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SEPANG F1 CIRCUIT STRUGGLES TO SELL TICKETS
Sales of tickets for the Malysian Grand Prix have, so far, disappointed race organisers with the price of a ticket likely to be reviewed by the country?s sports minister if sales do not pick up.
LEEDS SOCCER CLUB LAUNCHES LUTV
England Premiership soccer club Leeds United has launched LUTV, a behind the scenes insight into the club through their official website.
SELECT COMMITTEE QUESTIONS UK?s INTERNATIONAL EVENT CAPABILITY
A UK government select committee has led a critical inquiry into the nation?s capability to stage international events.
DE LA HOYA FIGHTS ON WITH HBO
Oscar De La Hoya's next fight will be screened on HBO while the fighter is still in legal dispute with the US cable channel.
HONDA PULLS ADS FROM XFL COVERAGE
Carmaker Honda has become the first sponsor to pull its ads from the XFL, citing concerns over extreme content, cheerleaders and falling TV ratings.
AUSTRALIA TO REVIEW FREE-TO-AIR SPORTS
THE list of sporting events that should be available first on free-to-air television may be revised after an investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Authority.
BIDDING CITIES AWAIT IOC JUDGEMENT
Even the most experienced Olympic observers cannot agree on which city will win the battle to stage the 2008 Summer Games as the deciding vote draws near.
SEVEN BILLION TUNE INTO EURO 2000
The EURO 2000 football championships were watched by a cumulative audience of seven billion people, a new survey reveals.
ISL SIGN FUJI XEROX AS NEW WORLD CUP SPONSOR
Fuji Xerox has brought some welcome relief to troubled Swiss marketing giant ISL by becoming an official partner of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
MAYOR LIVINGSTONE HOLDS FINAL SAY ON LONDON OLYMPIC BID
Ken Livingstone, the outspoken mayor of London, will hold final approval for any London Olympic bid, the British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman has said.
CANAL PLUS $2BN EUROSPORT SALE
French pay- television company Canal Plus, a unit of Vivendi Universal , said it had received two billion French francs ($280.6 million) from the sale of its Eurosport stakes to TF1 .
NTL/BBC SPORTS CHANNEL TO GO FREE ON PAY-TV
The new sports channel that the BBC and cable broadcasters NTL plan to launch this year will be free to existing subscribers of BSkyB, ONdigital or NTL.
FRANCE GETS RED CARD FOR 1998 WORLD CUP COSTS
France's soccer team may still be world champions, but the country's accountants have issued a red card to the French state for lavishly funding the 1998 World Cup and a new space-age stadium at taxpayers' expense.
SPORT SUMMIT REPORT: HISPANIC DEMOGRAPHIC TOPS FOR SPORT, SAYS POLL
American sport and its commercial partners should target the growing US Hispanic population in order to maximise revenues, according to a leading research consultant.
ROMANIAN SPORTS MARKETER CALLS FOR PRO GYMNASTICS
The head of a leading sport marketing company in Romania has slammed the International Gymnastics Federation (GIF) for failing to allow payment at GIF sanctioned events.
WALKER STARTS FURTHER ROUND OF TALKS OVER WEMBLEY
Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL) chairman Rodney Walker has started a new round of talks to discuss his plans for an athletics track in the new national stadium.
JAGUAR NAMES NEW PR
Jaguar Racing has unveiled a new PR structure, and appointed Nav Sidhu as manager of communications and public affairs.
UK SPORTS VIEWING ON THE INCREASE, SAYS SURVEY
A survey of UK viewing habits has revealed an increase in the amount of sport watched by the British television audience last year.