Media

London-based sports public relations company, Vision Sports PR, has consolidated its team of sports consultants selected for their sports media and participation experience.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is likely to publish a much-delayed report on Wednesday of an inquiry into allegations of match-fixing, a board source said.

The ongoing saga between Tiger Woods and his respective golf equipment and apparel sponsors, Titleist and Nike, took another twist at this week?s Deutsche Bank Open.

FOX Sports World (English-language) and FOX Sports World Espanol (Spanish-language) have acquired the broadcast rights to the UEFA European Championships (EURO 2000).

British satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting has agreed an all-share offer for Sports Internet Group which values the company at around #300million ($460 million).

Dorna Promocion del Deporte ? the firm behind the MotoGP ? has signed an agreement with Spanish scooter manufacturer Derbi to become the official scooter supplier of MotoGP in 2000.

The Financial Times has revealed further details of potential bidders for the UK-based on-line sports content company, Sports Internet. According to the newspaper, the internet group has admitted that it is in talks that could lead to a bid for the company.

SportBusiness.com new media editor Andrew Gellatly reports from the Interactive Sports 2000 conference in Los Angeles.

Jon Wigley, London ?based Vice President of Marketing for the ATP Tour is to become Managing director of Sports Interactive AG, a joint venture between ISL and Kabel New Media which will manage the online activities of the AP Tour and Tennis Masters Series.

Former soccer pro, Josef Nehl (38), has been named head of the Outside Broadcasting Division of German company, WIGE MEDIA.

A new European football portal, onefootball.com, has been launched offering news, merchandise, travel packages and online betting. The site is due to launch on 19 April and will be in competition with eurosoccer.com, the new multilingual European league site developed by Purple Interactive, which announced its formation exclusively on sportbusiness.com.

The New Zealand Rugby Football Union has appointed Media Content, the UK-based agency, to advise on exploiting its media and broadcasting rights.

D.C United has attracted an offer from US cable company Discovery Communications to become a major sponsor of the MLS club in a one-year $150,000 (#95,000) deal, reports the soccer industry newsletter, the Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.

CART.com, the official web-site for the CART FedEx Championship Series has been given a new design and format by Quokka Sports Inc, in conjunction with CART.

Australian Defence Minister John Moore has denied local media speculation that U.S. President Bill Clinton had decided not to attend the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games because of security concerns.

The Indy Racing League (IRL) has become the first major motor sport to utilize virtual advertising in the national telecasts for their entire series.