Events
RIVALS.COM STRENGTHENS MANAGEMENT TEAM
Rivals.com has named Patrick Crumb as senior vice president of business development and Michael Smith as vice president of human resources. Kim Leaming was promoted to vice president of marketing.
Euro2000.org Braces for Cyber Hooligans.
The official website of Euro2000 is preparing for almost inevitable 'denial of service' attacks by hackers during the course of the upcoming Tournament according to project's engineers.
GOLF.COM LAUNCHES FANTASY GOLF GAME
Golf.com has launched its second joint venture based on fantasy games with Smallworld.com, an independent developer of online fantasy sports games.
PSN TO DELIVER WNBA TO LATIN AMERICA
The Pan-American Sports Network (PSN) has signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast LIVE WNBA games to millions of viewers across Latin America.
EURO 2000 VIOLENCE IS INEVITABLE, SAY SUPPORTERS
A UK-based football supporters? organisation claims that violence is ?inevitable? at Euro 2000 because the government has not done enough to stop known hooligans from travelling to the tournament.
NFL CONSIDERS ?HELMETCAM? TECHNOLOGY
The NFL wants to bring fans even closer to the action by introducing miniature cameras into the safety helmets of the players during preseason games.
BENFICA TO SEEK OUTSIDE INVESTORS
Benfica, the leading Portuguese soccer club wants to recapitalise itself and is set to announce plans to offer up to 25 per cent to outside investors.
VNL SPORTS SEE ESPN DEAL AS TURNING POINT
Senior executives of UK sports video-on-demand company VNL Sports are describing a new deal with ESPN as a turning point for the company.
EURO 2000 SET FOR BRITISH BETTING BONANZA
British fans are set to bet more than #100 million pounds ($149m) on Euro 2000, making it the world's biggest single sports betting event, bookmakers Ladbrokes said on Friday.
OLYMPICS SET FOR TICKET SURPLUS
More than one million tickets for this summer?s Sydney Olympics are expected to still be available when the opening ceremony gets underway.
JAPAN BEGINS WORLD CUP COUNTDOWN
Japan has begun the official two-year countdown to the 2002 World Cup, unveiling a display indicating the number of days to go until the first match in the tournament it is co-hosting with South Korea.
AUSSIE CLAMPDOWN ON TOBACCO ADS IN SPORT
The Australian government has announced a total ban on tobacco advertising at sporting events from October 2006.
GAMES SIGNS WEBCAST DEAL
The first live webcast of a Paralympic Games will take place later this year following a deal signed by the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (SPOC) and US firm We Media Inc.
TIFC SIGN EXCLUSIVE CUP RIGHTS
All-soccer network The International Football Channel (TIFC) has acquired the exclusive rights to broadcast the upcoming Women?s 2000 Pacific Cup throughout the Americas.
NETTAXI.COM EXTENDS SHARKS SPONSORSHIP
Nettaxi.com, a community and portal web site with over 44 million visitors per month, has renewed its sponsorship agreement with the San Jose Sharks for the 2000-01 hockey season.
PROSPORTSPOOL LAUNCHES AUTO-RACING MARKETING PROGRAMME
International Comstock Exploration, owner of the sports-contest website ProSportsPool.com, has launched an auto-racing marketing campaign designed to increase traffic to the site.
MOTOGP CELEBRATES BUMPER TV FIGURES
The recent MotoGP in Italy broke new TV viewer records for the sport ? according to figures just released.
SAMSPORTS.COM SIGNS WITH CANADIAN BASEBALL
Baseball Canada has chosen SAMsports.com?s baseball instructional CD as the ``official instructional tool/training product of Baseball Canada'' .