Events
Scandinavian TV competing over CL rights
Competition for the new Champions League broadcast rights contract is hotting up in Scandinavia.
ICC discuss player terms
The International Cricket Council's commercial arm has begun internal discussions over the issue of player contracts ahead of next year's Cricket World Cup.
Barbados back on Seniors’ calendar
Golf's European Seniors Tour will return to the Caribbean for the fourth successive year as the islands of Barbados and Tobago host the opening two events on the 2003 schedule.
Game on for Chelsea TV
English soccer Premier League team Chelsea is to broadcast full match coverage of its Worthington Cup game on its TV channel just one hour after the full-time whistle.
Sports Capital comes to the table
Sports Capital, a new UK networking hospitality company, has launched, boasting an extensive diary of sports-celebrity led events.
New York gets Olympic chance
The US Olympic Committee has chosen New York City as its candidate to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Games on the menu
Local organisers of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games say they will announce more than 40 bidding tenders to manage food and catering services between now and January.
France lifts lid on 2007 WC bid
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has unveiled its bid which will compete with England to host the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Football League goes back to ITV
After months of speculation, the English Football League has finally agreed a television highlights deal with ITV - the broadcaster whose ill-fated ITV Digital pay-TV platform has left many clubs facing financial extinction.
Heineken Cup set for pay-TV?
Coverage of European rugby union’s Heineken Cup could move to a pay-TV platform according to the chief executive of the company in charge of the event.
Duo launch Trimedia
A new UK-based sport media and entertainment consultancy has been set up specialising in logistics for sports launches, broadcast events and award ceremonies.
WSF appoints new president
Ex-world champion Jahangir Khan has been elected president of the World Squash Federation (WSF).
Crozier faces make or break meeting
Time could be up for the English Football Association's chief executive Adam Crozier with the growing clamour for his resignation likely to manifest itself in an explosive meeting of the FA Executive Board tomorrow.
CNBC signs Clipper deal
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Races has signed a deal with CNBC Asia Pacific to be an official partner of the event which set sail at the weekend.
Palmer backing Senior Tour cuts
Golfing veteran Arnold Palmer has urged the Senior PGA Tour to significantly reduce the number of events on its annual schedule.
ESPN signs Cox content deal
US cable offering ESPN has reached a programming agreement with regional sports network Cox Sports Television.
Dover Motorsports’ cash dividend
Dover Motorsports - owner and promoters of tracks used by NASCAR, CART, the IRL and NHRA - has declared a quarterly cash dividend on both classes of common stock of $.01 per share.
FIFA opens 2010 bid process
The bidding process for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has begun - but the winner is already certain to be an African nation.