Stadia
Media

The NHL has signed a deal with online video firm Virage to develop and distribute personalised player and team video highlights coverage of the 2001 Stanley Cup Playoffs on NHL.com.
Business

The official web site of the 2001 Masters Tournament, created by Augusta National and IBM, registered 49.8 million page views by nearly 1.1 million unique users during the event period, April 2-8.
Events

Asian internet sports portal, Sportalasia, has selected Digital Island to provide content delivery and streaming media services to sports fans globally.
Stadia

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has testified for the first time in his $1bn lawsuit against the NFL.
Business

The NBA will become the first major professional sports league to webcast a live game in streaming video when the Dallas Mavericks host the Sacramento Kings on Friday.
Stadia

Japanese organisers of the 2002 World Cup have received 2.4m applications for tickets.
Business

Roman soccer rivals Lazio and Roma are preparing to create a joint financial holding in the city?s Stadio Olimpico in a buy-out deal expected to cost 500bn Lira ($230m).
Media

Sir Rodney Walker, chairman of Wembley National Stadium Limited (WNSL), is believed to have told a senior UK government official that he cannot guarantee the stadium will open by May 2005 as planned.
Business

The Gaelic Athletic Association has voted not to allow soccer matches to be played at Dublin?s Croke Park venue.
Business

International cricket's corruption policeman has called for specific training and education for young players around the world to combat match-fixing.
Stadia

Hackers have defaced two Indian internet sites catering to movie fans and cricket lovers.
Business

US president George W Bush bounced a fastball in front of home plate on Friday night to throw out the ceremonial first pitch to open the Milwaukee Brewers' new baseball stadium.
Stadia

Japanese organisers of the 2002 World Cup have received 2.4 million applications for tickets.
Business

The English Football League has appointed Richard Masters, 34, as its new Commercial Director.
Business

British bookmakers expect to take bets worth up to #100m (US$143.2m ) this weekend - one of the busiest in the UK sporting calendar.
Business

Keynote Systems, the internet performance analysts, have described the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament as ?one of the biggest sports events on the web? - due primarily to people at work logging on to follow teams' results for their office pools.
Stadia

David Weaver has been appointed president and chief operating officer of stadium seat manufacturers American Seating Company.
Stadia

North Carolina businessman Tom E. Smith has been elected to the Speedway Motorsports board of directors.