Media
ISTANBULSPOR BOSS QUITS, PLAYERS FOR SALE
The media magnate chairman of Turkish side Istanbulspor has announced he has resigned from the club after ordering a number of players to look for work elsewhere.
S.AFRICA BIDS TO STAGE ‘RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE II’
South Africa wants to host the unification fight between Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis in what would be the continent's biggest boxing event since the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Mohammad Ali and George Foreman.
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.
UK MPs WANT INVESTIGATION OF MOVE FOR MAN UTD
An all-party group of 46 members of parliament on Thursday urged the government to ask Britain's monopolies watchdog to examine a bid for soccer club Manchester United Plc by pay television company BSkyB.
JORDAN SETS TOUGH TALK AGENDA
Michael Jordan confirmed yesterday that the NBA Player's union is unified and will never accept a hard salary cap.
UEFA GETS BACKING OF TOP CLUBS FOR EXPANDED LEAGUE
Real Madrid and AC Milan have thrown their support behind UEFA's plans for a revamped Champions' League after another meeting between 12 of Europe's top clubs and their governing body.
BECKENBAUER COMES TO THE RESCUE, PRESSES FOR REFORMS
Franz Beckenbauer has been elected vice-president of the German Soccer Federation (DFB) and has immediately pressed for reforms.
SYDNEY OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NEW TAX IMPACT
Olympic officials have said they were optimistic the Australian government would help to ensure the Sydney 2000 Games budget was not hit hard by a new goods and services tax (GST).
PAKISTAN OFFICIAL SAYS CLAIMS A CONSPIRACY
A senior Pakistani cricket official has said that accusations of gambling and match-fixing were part of a conspiracy aimed at ruining the reputations of some of the country's international players.
BBC WINS BACK RIGHTS TO BRITISH ATHLETICS
The BBC has won broadcasting rights to United Kingdom athletics from Channel Four, in a move that will consolidate its position as the sports broadcaster with the broadest range of top events.
METS, PIAZZA CLOSE TO RECORD DEAL
The New York Mets and Mike Piazza are close to a long-term contract agreement that could make the All-Star catcher the highest paid player in baseball, according to broadcast reports.
BASEBALL’S OAKLAND A’S FOR SALE AMID STADIUM DISPUTE
The owners of the Oakland Athletics baseball team have put the team up for sale amid a legal dispute with local government officials over the team's lease at the Oakland Coliseum.
EU’S VAN MIERT FEELS "PROBLEM" WITH BSKYB/MAN UTD BID
European Union competition chief Karel Van Miert said he felt there was a problem in the bid by Rupert Murdoch's television group BSkyB for English premier league Manchester United.
NEBIOLO REBUKES MEDIA OVER JOYNER REPORTING
International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) head Primo Nebiolo has rebuked the international media for "irresponsible" reports about the death of Florence Griffith Joyner.
CBS, DIRECTV PARTNER ON NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
In a move to keep cable TV on the bench during this spring's NCAA men's college basketball tournament, broadcast network CBS and satellite TV company DirecTV has unveiled plans for joint coverage of the event.
CHINESE CUP MATCH LIVE ON THE INTERNET
A Chinese domestic soccer match is to be transmitted live on the internet for the first time, an official of Shanghai Webtv Co Ltd said on Wednesday.
MURDOCH-MAN UDEAL GOES INTO EXTRA TIME
The bid by Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB for famed English soccer club Manchester United was booted into extra time on Thursday after the British Government passed the deal to an anti-monopoly referee.
ITALIAN LEAGUE CHIEF SAYS CLUBS WANTS TO AVOID TV ROW
Italian soccer clubs want to avoid a showdown over television rights that could end with the big clubs creaming off most of the money, the chairman of Italy's Football League said on Thursday.