Events
Dorna goes Clear with Supercross
Clear Channel Entertainment's motor sports division and Dorna Off-Road have signed an agreement to jointly produce the FIM Supercross World Championship, beginning with the 2002-03 season.
Venues get warning over dangers of beer abuse
Professional sports venues in California have been sent warning letters in a bid to prevent repeats of recent alcohol-fuelled incidents.
Yankees and Mets ‘should share stadium costs’
New York's Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, has suggested building new baseball stadiums for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets, with the teams and the city sharing the costs.
AOL’s Goodwill runs out as Games are axed
Turner Sports' parent company AOL Time Warner has axed the Goodwill Games after 15 years of competition.
Ministers to block Wembley naming rights
The UK government will block any attempt to find a naming rights sponsor for the new national stadium to be built at Wembley as part of the plans to fund the beleaguered project.
G14 to push for control of TV rights
G14, the representative body of top European football clubs, are in negotiations for each club to sell their TV rights for the UEFA Champions League on an individual basis.
Skip Barber sold to equity group
Skip Barber Racing School, the world's largest performance driver training business, has been sold by the private equity fund Sports Capital Partners to First Equity Group.
WWFE boosts TV with new tour
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWFE) will be staging a series of international live event tours in Asia, Europe and Australia in 2002, starting with a three-city tour through Asia in March.
Benfica says farewell to Luz stadium
Benfica's Luz stadium is bowing out after 50 years of being a soccer shrine - to be replaced by a state-of-the-art new venue ready for Portugal's hosting of Euro 2004.
Pax grabs women’s soccer from Turner
The Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) has been granted a release from its four-year TV deal with US cable broadcaster Turner Sports after only one season and has signed a new agreement with Pax TV.
Europe set for naming rights explosion
Naming rights deals are set to take off in Europe, according to a new report published by SportBusiness Group entitled: 'How to Develop Effective Naming Rights Strategies'.
WGN enhanced with Stats
Sports information provider, Stats Inc, has signed a new deal with WGN Sports to enhance its telecasts.
IAAF chief slams US and Britain
The president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lamine Diack has launched an attack on the organisers of the sport in the United States and Britain.
Last chance for Silverstone
The organisers of the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone have been warned that 2002 will be their last chance to get the race right.
Pertemps ends Doncaster sponsorship
UK recruitment company Pertemps has ended its sponsorship of Doncaster racetrack in Yorkshire, shortly before the Great Yorkshire Chase, of which it was sponsor.
NBA looks at cable link
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is reported to be considering an investment in a cable television channel, possibly AOL Time Warner’s CNN-SI sports channel.
BBC and ITV to go head to head?
English broadcasters the BBC and ITV could face difficult negotiations in trying to reach a deal over transmission of England’s 2002 World Cup matches, according to reports.
Brewery sponsorship cheers luge competitions
Germany’s Krombacher Brewery is to become a major sponsor of luge, following the announcement of a three-year deal with KirchSport AG.