Stadia

A deal to move the National Football League's New England Patriots to Connecticut from Massachusetts is still on, Connecticut Gov. John Rowland and Patriots owner Robert Kraft said.

Millions of dollars of funding for the planned Waikato stadium in New Zealand are on the line in the next few weeks as the region's councils debate their input.

The organisers of next year's European soccer championship have said some matches scheduled for the Amsterdam Arena could be moved to other venues in a continuing row over seating arrangements.

Sears, Roebuck & Co has agreed to extend its partnership with the WNBA for another three years.

Gaylord Entertainment Company has acquired the naming rights to the Nashville Arena from the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators.

UK entrepreneur Peter Wilkinson yesterday picked up his second fortune by selling his website design business Planetfootball for #24m ($46m) to Sports Internet Group, the Aim-listed company.

Three non-executive directors who fiercely objected to the sale of London's Wembley Stadium by Wembley, the gaming and leisure operator, on the grounds that it was being sold too cheaply, have resigned from the board.

English rugby union club Richmond has won a temporary reprieve from the threat of closure.

Global Sports Inc, the fast-growing sporting goods company, has announced

SportsLine, the US internet sports information service, which runs web-site such as CBS SportsLine, soccernet and Golfweb, is to develop a $50milion European subsidiary in partnership with Intel, MediaOne and Reuters.

International Speedway Corps (ISC) is buying sports promoter Penske Motorsports Inc, for about $610 million in a deal that will put 10 auto racing tracks in the US under one owner and create a dominant entity in auto-racing promotions and in particular NASCAR racing.

Fans at next year's Sydney Olympics will be able to enjoy beach volleyball on a real beach after a deal allowing a temporary stadium to be built on Australia's most famous strip of sand.

Brands Hatch is set to take over as host circuit of the British Grand Prix when Silverstone's present deal runs out in 2001, motor racing sources said.

Spanish soccer giants Barcelona are facing a potential row over ticket sales for the European Cup final on May 26, with a report saying 33 club directors have been handed 50 tickets apiece.

Inspired by the ground breaking success of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup in

The first stadium to be purpose built for major professional soccer in the US opened on Saturday.