Stadia
ASIAN GAMES VENUES GIVEN DEADLINE
Amidst growing concern that the Muang Thong Thani sport complex might not be completed in time for the 13th Asian Games, the Olympic Committee of Asia has given Bangkok Land a final deadline of October 15 to finish the seven sports facilities there.
FIFA PLANNING GROUP OPPOSES 2002 DATE CHANGES
In their final meeting in Zurich last week, the Planning Group for the 2002 FIFA World Cup said they would recommend that the competition should go ahead in June and July
CELTIC GO FOR FULL MARKET LISTING
Scottish soccer champions Celtic are to seek a full stock market listing this week.
DOCKLANDS STADIUM DELIVERS A$100M BOOST
Work to build a new generation stadium in Melbourne, Australia has given the local economy a major boost.
SHOOTING STARS OF ROMANIAN SOCCER
Rising violence amongst Romanian soccer fans has spawned a new phenomenon in the country's post-communist sport - the gun-carrying soccer star.
CANTERBURY AND WESTERN SUBURBS MERGER ON CARDS
Australian Rugby League observers expect an announcement of a merger between Grand finalists and Western Suburbs.
SKYDOME HIT BY FALLING GATES
Local media reports say Toronto's SkyDome Corp. faces a "significant cash shortage."
RECORD LOW FOR JUVE
So much for the public's insatiable appetite for soccer.
CARDIFF STADIA STRUGGLE TO BE READY FOR MILLENNIUM
The firm building the venue for the 1999 rugby union world cup final has warned it needs to work around the clock on the #121 million Millennium Stadium in Cardiff or it will not be ready in time.
BANGKOK TO DECIDE ON MUANG THONG THANI COMPLEX
The Bangkok Asian Games Organising Committee will decide tomorrow whether it will use the Muang Thong Thani sports complex of Bangkok Land Plc as a venue for the 13th Asian Games this December.
FUTURE CONTROL OF MCG IN BALANCE
The Melbourne Cricket Club could lose the right to run the world famous Melbourne Cricket Ground under the State Government's radical plan to "professionalise" the ground's management by removing sports clubs and politicians.
BELGIAN SOCCER CLUBS TO MERGE
Belgian first division club Germinal Ekeren said on Monday it wanted to merge with third division Beerschot by next season.
AUSTRIA TO CREATE SUPER LEAGUE CONTENDER
Austrian businessman Frank Stronach wants to invest millions to revamp Austrian soccer and create an elite team for the proposed European Super League, a newspaper said on Sunday.
OWNERS BATTLE TO KEEP EXPOS IN MONTREAL
The future of the Montreal Expos major league baseball club is uncertain as its owners scramble to finance a proposed new stadium they say would ensure the team remains in the Canadian city.
$150 FEE AGREED FOR MARLINS
The owner of the Florida Marlins, who took his club from World Series champions to the worst in Major League Baseball in less than a year, has agreed to sell the franchise to a Florida commodities trader, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
SOCCER STARS TO OPEN SYDNEY OLYMPIC STADIUM
The world's best soccer players will be invited to Sydney next year to play in a ceremonial match to mark the official opening of the stadium that will host the 2000 Olympics.
LEEDS GET GREEN LIGHT FOR ELLAND ROAD EXPANSION
English football club Leeds United has said it had received approval to expand its Elland Road stadium by 5,000 seats.
DISNEY READY TO TAKE OPTION ON ANAHEIM ANGELS
Following the death of entertainment industry legend Gene Autry on Friday, Disney is now poised to take full ownership of the Anaheim Angels baseball team at a bargain price.