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Wembley's twin towers are to be replaced by a spectacular arch when the famous stadium is rebuilt, its developers have revealed.

E*TRADE Group, a global leader in electronic personal financial services, has signed an agreement with the NFL to sponsor the Super Bowl XXXIV Half-time Show.

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has confirmed they have launched an investigation into an influx of school age players from Africa and South America into Italian lower division and amateur clubs.

The International Olympic Committee will launch six or seven television advertising spots next month as part of its campaign to promote the Olympic movement, a senior IOC executive has said.

Cornhill Insurance has decided to quit its sponsorship of English Test matches after next season.

UK Athletics has appointed Steve James to the position of commercial manager as part of its continued development and modernisation of the sport.

Broadband Sports has named Roger Wood, the former vice president and head of global e-commerce at Reebok International, as vice president of product development for the online provider of original content and commerce to sports communities.

Extreme Interactive and Nirve Sports have formed an alliance over the distribution of sports programming.

The 365 Corporation ? best known in the sport industry for its string of successful web sites ? has launched a new programming division.

The 13th Asian Games have currently earned a total of 5,022 million baht inrevenue.

The Formula-1 race organiser Hungaroring Sport(HS)Rt expects to post a loss because domestic broadcaster MTV cannot pay the rights fees, according to chairman Janos Bereny.

Athletics Australia's main commercial sponsor Optus has demanded over A$600,000 back from the sport's governing body, alleging the Optus-sponsored Melbourne and Sydney grand-prix were dominated by Nike brand.

BT has announced the 1998 football World Cup has generated #2 million worth of business for BT Broadcast Services.

The value of gambling through online computer services, particularly the internet, will increase from $535m to more than $10bn per year within five years, according to a recent report.

Sponsorship Information Services Ltd (SiS) are to open offices in Asia.

Use of FIFA's logo is to be devleoped accoridng to the Federation's marketing partner ISL.