Events

South Korean security experts have come up with a secret weapon to beat would-be World Cup soccer hooligans - lipstick and mascara.

John Leach has been appointed managing director of UK-based independent production company Sunset+Vine, part of The Television Corporation (TV Corp).

A TV rights row in the Caribbean could mean West Indies cricket fans may miss out on watching their team’s first Test match in Sri Lanka.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment president and chief operating officer Stuart Snyder has resigned and nine percent of the work force has been laid off as part of a restructuring programme.

Plans by Houston-based energy marketer Dynegy to buy its cross-town rival Enron Corp will have a knock-on effect at the home of MLB’s Houston Astros – Enron Field.

The planned Tennis Channel has announced initial programming plans for its launch in third quarter 2002.

Coordination problems and delays are dogging preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has said in a letter to the Greek organisers.

The pursuit of dollars is compromising the safety of competitors and spectators in motorsport in the US, according to a damning report.

Ericsson is bowing out of its title sponsorship of the Ericsson Open at Key Biscayne after next year's event, the Swedish telecom company has said.

Premium TV, the sports broadcast arm of NTL, confirmed today that it would launch a channel called Classic Sport which will offer classic archived BBC sports footage.

David Moffett has been confirmed as the new chief executive of Sport England, becoming the latest in a long list of Australians appointed to top jobs in British sports administration.

ITV Sport, the cash-strapped UK channel run by Granada and Carlton Communications on the ITV Digital network, could be rescued from financial disaster by the formation of a “digital coalition”.

US broadcasters Dish Network, TVN and Cablevision are offering pay-per-view coverage of the Davis Cup tennis final between Australia and France.

Web streaming company Servecast has appointed a chief executive officer in Pat Chapman-Pincher, formerly of WorldCom.

Clipper Ventures, the AIM-listed ocean racing and marine events company, has reached an agreement-in-principle with Newport, Rhode Island to host the start and finish of the 2002 “Around Alone” race for lone sailors.

Cricket's governing body has denied reports that cameras will be placed in players' dressing rooms in an attempt to combat match-fixing.