Events

Organisers of next year's Commonwealth Games in Manchester admit its success or failure could determine Britain's fate in bidding to stage global sporting events in the future.

The European Commission (EC) has challenged UEFA's policy of selling free and pay-television rights for the Champions League on an exclusive basis.

Fox Sports has handed an experienced network consultant in the shape of Dan Harrison the role of senior vice-president of programming and strategic planning.

Major international sporting events, including Formula One, could be severely hit by a proposed European Commission ban on most cigarette advertising.

e-comsport Group plc, the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)-listed sports marketing business, has announced a loss for the year ended 31 December 2000 of #4.5m ($6.41m).

New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani is set to unveil a $100m investment in a new sports and entertainment complex at Randall's and Ward's Island Park.

The world of squash is set to be revolutionised by the launch of a strategic partnership between the Professional Squash Association, and the international marketing and sports rights company, Eye Group in tandem with its investment arm Fablon Investments Ltd.

Moscow may be on the Formula One Grand Prix map as soon as 2003, if the International Automobile Federation (FIA) gets its way.

The German city of Dusseldorf wants to stage the World Team Cup tennis tournament until 2007, organisers have said.

Arena Leisure, the racecourse and media group, is set to announce this week it has clinched a deal to control television rights to British horseracing, according to newspaper reports.

KirchMedia has taken `full and sole control? of HBS, the host broadcasting company for soccer?s 2002 World Cup in the light of the financial crisis at ISL.

UK commercial network ITV has slammed International Rugby Board chairman Vernon Pugh over his claims it is still interested in securing the rights for the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup.

AmeriSuites has signed a new three-year sponsorship of American Spirit Racing's (ASR) team in the BF Goodrich Trans-Am Series.

Atlanta?s ten year old Senior PGA Tour event could become another victim of the dot com crash.

The 2001 Goodwill Games organisers say they are on track to deliver a successful event.

The Supreme Court has ruled against a satellite TV firm that had bid for the right to transmit NFL games to customers in Canada.

Sports research agency Sports Marketing Surveys has signed a three-year agreement to sponsor the WPGA one day series.

Malaysia has a raw deal in being forced to stage two Formula One races in six months, triple world champion Jackie Stewart has said.