Events

The New Zealand Rugby Football Union (NZRFU) has delayed its decision on whether or not to co-host next year's World Cup with Australia.

The Australian Grand Prix was broadcast for the first time on the US Formula One Radio Network, following the acqusition last year of the US radio rights of F1 by Detroit-based firm The Craig Company.

The Irish Tourist Board has signed up as title sponsors of the IAAF/Sport Ireland World Cross Country Championships, to be staged at the Leopardstown Racecourse later this month.

Disney-owned free-to-air US network ABC has agreed a TV rights deal for coverage of Formula One races in 2002.

The first-ever Winter Paralympics will be broadcast on US television after the Salt Lake City Organising Committee struck a domestic TV rights deal.

US regional network Fox Sports Net (FSN) has signed up an extreme sports magazine show to complement its coverage of such disciplines.

Barclays Bank has agreed a five-year contract to title sponsor The Scottish Open on The European Tour International Schedule for an undisclosed sum

Sports sponsorship consultancy firm Sporting Frontiers is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange.

Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio has called for a meeting on Wednesday to discuss hosting the 2004 European Championships after problems over revamping the stadiums that will stage matches at the tournament.

A German soccer league said it expected cash-strapped media group Kirch to honour its contract for television broadcast rights until 2004 and not try to renegotiate lower fees.

The NBCOlympic.com website hit new visitor records but still suffered from weak technical performances during its coverage of the Winter Olympic Games, according to internet research firms Jupiter Media Metrix and Mercury Interactive.

Canada's good showing in the Salt Lake Games continues to reap benefits for the country, as highlighted in the latest of our special reports looking at the impact of this year's Winter Games.

A total of seven candidates have confirmed their interest in hosting UEFA's soccer showpiece - Euro 2008.

Preparations for hosting the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies are on track, the chief executive of the company planning the event said yesterday amid rumours that it could lose the event because of poor playing facilities.

Italian sporting goods company Fila Holding SpA has reported another full-year loss in its preliminary unaudited results for 2001.

German-based advertising solutions company Gladvert has signed a soccer deal with 14 European newspapers including The Times, La Figaro and Die Welt in time for the next Champions League season.