Stadia
Media

SINA.com, an online media and services company for Chinese communities worldwide, has launched China's official Olympics web site, http://aoyun.sina.com.cn.
Media

Totalbet.com has launched online Tote horse race pool betting ? which it claims could lead to the first UK gambler scooping a million online.
Stadia

International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch has said that the athletes' village for the Sydney Games is possibly the best in the history of the Olympics.
Stadia

Wanadoo, France Telecom's (FTE) internet subsidiary, has bought a majority stake in Ridingzone.com, a French language sports Web site.
Media

The owner of the Dallas Cowboys has said he wants a new 100,000 stadium ? twice the size of their current home.
Business

SACO SMARTVISION has installed a giant LED video display at the new Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Business

Granada Media has taken 9.9 per cent share in English Premier League soccer club Arsenal in a deal worth $70m.
Events

More than a million spectators are expected to watch the men's and women's soccer events at the Sydney Olympics Games, tournament director Peter Hugg has said.
Stadia

Major League Baseball has finally secured the internet domain name mlb.com.
Business

Forbes magazine has named The Washington Redskins as the NFL's most valuable franchise.
Stadia

Plans to officially open the new Wembley Stadium in London on the day of the 2003 FA Cup Final look set to be shelved after a dispute with the construction company.
Events

Australian Olympics officials have said they were confident the relaid soccer pitches in Melbourne and Canberra would be in suitable condition for the Sydney Games events starting on September 13.
Business

Sport England has welcomed the first phase of a multi-million pound project bid to develop the English Institute of Sport in the south-west of England.
Sponsorship & Marketing

Internet search engine Galaxy.com has announced the sports category results of a competition to find the best web site on the net.
Business

Chris Akers, who launched Sports Internet as a #2m cash shell and sold it to BSkyB for #301m a year later, is launching another sports-related cash shell on AIM.
Business

Tickets.com, the online provider of entertainment and sports tickets, has named Eric Bauer executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Events

Commercial network ITV has secured an exclusive broadcast deal for the forthcoming Volvo Ocean Race in the UK.
Business

ESPN.com and Nike.com this fall are launching an online Nike store at ESPN.com - the first anchor store of the ESPN.com Mall - as ESPN.com re-launches its shopping area.