Stadia
BRONCOS BACK TO VALLEY
London?s only Rugby League team, the London Broncos are likely to play at Charlton Athletic soccer club?s Valley stadium form next season.
RESEARCH PREDICTS SHIFT OF POWER FROM NETWORKS TO LEAGUES
Forrester Research, a leading independent research firm that analyses technology change and its impact on business, consumers, and society, has predicted that that new Web technologies will allow professional sports leagues to create and deliver innovative broadband sports programming directly to fans.
BT DENY PREMIER LEAGUE BID RUMOURS
British Telecom has rebutted a report claiming that the company is planning to bid for Premier League rights.
NEW ALLIANCE FORMED BY UK AND US SPONSORSHIP FIRMS
UK-based strategic sponsorship consultancy redmandarin has signed a new joint business alliance with The Exordium Group - the US IT sponsorship consultants.
NASCAR LOOKS TO DEVELOP LICENSING POTENTIAL
NASCAR chiefs have announced the sanctioning body is exploring ways to develop new licensing opportunities and revenues for the sport's drivers, teams and car owners.
WEBSITE CREATED FOR UK SOCCER MANAGERS
Planetfootball.com, a subsidiary of Sports Internet, the Aim-listed internet business, has launched a new website on behalf of the English League Managers Association.
DOT COMS PUSH SUPER BOWL PRICES SKY HIGH
Some Internet companies are paying more to advertise on January's Super Bowl telecast than they have generated in revenue and have helped push the average commercial price to a record of about $2 million.
TWO THIRDS OF UK WATCHED GAME: SURVEY
Almost two-thirds (65%) of the UK adult population watched England play Scotland in the Euro 2000 soccer playoffs.
MINISTER THREATENS SOCCER RACISM CRACKDOWN
Italy's top soccer clubs may be forced to play behind closed doors if they do not clamp down on racist chants and rid their terraces of anti-semitic banners, its government has said.
ENGLAND 2006 BID STILL STRONG DESPITE WEMBLEY SETBACK
The England bid for the 2006 World Cup will not be undermined by the British Government?s rejection of the plans for the new Wembley Stadium ? despite the venue being the jewel in the bid?s crown.
BERLUSOCNI INVESTS IN SPORTAL
Fininvest, the holding company of Italian media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, has taken a minority shareholding in Sportal, the UK-based internet sports content company, according to a Financial Times report.
INTEL AGREES DEAL WITH STADIUM TECHNOLOGY CO
Intel Corporation and CSI, Inc., the makers of facility-based entertainment networks, have signed a development agreement to advance CSI's ChoiceSeat technology, which provides an interactive experience to sports fans.
HOEY SEEKS WEMBLEY PAY BACK FROM FA
UK Minister of Sport Kate Hoey and government officials are examining the terms of Wembley's #120 million lottery funding to see if the money should be paid back by Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL), a subsidiary of the Football Association.
SHARE TRADING STARTS IN 365 CORPORATION
Trading started today in shares in the 365 Corporation ? the Internet content provider behind a number of key sports site.
WEMBLEY PLANS REJECTED ? SCHEME THROWN INTO CHAOS
Plans for a new ultra-modern Wembley Stadium in London have been thrown into chaos after the British Government rejected the proposed #475m ($795m) redesign.
WEMBLEY HITS BACK OVER PLANS REJECTION
Wembley officials have rejected British government criticism that they had failed to produce plans for a national stadium capable of hosting both the Olympics and the soccer World Cup.
ISL CREATE SITE TO BACK COLLEGE PLAY-OFF BID
ISL United States has launched collegefootballplayoff.com, a web site designed to provide Division I-A college football with a play-off route to determine college football's national champion on the field.
SPORTS.COM RAISES $49 MILLION
Sports.com Limited, the majority-owned subsidiary of SportsLine.com, Inc. and leading Internet-based provider of sports content in Europe, is to raise $49m through a second round funding.