Events
BROADCAST DEAL SECURED FOR ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE
United Sport, media partner to the BT Global Challenge 2000/1 has secured three major broadcast deals for the round-the-world race.
TALKSPORT WIN BOUT FOR TYSON RIGHTS
The UK all-sport radio station Talk Sport has paid a six-figure sum to beat its BBC rival, 5 Live, to the rights to broadcast Mike Tyson's fight in Manchester this weekend.
LONDON SCOTTISH TO END THEIR EXILE
London Scottish Rugby Club's chief executive Richard Yerbury has confirmed the Exiles are seriously considering a move to relocate to Edinburgh.
SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY PLAYERS FORM ASSOCIATION
Springbok captain Gary Teichmann and the majority of South Africa's leading rugby union players have announced they were forming a players' association.
SPORTS & OUTDOOR MEDIA INT. ACQUIRES THE BOYER GROUP
London based Sports and Outdoor Media International has acquired The Boyer Group, Australia's principal sports stadia and outdoor advertising company.
VIETNAM TV SHOPS GEAR UP FOR WORLD CUP BONANZA
Television shops in soccer-mad Vietnam are gearing up for an expected bonanza during the upcoming World Cup in France that starts June 10.
FRANCE 98 ADVERTISING UNDER PERFORMS IN UK
France 98 has not delivered the goods for UK commercial TV netork ITV despite the apparent deluge of television advertising related to football, reports the London Sunday Telegraph.
TELEGRAPH SIGNS FOR PREMIERSHIP
Brititsh newspaper The Daily Telegraph has signed up to be an official FA Premier League sponsor as part of its strategy to become more closely identified with sport.
FIFA PLAN PROFITABLE NEW LOOK
If FIFA and its marketing partner ISL are right, FIFA's double-globe football symbol will soon become one of the best known commercial logos in the world.
WORLD’S RICHEST EVENT IN 2001
Australia will host the richest-ever golf tournament in Sydney or Melbourne in January, 2001.
SPORTS MINISTER PROMOTES COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Efforts to promote the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in September, which have so far been centred in the towns, have been extended to the rural areas.
DUTCH POLICE WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY AT EURO 2000
Dutch police are expecting to be overstretched during the 2000 European soccer championship and their union is already calling for the three-week tournament to be shortened by a week.
EC ISSUES GUIIDELINES ON SPORTS BROADCASTING
The European Commission has for the first time issued guidelines saying how competition rules should apply to the broadcasting of sports events.
NEW HEAD FOR US SOCCER FEDERATION
Dr S. Robert Contiguglia has been elected President of the US Soccer Federation and confirmed that the US will bid for the 2010 World Cup.
FOX CASHES IN ON HOMER MANIA
St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire's record 62nd home run on Tuesday brought a historic rating high for the Fox network.
IOC TO SEND ENVOY TO NKOREA TO SPUR TIES
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it would send an envoy to North Korea to initiate friendly sports exchanges between arch enemies North and South Korea.
ERC SIGNS WITH ISL WORLDWIDE
European Rugby Cup Ltd has signed a new four-year partnership agreement with ISL Worldwide.
CALTEX RAISES ASIAN GAMES CAMPAIGN
Caltex Oil (Thailand) Ltd is stepping up its promotion campaign in the run-up to the Asian Games, for which it is a major sponsor.