Stadia

Serie A team Vicenza will have to play next Sunday's home match against AS Roma on a neutral ground at Udine after a policeman was badly injured by travelling Vicenza fans last weekend.

Aston Villa have denied suggestions that Villa Park will resemble a "building site" for England's friendly international with Spain on February 28.

English Premier League soccer club, Leeds United, has launched the first club-specific WAP mobile phone service.

Italy's soccer clubs should not be forced to pay for the policing of their increasingly violent stadiums, the head of the Football League said on Monday.

A legal battle has begun in the Philippines with the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) taking the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) to court to force it to recognise the BAP leadership.

British boxing promoter Frank Warren is reported to be in talks with BBC and BSkyB for a mega TV deal.

The Australian Football League has confirmed that Carlton & United Breweries would replace Coca-Cola as the AFL's naming rights sponsor from this year in a four-year deal, as reported by sportbusiness.com last week.

Another dot com has gone bust with Los Angeles-based sports media company BroadbandSports forced to shut down.

A proposal to renovate Albuquerque?s Sports Stadium has prompted Mayor Jim Baca to concede that a compromise with city councilors will be needed to bring baseball back to Albuquerque.

Badminton, home of the UK?s Mitsubishi Motors horse trails, has confirmed a three-year deal with temporary access company, Eve Trakway to supply temporary roadways and barriers for the three day event.

The AFL is on the verge of signing a lucrative new deal with Carlton and United Breweries in a naming rights sponsorship valued at A$35 million (US$18.5m) over five years.

Ticket sales for the 2002 World Cup had an inauspicious kick-off on Thursday as internet applications in host nations Japan and South Korea were delayed and fans grumbled about their slim chance of seeing a live game. For the full story see the FEATURES section of sportbusiness.com.

The NBA?s Charlotte Hornets have moved a step closer to retaining the franchise in the city after Charlotte city staff and the Hornets reached a tentative agreement on a financing model for a new uptown arena.

A class action laws suit brought by Cincinnati Bengals' season ticket holders unhappy with their seats in Paul Brown Stadium could cost taxpayers $1.5 million or more.

KPN Telecommerce and Dutch football club PSV are to jointly develop and run the club?s internet site.

Troubled sports and entertainment internet group Quokka Sports has been forced to lay off 59 percent of its 369 employees.