Media

A reassuring progress report on Euro 2000 has been issued by tournament director Alain Cortais.

Canal Plus, the French media group, says four top Italian soccer teams had awarded exclusive broadcasting rights to Telepiu, its 90%-owned Italian subsidiary.

The monthly cost of the cable sports channel is now set channel to climb above $1 per month for 8.5 million subscribers.

Childrens cabler TV company Nickelodeon will join the hoopla surrounding Mark McGwire's and Sammy Sosa's pursuit of the single-season home run record by running daily "Home Run Record Race" vignettes each night beginning today.

The technology system for the Kuala Lumpur 98 Commonwealth Games will be fully tested for two days prior to the Games to ensure there are no hitches when the eventsstart.

Manchester United director Peter Kenyon has moved to reassure Premiership member's fears over the developing European Superleague, while Media Partners unveiled a preliminary league structure.

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch is to buy English Premier League soccer club Manchester United.

England's 20 premier league clubs have agreed unanimously that any new European Super League should be run under the auspices of UEFA, European soccer's governing body, and rejected the concept of automatic qualification.

Germany's opposition Greens party has called on Chancellor Helmut Kohl to follow national soccer team boss Berti Vogts and resign from office.

Manchester United fans are planning a mass protest against Rupert Murdoch's bid for Britain's most celebrated soccer club in a spirited attempt to defy market forces.

National Football League owners have accepted a $530 million bid for the expansion Cleveland Browns from businessman Alfred Lerner following one of the most intense bidding wars in sports history.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has hit out on at

The naming deal for Sydney's Olympic Stadium is expected to be worth more than $A30m.

St. Louis slugger Mark McGwire's record 62nd home run on Tuesday brought a historic rating high for the Fox network.

British media company United News & Media Plc has criticised pay-TV giant BSkyB's plan to buy top soccer club Manchester United, arguing that BSkyB was trying to protect its grip on Premier League soccer coverage.

The European Commission has asked for more details of the proposed European Super League following a meeting with Media Partners, the company behind the project.