Events
Moscow confident of hosting 2005 Championships
Moscow's bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championships has an excellent chance of success, the head of Russian athletics said.
BSkyB signs F1 PPV deal
Broadcasting giant BSkyB has signed a deal with Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone which will see the former providing interactive pay-per-view coverage of F1.
Global Sportnet strikes signage deal
Global Sportnet, the Hamburg-based sports rights specialist, has agreed a long-term marketing deal with the Hungarian club FerencvC!ros Budapest.
Enron Field under pressure from new bidders
Several Houston-based corporations have reportedly contacted the Houston Astros baseball team about putting their name on the team's ballpark, Enron Field.
UEFA confirm TEAM win
UEFA has confirmed sportbusiness.com's exclusive that TEAM has once again won the agency contract to market the Champions League in a deal worth an estimated $700m (EUR798m).
Vans appoints adidas exec
Lifestyle sports brand Vans, Inc has hired former adidas executive Robert Nagel to the position of senior vice president of sales and apparel.
Snow Boarding’s Pro Tour on slippery slope
The Professional Snowboarder's Association (PSA) is battling to save the 10-year-old tour it took over in late-2001 from the International Snowboard Federation
Craig launches F1 Radio
The US Formula One Radio Network will launch in March courtesy of ex-ISL executive and CART CEO Andrew Craig.
Sydney stadium signs naming rights deal
The Sydney Football Stadium (SFS) has signed a naming rights agreement with financial services company Aussie Home Loans as part of a multi-million dollar deal.
Security key for World Cup
South Korea's President Kim Dae-jung has told World Cup organisers that security is the most important issue for the country to consider as it prepares to co-host the World Cup finals later this year.
Tyson & Lewis start to rumble
Boxing's biggest ever fight - Lennox Lewis versus Mike Tyson - is on…but only just, after both fighters brawled during official confirmation of the bout.
PHD bangs new sponsor Drum
A new UK-based sports sponsorship and rights ownership agency has been launched.
Making the World Cup pay
The economic benefits of hosting soccer's World Cup should provide Japan with a timely boost.
Pound accepts new IOC role
Former IOC marketing chief Dick Pound is to head up a new IOC commission charged with reducing the size and cost of the Olympics, press sources have revealed.
BA to sponsor first PPV broadband match
British Airways will sponsor tonight's first-ever pay-per-view English Premier League broadband soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United.
Seven signs transmission deal
Asia Global Crossing has won a multi-million dollar contract to provide the Seven Network with transmission capacity for its domestic broadcast of the Salt Lake Winter Games and the Commonwealth Games later this year.
IEC sells HK soccer event
IEC in Sports has been signed up to help sell the rights to Hong Kong soccer tournament the Carlsberg Cup.
dupe
Ski legend Toni Sailer, a triple Olympic champion, has used the scene of Alpine skiing's blue-riband race to drum up support for Austria's bid to host the 2010 Winter Games.