Events
BAYERN COMMERCIAL CHIEF BACKS PAY-PER-VIEW PLANS
Uli Hoeness, commercial manager of Germany's richest football club, Bayern Munich, has backed a decision by the German Football Association to allow pay-per-view broadcasts of Bundesliga soccer matches.
NEW HQ TO PLAY HOST TO UEFA MEETING
UEFA?s executive committee will stage its first meeting of the new century at UEFA's new headquarters, the House of European Football, in Nyon on February 11.
SOCOG GETS IOC SEAL OF ENDORSEMENT
The organisation of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games has received a ringing endorsement from the International Olympic Committee.
AUSTRALIA IN LINE FOR 2010 WORLD CUP BID
Australia is considering a bid to host the 2010 World Cup finals, Soccer Australia chairman David Hill said on Tuesday.
WCL ANNOUNCES SOLIDARITY CUP CYCLING FESTIVAL
World Cycling Limited (WCL) and the Polish Cycling Federation have announced the founding of the Solidarity Cup, an international friendship series consisting of two major cycling events in Poland and the United States.
IMG AND SCI-DEL SIGN VITUAL AD DEAL
The London based sports management group IMG and its broadcasting operation TWI have signed an exclusive deal with Sci-del for the provision of virtual advertising services.
FIG CONSIDERING TV RIGHTS INDEPENDENCE
The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) looks set to split with ISL
PLANNING IS THE KEY FOR ATHENS
The 2004 Olympics in Athens could be a disaster without proper planning, the head of the organising committee said on Thursday.
AUSTRALIA FORMALISES WORLD CUP BID
Australian soccer authorities have made a formal application to host the World Cup in 2006 or 2010.
GAMES PROMISE ‘GOOD DEAL’ FOR STATE
The Queensland Government has outlaid $A20 million to successfully bid for the 2001 Goodwill Games which will see $A167 million returned in direct economic benefits to the states.
CHANNEL 5 GO LIVE WITH NFL DEAL
English Channel 5 has become the NFL's terrestrial partner under a new deal signed to broadcast weekly games live.
DISNEY OFFER TO PAY NHL $400 MLN FOR 5-YR DEAL
Walt Disney Co. has offered to pay the National Hockey League about $400 million for five-year exclusive broadcast rights on ABC and ESPN, the Wall Street Journal has reported.
TOP CROWD FOR J-LEAGUE EVENT
The largestever J-League soccer crowd turned out on Sunday night to watch J-West beat J-East 3-1 in the mid-season All-Star game.
MURDOCH SAID IN TALKS TO BUY TOTTENHAM
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch is reported to be in talks to buy English Premier League soccer club Tottenham Hotspur Plc in a deal said to be worth millions of pounds, according to English newspaper The Guardian.
BUSES FINDING THEIR WAY ON GAMES EVE
Drivers have got lost and some buses have simply not turned up, but team officials have said the biggest teething problem of the 16th Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur - transport - is getting better.
SOUTH KOREA SEEKS JOINT TEAMS WITH NORTH KOREA
South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has said he hoped an International Olympic Committee initiative to host sports ties between North and South Korea would eventually lead to joint Korean teams for international competitions.
F1 COMPETITION TALKS MAKE PROGRESS SAYS EU
Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone and the European Union (EU) competition commissioner have made headway in talks on commercial control of the sport, according to EU officials.
JAPAN PLAYS DOWN HAVELANGE COMMENTS ON 2002
Japan's leading football official has expressed surprise that former FIFA president Joao Havelange should say it was a mistake to award the 2002 World Cup jointly to Japan and South Korea.