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KSS WINS HAIFA SPORTS COMPLEX CONTRACT
KSS Sports and Leisure Design Ltd, the London-based Sports Entertainment design group, have been selected by the Haifa Economic Corporation Ltd, to masterplan and design the new Haifa Sports Complex in Israel.
UK SPORTS MINISTER KEEPS STANDING FIRM
UK Sports Minister Kate Hoey will keep open the debate on standing areas at football grounds, despite the Government having ruled out any change to all-seater stadia.
GRASS ROOTS REVOLUTION
Every single soccer pitch in England, is to be assessed as part of the Football Foundation's grass roots revolution.
GG-MEDIA SEEKS UK MEDIA HORSE RACING RIGHTS
GG-Media has emerged as a new bidder offering media coverage from 26 of the UK's smaller racecourses in the latest tussle over the sale of media rights for horse racing, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., STADIUM LOAN APPROVED
New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has signed a bill allowing Albuquerque to borrow money from the state to renovate a minor league baseball stadium or build a new facility, reports the Albuquerque Journal.
NFL.COM CONSIDERS SUBSCRIPTION OPTION
The NFL?s new media operation is considering subscription fees as a revenue source, following the slump in US ad sales.
UK REPORT CALLS FOR UNVIERSAL SPORT ROLE
The Culture, Media and Sport select committee report into the staging of international sporting events has called for the Sports Minister to be given increased powers in the new Government.
ESSEX BUSINESSMAN PLANS ?NEW AGE? HORSERACING DEVELOPMENT
A new state-of-the-art racecourse has been planed for a 165-acre site at Great Leighs, north of Chelmsford in the UK.
HEAL DIVIDE OR FACE OLYMPIC FAILURE ? SAMARANCH WARNS
Sarajevo will not secure the Winter Olympics in 2010 if sport in Bosnia remains ethnically divided, Juan Antonio Samaranch said.
LARA BANNED FROM USING CRICKET BAT
The ICC has banned star cricket player Brian Lara from using a new bat carrying the logo of an internet betting company.
WORLD CLASS POOL CONTRACTED FOR SWANSEA
Privately-owned engineering and construction company Shepherd Construction has been appointed to construct the Wales National Pool in Swansea.
YANKEES SITE TOPS MAJOR LEAGUE
Internet surfers visiting the official Major League Baseball web site are drawn to the defending world champion New York Yankees more than any other team.
MATCHON WEB SITE GOES BANKRUPT
Sports internet company MatchON has become the latest casualty in the dot com industry to go bankrupt.
GOODWILL GAMES PLANNING ON TRACK
The 2001 Goodwill Games organisers say they are on track to deliver a successful event.
SPORTAL DEMO INTERACTIVE BROADBAND SPORTS CHANNEL
Interactive sports content company Sportal has unveiled a demonstration version of an interactive broadband sports channel.
SEMA HOPEFUL OF SALT LAKE CITY SUCCESS
The Salt Lake Organising Committee is confident that its computer network will perform well for next February's 2002 Winter Games.
A MULTI- PURPOSE ICE ARENA FOR SOUTHAMPTON
The UK?s Southampton City Council has appointed PMP Consultancy, a strategic solutions company for sports and leisure, to research a new multi-purpose arena for Southampton.
RIVALS.NET SIGNS SPOOF ENGLAND MANAGER MOVIE
Sport site network Rivals.net has teamed up with Entertainment Films to sponsor the movie Mike Bassett ? England Manager.