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CHINA COURTS IOC OFFICIALS FOR 2008 BID
China urged International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegates arriving on Monday to assess Beijing's bid for the 2008 Games to focus on its credentials as a "sports superpower of 1.2 billion people", not its human rights record.
CARLTON AND UNITED BREWERIES NEW AFL SPONSOR
The Australian Football League has confirmed that Carlton & United Breweries would replace Coca-Cola as the AFL's naming rights sponsor from this year in a four-year deal, as reported by sportbusiness.com last week.
VASCO DA GAMA ON VERGE OF LIQUIDATION
Brazilian football giants Vasco da Gama are reported to be on the brink of liquidation, with the club facing a lawsuit over a breach of contract which could cost $40million.
AUSTRALIA TO REVIEW FREE-TO-AIR SPORTS
THE list of sporting events that should be available first on free-to-air television may be revised after an investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Authority.
MORE WEB PAIN AS BROADBAND GOES BUST
Another dot com has gone bust with Los Angeles-based sports media company BroadbandSports forced to shut down.
PLAYER TRANSFER TALKS TO CONTINUE
Soccer officials, lawyers and European Commission experts held a series of meetings on Friday in a bid to thrash out a compromise deal on a new transfer system.
STADIUM COMPROMISE NEEDED, SAYS MAYOR
A proposal to renovate Albuquerque?s Sports Stadium has prompted Mayor Jim Baca to concede that a compromise with city councilors will be needed to bring baseball back to Albuquerque.
ECCLESTONE MAY BLOCK KIRCH DEAL
Formula One racing promoter Bernie Ecclestone may yet block a rescue deal agreed between troubled German media group EM.TV and its privately owned rival Kirch.
ECCLESTONE TIGHT-LIPPED OVER KIRCH DEAL
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone may find himself head-to-head with EM.TV founder Thomas Haffa after the German media group agreed a rescue package which hands the Kirch empire a share in Formula One. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.
SAMSUNG SIGNS RECORD ASIAN GAMES DEAL
Korean electronics giant Samsung has signed what is thought to be the biggest sports sponsorship deal in Asian history as a partner of the 2002 Asian Games.
EUROSPORT OWNER UNDERGOES RIGHTS REVIEW.
Eurosport is renegotiating its key rights agreements with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) under the channel's new owner, French broadcaster TF1.
SPORTS.COM ADDS BETTING TO WEBSITE
European sporting website, sports.com, has launched an online betting service in the United Kingdom.
EM.TV RESCUE DEAL RAISES FORMULA ONE CONFUSION
German media group EM.TV has gone a long way to guaranteeing its future by signing a rescue agreement with its privately owned rival Kirch.
AUSTRALIAN SUPER SWIM SERIES SUNK
The Uncle Toby's Super Swim series has folded after disputes between event organiser, International Quarterback, and Australian Swimming.
CART TO OPEN `ENTERTAINMENT? OFFICE IN LA
CART is to open a Los Angeles office dedicated to extending its presence in the entertainment industry.
QUOKKA AXES 59 PER CENT OF STAFF IN RESTRUCTURING
Troubled sports and entertainment internet group Quokka Sports has been forced to lay off 59 percent of its 369 employees.
AFL DENIES COCA-COLA SPONSORSHIP EXIT
The AFL has had a much-needed sponsorship boost as the league and naming-rights backer Coca-Cola denied their relationship would end prematurely.
FOX OFFLOADS WEBSITE – TEMPORARILY
Fox Sports will temporarily give up day-to-day operations of its struggling website while executives come up with a plan to make it more appealing and efficient.