Stadia
WORLD CUP NET TICKET APPLICATIONS HIT NEW SNAG
Internet applications for 2002 World Cup tickets were suspended for the second time in 24 hours on Monday due to new technical problems.
FULHAM FACILITY BOOST FROM HARRODS BOSS
Plans for a new stadium at west London soccer club Fulham FC?s Craven Cottage ground have been boosted by reports that Mohamed Al Fayed, the club?s owner, is preparing to raise #350million($525m) by mortgaging his Harrods department store.
PHILADELPHIA TEAMS UPBEAT ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR NAMING RIGHTS
The NFL?s Philadelphia Eagles and Major League Baseball?s Phillies are upbeat about their prospects of securing lucrative naming rights deal for their new facilities.
TEAMTALK ACQUIRES GERMAN SPORTS RADIO GROUP
Teamtalk.com has acquired the German sports radio group MMC for #2.3m ($3.34m ) and the American website RacingOne.com, for #1.2m ($1.74m ) .
INSPECTORS EVALUATE OSAKA’S OLYMPIC BID
A cabinet minister and kimono-clad young women turned out to greet Olympics inspectors when they arrived on Sunday in Japan's western metropolis Osaka to evaluate its bid to stage the 2008 Summer Games.
BEIJING UPBEAT AS OLYMPIC GAMES INSPECTORS END TOUR
China bid farewell to Olympic Games inspectors on Sunday, brushing off human rights concerns and vowing to make Beijing the clean, green and modern city it promised in its bid to host the 2008 Games.
WORLD CUP PUSH TO STAGE GAMES INDOORS
Hosts Australia will push ahead with plans to stage some matches at the 2003 Rugby World Cup indoors despite continued opposition to the idea from the Northern Hemisphere.
FIFA TO STUDY STATE OF "PROBLEM" GREEK GAME
World soccer's governing body FIFA has told the Greek FA (EPO) it is concerned about the state of the Greek game and is sending an investigation team, EPO said on Friday.
SACRAMENTO PICKED FOR 2004 OLYMPIC TRIALS
America's 2004 Olympic athletics team will be chosen at the same site that hosted the 2000 Sydney Games trials, USA Track & Field officials have said.
FIRM CLAIMS ITALIAN 3-G SOCCER RIGHTS DEAL
Hutchison 3G Italia , holder of an Italian third-generation mobile phone service licence, says it has acquired exclusive rights to transmit highlights of five Italian soccer clubs' games.
TELSTRA SIGNS NAMING RIGHTS DEAL WITH SOCCER EXPO
Communications firm Telstra has secured a naming rights deal for the 2001 International Soccer Expo, to be held in Australia in June.
COUNTY STADIUM TURNS INTO DUST
The last two sections of Milwaukee County Stadium ? the long-time home of Major League Baseball?s Milwaukee Brewers - has been demolished.
REAL?S TV BID TO REVERSE CLUB?S FINANCIAL WOES
The deal signed between Spanish soccer club Real Madrid and pay-TV group Sogecable has the potential to reduce the club?s huge financial debts, according to analysts.
BRITISH COMPANY BUYS CSKA MOSCOW STAKE
Russian premier division club CSKA Moscow has been bought by a consortium, including British company Blue Castle Enterprises Ltd.
FULHAM STADIUM WINS LOCAL PLANNING PERMISSION
Fulham FC, the English first division club owned by Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed, has been given the go- ahead by local planners to build a 30,000 all-seater arena on the current Craven Cottage site.
NTL LINKS UP WITH NEW RUGBY DEVICE
Cable company NTL is to become title sponsor of Ref!Link, the device that allows international rugby fans in the stadium to hear a live link of what the referee is saying during a match.
ESPN.COM THE ONLINE SPORT LEADER ACCORDING TO LATEST STATS
ESPN.com remains the leader of sports internet producers, according to January Media Metrix figures.
AUSSIE STATE WANTS FOURTH SUPER 12 TEAM
Officials from the Australian state of Victoria will lobby the country?s rugby union body to convince them that the fourth Australian Super 12 rugby union team must be located in Melbourne and not in Sydney's western suburbs.