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Italian football fans will be able to watch match highlights on third-generation (3G) mobile phones from the summer of 2002, according to Hutchison 3G Italia.
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British experts on soccer hooliganism warned Japan on Friday to keep a tight rein on hard-core troublemakers at next year's World Cup while avoiding a heavy-handed approach that would spoil the fun for real fans.
Media

Gov. Jesse Ventura's weekend job as an announcer for the XFL may be in jeopardy.
Business

The toe-dipping around the Olympic pool is set to stop and the serious contenders are preparing to dive into the race for world sport's most powerful job - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
Business

UK football club Tottenham Hotspur said revenues and profits in the six months to January 2001 had fallen because the club had not been competing in Europe.
Media

UK betting company Surrey Sports will offer multiple platform access to a single betting account in order to meet the needs of increasingly mobile customers who want access from a number of sources.
Business

Snai, Italy's leading betting shop operator, expects turnover to grow by 20-25 percent in 2001, CEO Maurizio Ughi said on Thursday.
Business

The Women's Tennis Association has received an injection of cash from US high-tech stock market Nasdaq.
Events

Foxtel's Fox Sports operations in Australia is beginning to pose problems for free-to-air rivals.
Business

Media group Vivendi Universal has confirmed that it was in talks with Germany's Bertelsmann about merging their sports rights interests to create a leading pan-European player.
Business

SAIL, the South African sports brands owner, has increased earnings by 48% to R14.86million ($1.89m) for the year ended 31 December 2000, and pushed up headline earnings by 56% to R16.46million ($2.10m) on revenues of R$188million ($23.95m). The company?s net asset value also increased by 205% to R188.6million ($24.02m).
Business

Former fitness trainer to the stars Jake Steinfeld plans to begin a new lacrosse league play in June with backing from a handful of major sponsors and a small U.S. television deal.
Events

Setanta.com, the Irish sports content provider, has signed two contracts worth #1million ($1.45m) with mobile phone companies in Norway.
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Malaysia has a raw deal in being forced to stage two Formula One races in six months, triple world champion Jackie Stewart has said.
Events

Malaysian motor racing fans will be able to watch the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit on STAR Sports? live telecast.
Business

The English Rugby Football Union said it expected profits and cash reserves to double by 2007-2008, as it outlined an eight-year strategic plan to increase investment in the game.
Business

The Nasdaq Stock Market has signed on as the North American presenting sponsor for the Sanex WTA Tour.
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NASCAR plans to increase its international television distribution as part of its consolidated international and domestic television package.