Media
OLYMPIC ORGANISER PEDAL WAY OUT OF CONTROVERSY
Sydney Olympic organisers have said they are reinstating the cycling road race course to the city's oceanside eastern suburbs, but would re-route it to avoid cutting off Rupert Murdoch's Fox studios.
DIGITAL STATIONS SNAP UP SPANISH SOCCER RIGHTS
Telefonica and Sogecable, the parent companies of Spain's two digital television platforms, have signed a deal over sharing soccer rights for the next 10 seasons.
CHESS MAKES MATE WITH IOC
The world governing body of chess is celebrating after it was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee.
US TEAM GOES FOR WOMEN’S WORLD CUP RECORD
A sell-out crowd and record viewing figures have all but been ensured by the presence of the US team in next Saturday's Women's World Cup Final at the Pasadena Rose Bowl.
MEDIA GROUP BUY SHARE IN PREMIER LEAGUE GIANTS
British media and leisure holding company Granada has bought a 9.9 percent slice of English Premier League giant Liverpool - in a deal worth #22million ($34.24m).
CAPTAIN BANNED AS MATCH-FIX PROBE CONTINUES
Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram has been suspended from international duty - along with two other players - as the probe continues into allegations of match-fixing and betting.
SHELL SIGN UP FOR SYDNEY OLYMPICS
Petroleum giant, Shell, has signed a multi-million dollar sponsorship agreement with the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG).
QUOKKA SIGN WITH ROAD RUNNER
Quokka Sports have signed a programming distribution and promotion agreement with Road Runner, a leading high-speed online service jointly owned by Time Warner Inc., MediaOne Group, Microsoft Corp., Compaq Corp. and Advance/ Newhouse.
EVERTON SHARES GO TO AUCTION
The control of Everton Football Club will be determined by auction following the decision of majority shareholder and former chairman Peter Johnson to rebuff a #30m offer from board director Bill Kenwright.
SPORT CHIEFS CALL FOR UK MINISTRY OF SPORT
Representatives from UK soccer, cricket and tennis have urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to create a new Ministry of Sport. They have called for sport to be separated out from the current Culture, Media and Sport ministry and given its own high profile department.
USA NETWORKS SERVES UP SOARING TENNIS RATINGS
USA Networks, the USA Cable owned and operated cable company, has recorded, soaring ratings for the 2001 US Open Tennis Championships.
ESPN STAR SPORTS REPORTS $21M DEBT
News Corp's latest financial results for the second quarter 2001 have shown that Asian joint venture ESPN Star Sports (ESS) is still $21million (?23.4m) in debt.
BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL IN POLITICAL INFIGHTING
Brazilian football has become entrenched in political infighting as soccer chief Ricardo Teixiera, stung by damaging allegations and incidents this month, tries desperately to cling to power.
ARENA LEISURE HAS CASH TO FUND ATTHERACES FOR FOUR YEARS
British race track owner Arena Leisure said it had enough cash in the bank to fund its share of new horse racing media rights consortium, attheraces, for four years.
2002 WORLD CUP RIGHTS TOO HIGH, SAY FRENCH BROADCASTERS
Negotiations over the French TV rights to the 2002 World Cup have stalled because rights holders the Kirch Group have set the price too high, a French newspaper has reported.
CARTER REPORTS ON WEMBLEY AND PICKETTS LOCK STILL UNDISCLOSED
The government reviews of England?s beleaguered Wembley Stadium and the national athletics stadium at Picketts Lock, both being assessed by former Prison Service director Patrick Carter, will not be available until this Friday and next week respectively.
SAMARANCH IN CLINIC `FOR WEEKS? CLAIM REPORTS
Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Juan Antonio Samaranch has been in a Barcelona clinic for the last two weeks, according to the Spanish media, as fears mount over his health.
CARTER REPORT ON WEMBLEY EXPECTED ANY DAY
The future of the beleaguered Wembley Stadium will be debated this week when trouble-shooter Patrick Carter releases his report on whether the national stadium should stay at its north London home.