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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.

Australia's internet gambling industry risks losing up to $4.5 billion a year if the government blocks new online gaming licenses and curbs the industry's growth, according to an industry association.

Italian Serie A soccer team AS Roma debuted on the Milan bourse today with solid gains, but market players said emotional buying and speculation would determine potential upside more than the club's fundamentals.

Less than a week after UEFA's chief executive Gerhard Aigner accused the media of exaggerating the violence at the UEFA Cup final its executive board agreed on Tuesday to investigate "sensationalist" coverage of the showpiece event.

Dutch telecommunications company, KPN Telecom, has made a bid for the rights to the Dutch First Division (Eredivisie), reports The Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin.

Swedish sport sponsorship evaluation network S-Comm, has gained a British part-owner.

The NBA has launched a new marketing campaign in the UK - aimed to coincide with the finale of its season.

Richard Kay, the multi-millionaire developer of Nintendo games, has launched SportsMAD.com, an interactive prize-orientated sports game and content website.

Sports website operator Rivals.com and the One-on-One Sports radio network have signed a marketing deal calling for the two to exchange content and advertising inventory.

Italian cycling teams have threatened a revolt if the Giro d'Italia organisation did not involve them financially and promotionally in its affairs.

While English football awaits the announcement of the winning bids for the Premier League?s broadcast rights, England?s lower divisions are also in negotiations over a new deal.

Virtual imaging company Orad Hi-Tech Systems recorded revenues up 128 per cent in the first quarter of 2000.

French commercial TV station TF1 and pay-TV channel Canal Plus have acquired stakes in sports channels Eurosport International and Eurosport France from Disney Corp cable TV sports network ESPN.

Dutch KPN Telecom NV has said it had bid to buy the broadcast rights of all Dutch first division soccer matches for five years in an effort to boost the content of its internet division.

Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke, former chief of the Lotto cycling team and uncle of Belgian cycling star Frank, has been charged in a Belgian court with forgery and involvement in doping, according to local media reports.

The emerging battle between offshore and onshore gaming jurisdictions will be the focus of the Fourth Annual International Symposium on Internet Gambling Law and Management, to be held November 26-28 at the Royal Antiguan Beach & Tennis Resort in Antigua.