Stadia
AUSTRALIAN TICKET SALES FOR OLYMPICS TO CLOSE NEAR $200M
The offer for Australian citizens to order tickets for the Sydney Olympics closes tonight.
QUITE OPENING FOR SEATTLE STADIUM
The Seattle Mariners managed just two runs on eight hits in their 3-2 loss on Thursday to the San Diego Padres during the inaugural game at $517 million Safeco Field.
PEPSI SPONSOR SFX MARKETED US WOMEN’S VICTORY TOUR
The Pepsi-Cola Company will be an official beverage sponsor of the All-American Soccer Stars Victory (AASS) Tour.
LIVERPOOL OUTLINE STADIUM EXPANSION
English Premier League soccer club Liverpool has outlined plans to upgrade its home venue Anfield, increasing its capacity to 54,000.
DOCKLANDS SET SIGHTS HIGH
A host of major international sporting events are being wooed by bosses of Australia's Dockland's Colonial Stadium.
IMG TEAMS UP WITH SPORTSLINE EUROPE
SportsLine Europe, the majority-owned subsidiary of the Internet sports media company SportsLine USA, has entered into a three-year promotional and consulting agreement with IMG.
ARSENAL LOOK TO NEW SITE FOR BIGGER STADIUM
English Premier League soccer club Arsenal has revealed plans to move to a #150million new site in London.
LA NFL BID BOOSTED BY JOINT PRESENTATION
Hopes of an NFL franchise returning to Los Angeles have been boosted after two rival groups joined forces to present a united plan.
ENIC LOOKS TO ON-LINE BETTING INVESTMENT
UK sport and leisure group Enic is set to enter the on-line betting scene after newspaper reports revealed it was in discussions with independent bookmaker Victor Chandler.
MARLINS CHIEF SET TO REVEAL STADIA SHORTLIST
Florida Marlins owner John Henry said he is drawing up a list of favoured sites for a proposed retractable-roof stadium for the team according to local press reports.
PGA.COM APPOINTS NEW GENERAL MANAGER
Don Pettinato has been named general manager of PGA.com - the official site of the PGA of America.
NEW LONDON SUPER STADIUM PLANS TO BE UNVEILED
Full plans for the new-look Wembley Stadium are to unveiled this week.
$80M INVESTMENT FOR SPORTING GOODS E-COMMERCE CO
Global Sports Inc, the e-Commerce company with exclusive agreements to operate the Internet businesses of multiple sporting goods retailers, have accepted an $80m strategic investment by SOFTBANK Corp.
BOSTON CELTICS EXECUTIVE TEAMS UP WITH ANC SPORTS
Sports marketing company ANC Sports has appointed Mark Lev its new executive vice-president of marketing and sales.
WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS TO LAUNCH SPORTS WEB-SITE
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp., the US-based management, marketing and commercial endorsement agency, have formed an Internet subsidiary, Sportcut.com, Inc. and put in place a senior management team to lead the business.
TBWA WIN $150m IOC AD CONTRACT
The International Olympic Committee has awarded its advertising contract to the US agency TBWA Worldwide in a deal reported to be worth $150 million.
NFL GOES COLD ON LA TEAM
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has failed to commit to placing a team in Los Angeles blaming stadium financing issues for the decision.
QUOKKA SPORTS LAUNCH IPO
Quokka Sports, Inc., the online sports entertainment programmer, have launched an initial public offering of 5m shares of common stock at a price of $12.00 per share.