Events

The IAAF has confirmed the six cities to host the 2003 Golden League athletics series.

Motor sport's governing body the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has confirmed that it will not take any legal action against the Arrows team for failing to participate in recent Formula One events.

A proposed strike from the firefighters union could cause a number of postponements across the UK's sporting schedule.

Sporting events across the world will this week hold a minute's silence as a mark of respect for the thousands of lives lost in the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington exactly a year ago today.

Sunday's World Basketball Championships final between Yugoslavia and Argentina drew a television audience of just one million people - about six million less than for the Agassi v Sampras US Open tennis final.

A new 7,000-seat multi-sport arena is planned for San Francisco.

UK-based sports marketing agency Fast Track, has signed up the first £170,000 ($264,330/EUR270,860) of national commercial backing for next year's IAAF World Indoor Championships.

US cable network ESPN registered its highest National Football League (NFL) audience rating for three years with its coverage of the season-opener.

The IOC meets with candidate cities bidding to host the 2010 Winter Olympics; the most prestigious event in the equestrian calendar, the World Equestrian Games, takes place in Jerez; CART comes to Rockingham, UK for the only race in Europe and the International Rowing Federation (FISA) meet in Seville ahead of the World Championships.

UK public broadcaster the BBC has snapped up the TV rights to more of the England national soccer team's away fixtures in its 2004 European Championship qualifying campaign.

UEFA has confirmed the shortlist of candidates bidding for the Euro 2004 TV rights, outside of Europe, following on from sportbusiness.com's exclusive story yesterday.

England, Ireland and Wales will head to Australia next June as part of Australia's preparations for the Rugby World Cup in October 2003.

Martha Burk of the National Council of Women's Organisations (NCWO) says her group will target television network CBS in its feud with Augusta National, the golf club in charge of the Masters tournament.

The TV row which caused a delay to the kick-off of Italy's domestic soccer leagues - including the lucrative Serie A - is close to being solved after new deals were put before the clubs involved.

Spain has won the right to host the semi-finals and final of the 2002 Fed Cup World Group competition, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed.

Television production facilities companies Gearhouse Broadcast and Stefi Productions have joined forces to offer such services to host broadcasters for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.