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Scott Ehrlich, formerly the senior vice president and executive producer at News Corporation's News Digital Media, producer of FOXnews.com, FOXsports.com and FOX.com, has joined Rivals.com, the world's largest network of sports team and sports specialty channel Web sites.
Events

IOC chief Juan Antonio Samaranch has stepped into the row over the future of London's Wembley Stadium when he said that an arena holding 65,000 spectators would be big enough to host the Summer Games.
Media

The NFL has launched its official Super Bowl site, Superbowl.com, with Miller Lite as its presenting sponsor.
Events

Wembley authorities have refused to back down when they presented the British government with a formal response to criticism of their plans for a new English national stadium.
Events

The British government is to look at a compromise proposal by UK Athletics chief executive David Moorcroft aimed at solving the bitter dispute over plans for a new Wembley stadium.
Media

Superbowl.com, the NFL's official Super Bowl site, has gone live.
Stadia

French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Internet company China.com Corporation have announced that they have created a joint online information service devoted to Asian sports news.
Business

Besieged Sydney Olympic organisers have axed a controversial hospitality ticket programme worth A$60 million (US$38 million) to appease angry sponsors concerned their exclusive sponsorships have been eroded by secret ticket sales.
Stadia

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has signed an agreement giving Sky Television broadcasting rights over Ireland's home matches until 2002.
Stadia

Global Sports, the Internet company that develops and operates the online businesses of leading sporting goods retailers, has completed the launch of www.dunhamssports.com, the company's sixth and previously unnamed partner.
Business

FOXSports.com, the Internet unit of News Corp.'s Fox Sports division, has launched 18 regional Web sites. The new sites mirror the regional approach of FOX Sports Net sites and offer a new vehicle for local advertisers.
Business

EMC Corporation, a global provider of enterprise storage systems, software and services, has signed with the International Federation of PGA Tours to become the title sponsor of golf's World Cup and an umbrella sponsor of the World Golf Championships.
Business

The Scottish Football Association has agreed to take over the management of the country?s major stadium ? Hampden Park ? as part of a #4.4m ($6.9m) rescue package.
Stadia

Australian tennis officials have said a new 10,000 seat stadium would not be ready for the Australian Open in January.
Events

Australia's telecommunications giant Telstra Corp Ltd said it had talked to the Australian Football League (AFL), but it was not in the process of bidding for the pay TV or Internet rights of the game.
Stadia

NBA and Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kobe Bryant has acquired a 50% equity interest in the Italian professional basketball team Olimpia Milano, the Italian Professional Basketball League (IPBL) franchise.
Media

Greg Norman, the PGA Tour's all-time leading money winner, and Mammothgolf.com, the Internet's leading golf e-tailer, have formed an extensive golf-related commerce and content partnership.
Stadia

Members of AS Roma will meet on December 21 to vote on whether to increase the club's capital by Lit100bn (#32.5m) through a rights issue involving 51m new shares worth 1 Euro (#0.63) each, reports the soccer industry newsletter, The Soccer Investor Weekly Bulletin