Events
Enron collapse names trouble
Sports' ability to suffer from the fortunes of its backers were once again highlighted this week when energy giant Enron - which owns the naming rights to the home of baseball's Astros looked set to complete one of the most dramatic collapses in business history.
Sheffield drops 2005 bid
Britain's fading hopes of hosting the 2005 World Athletics Championships disappeared last night after Sheffield announced it had ditched its bid for the event.
BSkyB: ‘only bidder for 2004/5 Premier League rights’
BSkyB’s dominance in the UK will give it significant negotiating leverage over the Premier League television rights when they come up for renewal in 2004, according to investment bank Lehman Brothers.
Radio draw for World Cup
FC:tbol de Primera will broadcast Saturday's draw for the 2002 soccer World Cup.
Scotland poised to make Euro 2008 bid
Leading entrepreneurs are backing Scotland's bid to host the European soccer championships in 2008.
Britain loses 2005 World Athletics
Britain's sporting image was severly dented today after The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) decided to reopen bidding for the 2005 World Championships following the Picketts Lock debacle.
World Sport expects year-end boost
World Sport Group, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed sports rights company, which emerged from the cash shell Orchard Furniture in August this year, expects its financial performance for the year to December 31 to meet market expectations.
UEFA: It’s TEAM vs IMG
UEFA has whittled down to two the agencies bidding to market its Champions League tournament.
Football clubs ‘are suicidal’
The effect of paying £100,000 ($140,000/B
TradingSports to boost brand
Interactive gaming and gambling platform TradingSports has teamed up with sport brand-building consultancy WSM to develop a global strategy for the platform.
Sports bodies join call for tobacco ad ban
Top sports bodies and athletes joined the World Health Organisation (WHO) in calling for a ban on tobacco advertising and smoking at sports events.
Attheraces.com passes final hurdle
Attheraces, the media consortium run by BSkyB, Channel 4 and Arena Leisure, will finally launch its interactive website on December 11 after it received approval from the pools betting operator UK Tote.
WWF reports soft quarter
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment (WWF) has reported a softening of demand for its events and programming in its second quarter results.
FIA confirms F1 tobacco ban
Formula One aims to ban tobacco advertising by 2007, the sport's ruling body has reiterated.
Scotland considers joint Euro 2008 bid
Scotland is considering a joint bid with the Republic of Ireland to host football's 2008 European Championships according to UK newspaper reports.
South Africa new host for hockey event
South Africa has taken over the hosting of the first women's Champions Challenge international hockey tournament from India because of security concerns, the sport's governing body (FIH) has confirmed.
Ticket boost for Games
Low ticket prices mean the Commonwealth Games in Manchester next year will be the most popular ever, the chief executive of organisers M2002 has said.
Wembley Stadium project ‘inept’
The UK government’s handling of the Wembley Stadium project was a “scandalously inept treatment of public money,” according to a report by the culture, media and sport select committee.