Media

Golf champion Tiger Woods has been summoned to appear before a Screen Actors Guild trial board to explain why he shot a car commercial during the union's strike against the advertising industry.

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has awarded full broadcast rights for radio and television to the home World Cup qualifiers involving Angola, Cameroon and Libya to Indicom Sports and Events management through Winners World Wide Sports International Zambia Limited.

NHL Interactive CyberEnterprises (NHL ICE) has named Phase2Media, the online marketing and sales organisation, the exclusive advertising sales representative for NHL.com.

Motor sport's governing body, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, will not object to a reported plan by several carmakers to win a stake in Formula One's commercial rights.

The third Asian X Games Qualifier (AXQ) will take place this year in Phuket, Thailand from 7-10 December.

A new web site has been launched to promote the newly launched America Basketball Association 2000 league.

Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis has said that preparations for the 2004 Athens Olympics were in a "state of emergency" following International Olympic Committee (IOC) warnings in April.

UK pools and gaming firm Littlewoods Leisure is to allow its customers to use WAP technology to allow bets to be placed using mobile phones.

Speculation is mounting that Brazil is on the verge of pulling out of the race for the World Cup ? with an announcement on its bid due later today from the president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Top officials of the World Broadcasting Unions (WBU), which groups the world?s major associations of broadcasters, are meeting in Lucerne today and tomorrow to discuss the transition to digital broadcasting ? among the topics being the issue of sports rights.

Sports management agency, Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp, has named Robert Gutkowski as its president and chief executive, and Charles Koppelman chairman of the board of directors.

The British media has backed European football's governing body which has threatened to expel England from the Euro 2000 championship if English fans become involved in any more hooliganism.

Up to 40 English Premier League games will be screened on pay per view from the 2001-02 seasons under the terms of a ground breaking new television deal.

AMP, which is backing the Olympic torch relay around Australia, is reaping commercial benefits from its 2000 Olympics association.

Europe?s most prestigious national team soccer tournament will be shown live on satellite pay-per-view in US markets at a cost of $19.95 per match.

The NFL wants to bring fans even closer to the action by introducing miniature cameras into the safety helmets of the players during preseason games.