Stadia

A board created to oversee a partly taxpayer-financed renovation of the Green Bay Packers football stadium may sell bonds in the first quarter of 2001, a board official has said.

The people of East Timor will get to see the Olympics after all thanks to the help of an Australian broadcaster.

Thousands of Australians and foreigners, setting aside cynicism about corrupt officials, doped athletes and bungled busing, poured into central Sydney on Thursday to glimpse the torch that heralds the opening of the biggest Olympic Games.

Juventus FC have signed up Sportal.com as the club?s exclusive shirt sponsor for the 2000/1 UEFA Champions League and UEFA competitions campaign.

Sydney Games organisers are putting their money on hitting an Olympic record for ticket sales, even before the opening ceremony on Friday.

The Green Bay Packers football team will get a $295 million face-lift for their 43-year-old stadium after Brown County, Wisconsin, voters agreed to pay for $160 million of the project.

The International Olympic Committee has selected Copyright Control Services (CCS) to provide exclusive internet anti-piracy operations and internet content protection solutions for the 2000 Summer Olympic Games.

The mayor of Vancouver is supporting an $80 million sports and convention project to rejuvenate the downtown area.

ESPN.com and Student Advantage's FANSonly Network, the internet-based college sports network, are extending their relationship to expand coverage of college sports.

iSport.com a global sports media company providing internet based sports administration and communication services, has acquired Britsport.com Ltd.

The Irish Football Association has won unanimous approval from the South Dublin County Council (SDCC) for planning permission to build the new home for Irish soccer, Eircom Park.

Developers of the new Wembley Stadium have appointed a new contractor for the multi-million dollar venue.

Almost every person on the planet with access to a television will watch the Sydney Olympics at some time in the next month.

Worldwide Olympic Partner Samsung Electronics has unveiled the centrepiece of its $200 million global marketing campaign and signed an agreement to continue its sponsorship for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games and the Athens Olympic Games in 2004.

A FIFA official has said some 2002 World Cup soccer matches could be staged in North Korea after the two Koreas agreed to march under the same flag at the Olympic Games.

Sports4cast, the UK-based online sports? analysis and forecasting service, is to seek a listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).