Events
NFL AND YAHOO! SIGN LIVE AUDIO AGREEMENT
The National Football League and Yahoo! have signed a multi-faceted content and distribution agreement that includes live audio play-by-play webcasts of virtually all of this season's regular season NFL games.
ISWI RENEWS DEAL TO BOOST INVESTMENT AND MEDIA AWARENESS
International Sports Wagering Inc (ISWI), the US-based online gambling software firm, has retained Hayden Communications to heighten awareness of the company in the professional investment and media communities.
REDGRAVE SEEKS NEW FORMULA ONE SERIES FOR ROWING.
Britain's five-times Olympic rowing champion Steve Redgrave is hoping to launch a new Formula One-styled championship for the sport.
MELBOURNE WINS RIGHT TO HOST GRAND PRIX FINAL
The IAAF has awarded Melbourne the right to host athletics? 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final.
OCTAGON ACQUIRE SOUTH AFRICAN SPORTS MARKETING FIRM
Octagon has acquired one of South Africa?s leading sports marketing companies.
STADIUM GETS UEFA ALL CLEAR
Moldova has been given permission by UEFA to use their main stadium for international matches this season, the country's soccer chief said.
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.
OCTAGON MOVES IN ON CIS
Sports marketing giant Octagon, has taken a substantial equity position in Consultants In Sport (CIS), a leading sports marketing company in Belgium and Holland.
US OPEN LAUNCHES WEB SITE
The official 2000 US Open web site, www.usopen.org, has gone live allowing tennis fans from around the world to experience the action wherever they are, at any time.
UNITED SPORT EXTREME WAKE UP CALL
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with United Sport to broadcast Wake Up!
CART ANNOUNCES RECORD 22-RACE SCHEDULE FOR 2001
A new race in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as well as first-time events in England, Germany and Mexico highlight the record 22-race FedEx Championship Series schedule for the 2001 season.
DYKE WINS SUPPORT FOR BBC FUNDING SHAKE-UP
A high-profile committee of British MPs has applauded the BBC director general Greg Dyke's determination to beef up sports coverage.
EURO 2004 STADIUM DESIGN CONTRACT IN DOUBT
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in conjunction with Lisbon-based Regino Cruz Arquitectos e Consultores (RCAC) has been awarded first prize in a design competition for the new Algarve Stadium in Faro, Portugal, amongst eight short-listed proposals. The winning team also includes Sport Concepts, the UK-based specialists in stadium design.
MVP.COM SEEKS NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Online sporting goods retailer MVP.com has created a new e-commerce venture with The Forzani Group focussed on the Canadian market, to be known as MVP.ca.
EXTREME SIGNS BIKE DEAL WITH EUROSPORT
The Extreme Sports Channel has signed a deal with Eurosport for the broadcast of the Tissot / UCI Mountain Bike World Cup 2000.
EXCLUSIVE RADIO DEAL SIGNED FOR HOLYFIELD BOUT
Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports will present the exclusive radio broadcast of Showtime championship boxing?s doubleheader featuring Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz.
ATHENS OLYMPICS PREPARATIONS IN `STATE OF EMERGENCY?
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.
CINCINNATTI REDS SIGN NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
The Cincinnati Reds have signed a 30-year naming rights deal with Great American Insurance Company.