Events

Galaxy Latin America has signed a deal to broadcast the Ultimate Fighting Championship to Latin America and the Caribbean on its satellite service DirecTV

Thousands of ordinary Australians have the chance to go to the Sydney Olympics after missing out on tickets when organisers secretly siphoned off the best seats to the wealthy.

NFL International managing director Doug Quinn is the latest high-profile sports sector executive to confirm his participation at Sport Business 2000, the prestige conference organised by Sport Business International and Dow Jones.

Emergency repairs are needed at the Sydney Olympics swimming venue after engineers discovered at least six structural faults which threatened the safety of construction workers.

Newsweek has signed with ISL Worldwide as an inaugural presenting partner for the Tennis Masters Series, the elite series on the ATP Tour.

FIFA's technical inspection team has given South Africa's bid to host the 2006 World Cup finals an unequivocal thumbs-up on Tuesday after a five-day tour to check the country's readiness.

Prisma Sports & Media has launched a joint venture with The Fantastic Corporation to deliver sports content to mobile phones in a move which, they say, will change the sports environment forever.

China has launched Beijing's bid for the 2008 Summer Games under the slogan "New Beijing, Great Olympics."

FIFA has praised South Africa's pitch for the 2006 World Cup as a technical team began a six-day tour find out how enthusiastic the country was about hosting the competition.

A regional court has overturned a 1998 ruling by Italy's Antitrust watchdog that a sports rights accord

The BBC has struck a deal with the US channel TrackPower Inc, giving them the rights to rebroadcast the BBC?s coverage of horseracing at Ascot, Goodwood, Newbury and Haydock racetracks throughout this year.

Foster's Australia has signed a 10-year contract with Allsport Management SA, the promotional arm of Formula One racing, to make the brand the official beer supplier at almost every Grand Prix.

UK all-sport radio station talkSPORT says it is being `robbed? of ratings after a survey revealed many listeners mistook its broadcasts for that of its rival the BBC.

The North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) has teamed up with the International Council of the National Academy of Television and Arts Sciences (NATAS) to present a special breakfast panel on the future of sports broadcasting at this month?s Sportelamerica.

Rotational signage company ANC Sports Enterprises has launched a new division to broaden its business.

US soccer is coming to the German Internet market after DotCom Ventures ? a subsidiary of the Peacock Financial Group ? struck a web co-production agreement with Cyware Media.