broadcasting specialist Servecast.
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SOCCER OFFICIAL SLAMS STATE OF AFRO-ASIAN STADIUMS
The soccer stadiums for the first Afro-Asian Games have been severely criticised by a leading official who said they were unfit to stage international events.
CLEVELAND INDIANS DENY PAY-TV RIGHTS MOVE
Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Cleveland Indians has denied reports that coverage of its matches would only be available on pay-TV platforms next season.
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CABORN TO SHOW UK CAN HOST OLYMPICS
Sports Minister Richard Caborn has promised that the UK will demonstrate it is capable of hosting the Olympics in case the Government bids to bring the Games to Britain in 2012.
SOCCER GRAND PRIX SERIES AIMS FOR 1BN VIEWERS FOR FIRST SEASON
A new crowd-pleasing motor-racing Grand Prix series featuring cars racing in the livery of Europe?s top soccer clubs is aiming to reach one billion viewers in its first season, sportbusiness.com can reveal.