Media

Yankees majority owner George Steinbrenner has said that should he sell his stake in the team to media giant Cablevision Systems Corporation, he and his family would remain in control of the club.

Scottish soccer is facing a crisis with clubs in the first division worried about the increasingly possible threat of extinction.

Internet advertising network 24/7 Media and sports marketing firm American Cities Studios have teamed up to provide specialized advertising for professional sports organizations.

The MGM Grand is hoping Mike Tyson powers his way to victory in his showdown with Frans Botha at the weekend - so they can sign the controversial boxer to a multi-fight deal.

A charm offensive launched by IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch in the wake of the Olympic bribery scandal has failed to stave off venomous editorials in European newspapers saying he must quit his post.

A scandal over Japan's successful bid for the 1998 Winter Olympics has flared up again when a major newspaper reported hard evidence had been found that Nagano spent millions of dollars on lavish entertainment as part of its bidding campaign.

Olympic sponsor John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. will not commit to buying TV ad time during the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

NBA Entertainment has promoted Heidi Ueberroth to the role of senior vice-president for International Television and Business Development.

Sheffield Wednesday Chairman David Richards will be the full-time Chairman of England's Premier League for the next year.

Three non-executive directors who fiercely objected to the sale of London's Wembley Stadium by Wembley, the gaming and leisure operator, on the grounds that it was being sold too cheaply, have resigned from the board.

International Olympic Committee members have been warned not to expect the red carpet treatment when they go to Sydney for next year's Summer Games.

TodaysSports.com has become one of the top 10 sports sites on the Web in terms of reach since it began operating two months ago.

Fox Broadcasting Corp. chief executive David Hill is leaving his post and returning to his roots in sports as head of a new Fox group overseeing the entertainment giant's global sports operations.

British commercial network ITV found itself barred from broadcasting live coverage of qualifying for the French Grand Prix after a contract row.

The Philippines' Supreme Court has ordered a state-owned gambling firm to reply to a suit that seeks to halt the operations of a controversial game.

Pangolin, the independent sports media company,has bought the the popular Scandinavian multi-sport siteSportNow (www.SportNow.se).