Media

The UK's third biggest cable operator, NTL, has bought a 6.3% stake in the Premier League soccer club Newcastle United with an option to take control of the company in a deal which would value it at #160m.

Live coverage of raging battles in Washington and Iraq resulted in predictable viewership boosts for broadcasters but it was CBS that ended up beating the competition with its broadcast of an equally historic NFL showdown.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter put forward the biggest change in the history of world soccer Sunday, saying the World Cup should be held every two years instead of four.

TV networks in the States are continuing to count the cost of the cancellation of weeks of NBA games and are now trying to find suitable programmes to fill their depleted schedules.

Pete Rose, the US baseball boss banned from the sport 10 years ago after an alleged betting scandal, could be about to return to the game.

China's top sports official has decried corruption in the sporting world, saying bribery threatens the country's athletic development and could have a negative impact on social order, state media said on Tuesday.

Soccer European governing body UEFA has hit out at plans by FIFA president Sepp Blatter to stage the World Cup finals every two years.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday rebutted criticism from other soccer leaders over his call for the World Cup finals to be staged every two years.

Italian jockeys, racehorse owners and stable hands have marched through Milan to demand government help to fight off a wave of competition from new lottery games that they say is creaming off their cash.

The National Basketball Association and its players' union reached an agreement that could end a lockout and result in a shortened pro basketball season, it has been reported.

The new British American Racing (BAR) Formula One team unveiled its cars today - and put itself on a collision course with FIA chiefs.

A British court will next week begin final hearings in a landmark case which could transform the way soccer clubs sell the lucrative television rights to their games.

English soccer's premier league has said top clubs could be lured away to a European super league if it loses a landmark legal hearing into the way television rights to its matches are sold.

Organisers of the 2002 Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City have seen the inevitable knock-on effect to sponsors following the scandal which has rocked the event.

The MGM Grand is hoping Mike Tyson powers his way to victory in his showdown with Frans Botha at the weekend - so they can sign the controversial boxer to a multi-fight deal.

Italy's football league will divide television rights for its soccer matches between rival operators Stream and Telepiu, thwarting media tycoon Rupert Murdoch's bid to scoop the rights to all clubs.