Events

The Council of the European Athletic Association (EAA) has announced that Gothenburg in Sweden will be the host city for the 2006 European Championships.

As predicted by sportbusiness.com last week, US broadcaster NBC has restructured its schedule to show live coverage of Michael Jordan's return to the NBA.

The Australian government has told the national rugby team they should go ahead with their tour of Europe but warned them to keep a check on the security implications of US-led strikes on Afghanistan, officials said on Monday.

First Motorsport has bought the commercial rights to stage the British Rally Championship from the Motor Sports Authority after the event was cancelled this year because of foot and mouth.

General Motors (GM) is transferring its sponsorship of the PGA Championship and the Ryder Cup to Cadillac.

The decline in dot coms and the economic set-backs within the telecoms industry has severely dented the sectors’ sponsorship spend, according to a new report.

The UK has been axed as host of the 2005 World Athletic Championships in the wake of the Picketts Lock debacle - with the sport’s governing body re-opening the bidding process.

Both sides in the power battle between World Snooker, the game's governing body, and internet management company 110Sport, were claiming victory after a High Court ruling in London today.

The IOC could find itself at odds with some of its European broadcast partners if it pushes ahead with a strategy to achieve expanded coverage of future Olympiads by using developing technologies.

The 2001-02 Australasian PGA Tour schedule has been released with 19 tournaments played over 14 months for a total of $18million (US$9m/B

UK government officials will today desperately try to salvage its bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championship – after pulling the plug on the 43,000-seater Picketts Lock stadium.

Cable operator NTL is in talks about the sale of its 9.9 per cent stake in English Premier League soccer club Newcastle United.

The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has questioned whether a rival nation is leaking confidential planning information for the 2003 World Cup.

Boxing promoter Frank Warren (pictured) is offering former WBO World Featherweight champion Prince Nassem Hamed – dropped by US TV network HBO - an opportunity to regain his belt on rival network Showtime.

Australian broadcaster Seven Network launched legal action on Monday seeking information on the award of lucrative National Rugby League (NRL) and Australian Football League (AFL) television rights to a rival consortium.

Democratic countries should consider boycotting the 2008 Olympic Games if China fails to show improvements on human rights, the president of the European Parliament has stated.