Stadia
Media

Dorna Promocion del Deporte SA, holder of the commercial, TV and media rights to the FIM Road Racing (Motorcycle) World Championship Grand Prix, has struck a four-year deal with Quokka Sports Inc. for exclusive rights for the interactive media coverage for the 500 GP Motorcycle Championship.
Events

Neil MacDonald, formerly General Manager of Internet Multimedia Services at British Telecom has joined Pangolin, the leading independent provider of European sporting content on-line, as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Business

The Philippines' Supreme Court has ordered a state-owned gambling firm to reply to a suit that seeks to halt the operations of a controversial game.
Media

Britain's first online tax-free betting service has launched into National Football League betting in the United States.
Business

International Speedway Corporation (ISC) has reported record results for the second quarter and six months ended May 31, 1999.
Business

In a move which extends the provision of financial services for the corporate client at sports events, Reuters have signed a co-marketing agreement with the New York Mets for the 1999 season.
Media

Yahoo! could become a prime advertiser during UK pay-TV sports shows now that British pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB and the web-guide company have agreed to a broad-based marketing deal spanning TV and the Internet in the UK and Ireland.
Stadia

England 2006 lobbyists are planning to invite the 24 members of the FIFA World Cup selection committee to a "last ever" Wembley FA Cup final - for the second year running.
Media

SportsLine Europe is planning to create the world's most comprehensive football site this summer.
Business

US ticket giant Ticketmaster is set to win the highly-prized ticketing contract for Australia's Colonial Stadium.
Stadia

The sale of the Washington Capitals to a consortium led by an executive of internet service provider giant AOL, Ted Leonsis, has been approved by the NHL.
Business

Pangolin, the independent sports media company,has bought the the popular Scandinavian multi-sport siteSportNow (www.SportNow.se).
Business

The US Tennis Association and American International Group (AIG), the US-based international insurance organisation, has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor the US Davis Cup tennis team.
Business

Hewlett-Packard, an official sponsor of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup (WWC), have said that the event exceeded its sponsorship expectations.
Business

Alpine Electronics of America, manufacturers of mobile electronics, are to sponsor the two-car Derrick Walker Racing Team, a long-standing participant of the Championship Auto Racing Team's (CART) FedEx Championship Series.
Events

Italian fashion company Benetton has pledged 500,000 Bosnian marks ($260,000) to help rebuild a war-devastated ski resort on Mount Bjelansnica, which was used in the 14th Winter Olympics.
Business

Manchester United has teamed up UUNet, TWI Interactive and Alternative Software to launch the club's free Internet service.
Stadia

Three men working on the construction of a major new baseball stadium in Wisconsin in the US have been killed after a crane collapsed on them.