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NBC, responding to viewer complaints, has dropped a commercial for Nike sports shoes and clothing featuring a female Olympic runner being pursued by a chain saw-wielding man.
Business

Dan Guerrero, a Division I athletic director for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), has spoken out on the lack of employment opportunities for Latino-Americans in the sports sector.
Events

Fifteen days after its official launch, the new sports information channel, Eurosportnews, has unveiled its first national version in Poland.
Business

Wireless Group, the UK radio company, has received a turnover boost from the relaunch of Talk Radio as TalkSport.
Events

Manchester United Plc has appointed Alison Ryan, currently head of public policy at NTL, to the newly created post of director of communications.
Business

European Rugby Cup Ltd (ERC) has signed a five-year partnership deal with the Paris-based sports marketing agency Havas Advertising Sports.
Media

Reach for your mouse and your credit card - it's time for an Olympic flutter on the Internet.
Media

Sydney Olympic Games organisers (SOCOG) have asked the New South Wales police to launch an investigation into a security breach that saw several athletes' accreditation passes being duplicated.
Events

Promising a "utopia" for competitors, Toronto Olympic bid organisers have sought to rally athletes behind their campaign for the 2008 Games.
Events

Steve Miller, previously head of marketing of hosting company, Virtual Internet plc, has joined the e-comsport group as marketing manager.
Business

ISL has signed a 15-year partnership deal with Brazilian soccer club Gremio - the latest stage in its move to establish a firm hold on some of the key clubs in South America.
Media

Leading extreme and action sports television distributor Extreme International Ltd has signed a long-term television distribution deal with digital media company Broadband Interactive Group (BIG).
Media

The BBC has appointed its new director of sport.
Events

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games broadcast is expected to shatter the marks set by the Atlanta 1996 Olympic broadcast in nearly all areas. As such, it will be the largest and most watched sports event broadcast in history. See the `FEATURES? section of SportBusiness.com for the full story.
Events

The people of East Timor will get to see the Olympics after all thanks to the help of an Australian broadcaster.
Media

Beleaguered Athens 2004 Olympics organisers have rejected accusations of overspending from politicians and the media and denied that they were paid exorbitant salaries.
Business

International women's squash has received a $4.5m boost after London-based intellectual property rights acquisition company Fablon Investments Limited acquired the rights to the Women's World Open and Women's World Team Championships in a unique nine-year agreement with the World Squash Federation (WSF).
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Olympics chief Juan Antonio Samaranch says he is not worried about attacks on the organisation from international anti-graft campaigners.