Stadia
BIG RUGBY GAMES MAY GO TO OLYMPIC STADIUM
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) is close to an agreement with the managers of the Olympic stadium which will see major international games being played at the ground.
TOP NHL MARKETER TO JOIN MENTMORE
NHL Enterprises president Rick Dudley, the league's top marketer, is leaving for job at Mentmore, the real estate development and holding company involved with the National Hockey League rink development.
WEMBLEY STADIUM TO GET SA EXPERTISE
Adelaide-based industrial design firm Connell Wagner Rankine and Hill, announced its successful co-ordination of an international bid for an engineering design contract to reconstruct London's famous Wembley Stadium.
ENGLAND BACKING GIVES BLATTER BIG BOOST
Sepp Blatter's bid to become FIFA president was given a significant boost on Friday when England declared it would vote for him in Monday's election.
FRENCH LABOUR WOES PERSIST ON EVE OF WORLD CUP
With the WorldCup kick off just a day away, a strike by pilots at flag carrier Air France dragged into its ninth day on Tuesday with little hope of a near-term settlement.
ESPN SIGN PVI FOR VIRTUAL SIGNAGE
Princeton Video Image Inc (PVI) has signed an agreement with ESPN, the international sports broadcaster, to use their virtual advertising system during the 1998 X Games.
REAL MADRID TAKES A FINANCIAL SHOT AT THE INTERNET
The Spanish football club Real Madrid, which won the European Champions Cup last month for the first time in 32 years, has bought back part of the Canal Plus empire in Spain for Pta12bn ($80m) from Gesport.
FRENCH STRIKES DISRUPT TRAVEL ON EVE OF WORLD CUP
On the eve of the World Cup kick off, a strike by Air France pilots dragged into its ninth day on Tuesday and looked sure to disrupt the start of the soccer tournament.
DELTA AIR LINES SPONSOR SENIOR ATP
Delta Air Lines is to sponsor the ATP Senior Tour of Champions this year.
TICKET EXPRESS SEARCH OUT VENDORS FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES
The official ticketing agent for the 16th Commonwealth Games, Ticket Express Sdn Bhd, is inviting more Malaysians to register as ticketing vendors.
WORLD CUP FAKERS UNDER PRESSURE
Over 200,000 fake merchandising items were seized by French authorities before the World Cup and thousands were still on sale around the stadiums during Wednesday's first two matches, a government official said on Thursday.
ITN, REUTERS, AND MATCH LAUNCH WORLD CUP WEBSITE
ITN have collaborated with UK's best selling football magazine Match, and Reuters Sportsweb service to produce France '98 website.
FIG CONSIDERING TV RIGHTS INDEPENDENCE
The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) looks set to split with ISL
GUERRILLAS PUT SOCCER ON THE AGENDA
Colombian leftist guerrillas toasted Brazil's and Mexico's World Cup victories and vowed to fight for the right of every Colombian to enjoy "happiness, fiesta and football."
ONLINE GAMBLING HEADING FOR $10 BILLION VALUE
The value of gambling through online computer services, particularly the internet, will increase from $535m to more than $10bn per year within five years, according to a recent report.
CHURCHILL DOWNS BEEFS UP TEAM
US racetrack operator Churchill Downs has appointed John H. Willie senior vice president, marketing, from the end of the month..
BERNABEU TO GO ALL-SEATER
One of soccer's most famous landmarks, the Bernabeu stadium in central Madrid, is to become all-seater.
COMMITTEE SNUBBED ON $18.5M SOCCER STADIUM WORK.
South Australia?s Deputy Premier, Graham Ingerson says tenders have been called from a "select group" of four companies to work on stage two of the Hindmarsh Soccer Stadium redevelopment.