Stadia
Stadia

The owners of basketball team New Jersey Nets and ice hockey team New Jersey Devils need $300 million in public financing for a new stadium, according to a US newspaper report. The $300m request would include road improvements to the surrounding area of the new stadium and low-interest loans and tax breaks.
Events

The playing surface at the Millennium Stadium may have to be re-laid for the FA Cup final between Arsenal and Liverpool.
Stadia

FIFA, soccer?s world governing body, hopes South Korean and Japanese organizers will allow beer to be served at the 2002 World Cup but will not interfere if they decide against it.
Business

Premiership football team Charlton Athletic reports a pre-tax loss of #1.6 million ($2.3m) for the six months to December 31 2000, compared with a pre-tax profit of #1m ($1.4m) for the equivalent period last year
Business

Italy has moved closer to selling Rome's Foro Italico sports complex, announcing it would auction one of the great projects of Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini "very shortly".
Business

Mobile phone company Vodafone has denied reports that it was in discussions over sponsoring English Premier League soccer.
Events

Gobarkingmad, the greyhound racing service owned by UK-based online betting and leisure group Gaming Internet, has signed an agreement with Australia?s Sky Channel ahead of its UK interactive digital television launch in June.
Business

The European Union's executive Commission has cleared new UEFA broadcasting rules allowing national soccer associations to block televised live soccer matches during key weekend fixture periods.
Stadia

Shares in Chelsea Village, the company that owns English Premier League soccer club Chelsea, opened over ten per cent higher on weekend press reports that a consortium was preparing a hostile bid for the group.
Stadia

Internet application development company OradNet and computer software giant Intel have launched a new application they say will be the ultimate interactive experience to view soccer on the web.
Events

The Arena Football League (AFL) has entered into a partnership with Ignite Sports Media for the re-launch of the AFL's and arenafootball2's web site.
Media

Continental Europe is waking up to the commercial benefits to be gained from new stadia builds said a panel of industry experts on the second day of industry conference SportBusiness 2001.
Business

Top German soccer club Bayern Munich are seeking an equity partner in order to finance an #80m ($124m) transfer spending spree, vice president Karl Heinz Rummenigge revealed at SportBusiness 2001 in London.
Business

CricInfo has struck a one-year sponsorship deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that will see the internet company title sponsor the English County Championship.
Business

The subscription-for-services model could be the surprise leader in growing internet revenues across digital media over the next five years, according to Alexander Brown, president/COO of Virtual Spectator.
Events

Quokka Sports , which set out to revolutionise sports media by carrying events across the internet, shut off its last featured coverage on Wednesday, a series of mountain climbing dispatches from Tibet.
Business

Brand management will become increasingly important against the twin threats of recession and media clutter according to a panel of leading industry figures speaking during the first day?s final session at SportBusiness 2001.
Business

FIFA has again called for tighter controls on security at football stadiums following the latest stadium disaster last week in South Africa.