Media

UK cable company NTL has exclusively associated itself with the consortium bidding for the broadcast rights to Britain's 59 racecourses.

The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) has enlisted legal representation it its bid to win a slice of earnings from the Australian Football League?s (AFL) broadcast rights.

British Olympic boxing gold medalist Audley Harrison is in talks with BBC executives, which could lead to the boxer?s fights being broadcast on terrestrial television.

Australian architectural practice Bligh Voller Nield, whose designs were integral to the 2000 Olympic Games, has received the International Award in this year?s Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) National Awards for the WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.

Spanish Team Kelme, the longest serving pro team on the professional cycling tour, could quit their involvement in cycling.

The heavyweight title bout between Lennox Lewis and David Tua attracted less than half the US pay-per-view buys generated by Lewis? championship winning fight against Evander Holyfield.

Asian soccer promoter ProEvents Management Ltd has formed a new joint venture company with Manchester-based sports management company World Sports Solutions Ltd (?WSS?), to represent top European clubs and players in Asia.

Sportsworld Media Group (SMG) and the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) have agreed plans for a 5-year exclusive media and marketing partnership, intended to re-launch pro' surfing as a globally competitive sports and lifestyle property.

Rivals.com, the online sports content network catering for the dedicated fan, has announced a $500,000 advertising campaign to be broadcast on Fox Sports and Fox Sports Net.

The Sports Authority of Thailand has received Bt50 million ($1.1m) from the government to set up an IT network to disseminate information about sports activities around the nation.

The English National Investment Company (ENIC) has reported a pre-tax profit of #11million for the year ending 30 June 2000 on a turnover of #47.2m, up 15.9% from last year.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Dick Pound said on Wednesday that Athens was far behind in preparing the 2004 Olympics but denied the IOC was considering moving the Games.

Sri Lanka's scandal-tainted cricket board has suspended its chief executive amid reports of a multi-million dollar television rights dispute.

Sportsworld Media Group, the sports TV production, sponsorship and event marketing company, has acquired Infinite Management Solutions Ltd. (IMS) for A$850,000 ($442,000 ), of which A$450,000 ($234,000) will be paid in Sportsworld shares.

UK Athletics has unveiled a multi-million pound sponsorship package with sporting goods manufacturer Reebok.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he was confident the Japanese government and organisers of the 2002 World Cup will find a solution to tax problems that may have delayed the start of ticket sales.