Media
TV RIGHTS ROW COST ENGLAND DEAR
England has been fined #80,000 ($131,000) by rugby union's ruling body, the IRB, in a row over commercial and television rights.
JAPAN GOVERNMENT CUTS BID LINKS
The Japanese government decided on Thursday to cut even symbolic links with cities bidding for Olympic Games until investigations into the bribery scandal over selecting venues are completed and it has had time to study them.
US ARENA IN $120 MILLION NAMING DEAL
Philips Electronics has put its name to a sports venue in the States in a record-breaking deal estimated to exceed $120 million.
NAGANO HAD "EXCESSES" IN OLYMPIC BID, SAYS OFFICIAL
A top Japanese Olympics official has said there were "excesses" in Nagano's winning bid for the 1998 Winter Games but that a probe was being hampered because Olympic documents had been destroyed.
FIFA CALL FOR REVERSAL OF HUNGARY BAN
FIFA has asked Hungary's sports minister to reverse his decision to suspend the leadership of the Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ), Hungarian media has reported.
PARALYMPICS TV RIGHTS TALKS TAKE NEW TWIST
Australian TV broadcast rights for the Paralympic Games could finally be resolved after it was revealed the ABC was in talks with the organising committee.
NASCAR JOINS STADIA NAME DEAL RACE
Charlotte Motor Speedway is to become the first track on the NASCAR circuit to change its name to reflect a sponsorship deal.
THINK-TANK CALLS FOR BLOCK ON MAN UTD TAKE-OVER
England's Football Task Force is being urged to advise the government to block BSkyB's proposed #630m take-over of Premier League Manchester United.
IOC MEMBER ACCUSES SALT LAKE OF "IMMORAL" SLUR
An Australian IOC member alleged to have taken his family on four free holidays to Salt Lake City has angrily denied any wrongdoing and accused the city's Board of Ethics of defamation.
NEW PRESIDENT FOR BEARS
The Chicago Bears have named a new president to replace the grandson of team founder George "Papa Bear" Halas, following an embarrassing episode in which its first choice as new coach bolted the club.
HANCOCK TURNS UP PRESSURE ON IOC
Olympic sponsor John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. will not commit to buying TV ad time during the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.
TV WATCHDOG SAYS STOP BSKYB MAN U BID-REPORT
Britain's broadcasting watchdog has urged the competition regulator to block BSkyB Plc's planned 623 million pound takeover of Manchester United soccer club, said a report in the Financial Times on Friday.
ATLANTA CHIEF TELLS SYDNEY TO FORGE AHEAD
The man who ran the ill-fated 1996 Atlanta Games offered some advice to Sydney 2000 Games organisers on Friday: ignore an Olympic corruption scandal and trust that everything will come out right.
NEWS CORP AND TELECOM ITALIA TALKS BREAKDOWN
The future of pay-TV in Italy appears hopelessly out of focus following the breakdown of talks between Rupert Murdoch's News Corp Europe and Telecom Italia.
REGULATOR URGES BLOCK ON MAN UTD BID
It told the Monopolies and Mergers Commission - which is currently investigating the proposed #623 million bid at the direction of the British Government - it should prevent such take-overs as it would…
EU PROBE AFTER MEDIA PARTNERS COMPLAINT
European Union Competition chief Karel Van Miert is investigating a claim that UEFA and the English Premier League forced clubs to accept a new-style European club competition.
SUPER 12 – NO EXPANSION ‘FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS’
The southern hemisphere's Super 12 competition will not be expanded for at least two years, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has announced.
CHANGE OF IMAGE FOR SPORTS COUNCIL
The English Sports Council has unveiled its new image - with a new name and a new logo.