Events
Houston makes 2012 Olympic shortlist
The city of Houston has been selected as a US 'Candidate City' to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
Sportingbet.com post buoyant interims
UK-based e-gambling company Sportingbet.com has reported profitable interim results for the six months to September 30, highlighting its resilience in the face of recessionary forces.
Murrayfield naming rights up for sale
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has confirmed that it is actively seeking a naming rights sponsor for the Murrayfield stadium.
Soccer Australia appoints new board member
Soccer Australia has appointed Peter Horovitz, the managing director of Young and Rubicam, as a non-executive director to its board.
Premier League denies EC investigation
The English Premier League has denied that the European Commission was investigating last year's sale of television rights to England's top-flight soccer matches.
TV Nova scores with Czech soccer rights
The Czech Republic’s leading commercial broadcaster TV Nova has clinched a two-year deal for the broadcast rights for the top two Czech soccer leagues.
ESPN signs X-treme Globo deal
The event takes place in Rio de Janeiro at the Aterro de Flamengo on March 21-24, 2002, with Globo agreeing to be ESPN's terrestrialtelevision partner for the event.
World Cup insurance still unresolved
Insurer AXA says it has launched talks with soccer's governing body FIFA but was still uncertain of restoring cover for the 2002 World Cup after cancelling a deal due to higher terror-related risks.
Club World Championship under spotlight
World soccer's governing body FIFA has lined up a series of key committee meetings to be staged at its Zurich headquarters – among them a planning meeting for the 2003 Club World Championship.
Sport stirs up shaken ITV Digital
UK digital terrestrial platform ITV Digital is “very pleased” with the addition of 138,000 subscribers to its ITV Sport channel and is hopeful the channel’s $28million (B
ICC search for first CFO
Cricket’s world governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC) has hired a recruitment agency to find its first chief financial officer in a bid to improve its business acumen.
Dover Downs profits in ‘challenging’ quarter
US motorsports track operators Dover Downs Entertainment has reported a $6million (B
WPP can’t withdraw Tempus bid, says ruling
The UK Takeover Panel has ruled against advertising giant WPP Group’s plea to withdraw the group's £436million ($621m/B
NBC races to new four-year Breeders’ Cup deal
NBC has signed a four-year extension to its deal to broadcast US horse racing’s premier event, the Breeders’ Cup.
NBC to air Games in Spanish
US broadcaster NBC is aiming to broadcast some events at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games on Spanish-language TV stations owned by its recent acquisition Telemundo.
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US motorsports track operators Dover Downs Entertainment has reported a $6million(B
Aussie netball attacks ABC
Australian netball officials have criticised the ABC for cancelling its live television coverage of the second netball Test between Australia and New Zealand with less than four minutes left in the match.
NASCAR ratings dwarf F1 in the USA
The NASCAR Winston Cup race from Talladega, Alabama, recorded its highest ever TV ratings with a 4.4 and a ten viewer rating share.