Stadia

The NBA formally cancelled the rest of its exhibition schedule on Monday because of stalled labour negotiations with the players.

This season's European Cup Final - likely to be the last under the current format - will be played at the Nou Camp Stadium, home of Barcelona.

The Montreal Expos have announced an ownership shake-up and have vowed to keep the financially-strapped baseball team in the Canadian city.

The Italian tourist resort of Cervinia will sponsor the Swedish alpine skiing team during the coming season, a spokesman for the Swedish Skiing Federation (SSF) told Reuters.

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has denied charges of betting and match-fixing and accused Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Majid Khan of trying to sabotage his reputation.

The Italian national Olympic committee (CONI) has decided to close its drug-testing facilities while it puts its house in order.

Plans by Cardiff Devils ice hockey club for a new #240 million sports village are in jeopardy after one of the planning bodies responsible for approving the scheme branded it "unworkable."

Deadly brown asbestos has been discovered for the second time in a year at Birmingham City football club's stadium in England.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Supply Administration announced September 21 that a consortium led by Samsung Engineering Co. has been selected to design and build the main stadium for the 2002 World Cup.

Spanish anti-corruption police raided the offices of Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Tuesday night, Spanish state television said.

Arsenal, the Premiership football club, has revealed it had appointed two merchant banks to advise it on talks with Carlton Communications, fuelling speculation that a deal between the two companies is moving closer.

Crvena Zvezda Belgrade has said they planned to ignore an order by UEFA to play a European match at a neutral venue because of political tension.

FORMER prime minister Paul Keating's brother is part of a syndicate of prominent lawyers set to make a windfall from land they own next to Sydney's Olympic stadium.

San Diego Padres owner John Moores, using the World Series as a forum to drum up support in a vote next month on a new stadium, has suggested that Yankee Stadium is "subpar" and way behind the times.

The media magnate chairman of Turkish side Istanbulspor has announced he has resigned from the club after ordering a number of players to look for work elsewhere.

Davey Johnson, who has specialized in turning teams around as a manager, will move to the Los Angeles Dodgers next season.