Events
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.
FIFA MEETS FOR BIG VOTE
FIFA executive committee members will begin gathering in Zurich today for the meeting which will decide the host of the 2006 World Cup.
NBC SEES NEARLY $1 BILLION IN OLYMPIC AD SALES
NBC expects to sell nearly $1 billion in advertising for the Sydney 2000 Olympics this summer, and has already sold more advertising than the record sum from the Atlanta Games in 1996.
VODACOM SIGNS AGAIN WITH SOUTH AFRICA TOUR
South Africa?s golf tour has concluded a new five-year sponsorship deal with Vodacom, which will see Vodacom remain the cellular network partner of choice in professional tournament golf.
BBC SIGN SOCCER WEB BROADCAST DEAL
The Scottish Premier League and BBC Scotland have signed a deal to allow supporters worldwide to hear live internet broadcasts of every league game next season.
FOX BUYS RIGHTS TO LAMAR HUNT US SOCCER CUP
Fox Sports International has agreed to broadcast the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup soccer tournament on Fox Sports owned-and-affiliated cable and satellite services around the world on an exclusive basis, beginning with the 2000 competition.
AUSSIE CLAMPDOWN ON TOBACCO ADS IN SPORT
The Australian government has announced a total ban on tobacco advertising at sporting events from October 2006.
YANKEES LOOK TO DOUBLE TV DEAL
The New York Yankees, the club with the highest pay-roll in US baseball, is seeking to double the value of its local cable television broadcast rights, reports Financial Times sources.
ORAD REPORTS FIRST QUARTER SALES BOOST
Virtual imaging company Orad Hi-Tech Systems recorded revenues up 128 per cent in the first quarter of 2000.