Stadia
TUNISIA TO HOST AFRICAN NATIONS CUP 2004
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has chosen Tunisia as host nation for the African Nations Cup finals in 2004.
DATATOPS AND NETRESULT TO MONITOR OLYMPIC VIDEO BAN
The International Olympic Committee have chosen two companies to support its ban of almost all video of sporting events at the Sydney Games from appearing on the internet - backing the wishes of the majority of its broadcasting customers.
PELE SETS UP $20M WEB SITE
Brazilian soccer legend Pele has set up his own official web site in Portuguese to mark his 60th birthday.
TWINS STADIUM SEARCH REACHES ?CRITICAL? STAGE
The Minnesota Twins search for a new stadium has reached a ?critical? stage according to CEO Chris Clouser.
STADIUM GETS UEFA ALL CLEAR
Moldova has been given permission by UEFA to use their main stadium for international matches this season, the country's soccer chief said.
REDSKINS SEATING PLAN TO ADD $9M
The NFL Washington Redskins are hoping to raise an additional $9 million in annual gate receipts from the installation of the addition 4,000 extra seats to FedEx Field.
OLYMPIC PITCH WILL BE RETURFED AND READY FOR KICK-OFF
A below-standard Olympic soccer pitch is being returfed and will be ready in time, removing concerns a new venue would have to found, organisers have said.
TWI AND APTN LAUNCH INTERNET NEWS SERVICE
SNTV, the sports video news service jointly-owned by TWI and APTN, the television arm of the Associated Press, has launched SNTVi aimed exclusively at internet -based operators.
SPORTAL AND YAHOO SIGN PAN EUROPEAN DEAL
Sportal, the global provider of interactive sports content, has signed an extensive multi language sports content distribution deal with Yahoo! Europe.
HUIZENGA RECEIVES ?NUMEROUS? OFFERS FOR DOLPHINS
Wayne Huizenga has received numerous offers to buy the Miami Dolphins outright, but no offers to buy the minority stake he has put up for sale, according to US media reports.
APTN CHOOSES KAMERA INTERACTIVE
APTN has chosen Stockholm-based Kamera Interactives? ?KameraOne? service for the online distribution of some of its sports and news video content across Europe.
EUROSPORT LAUNCHES NEWS CHANNEL
Eurosport, the pan European TV channel, has officially unveiled its new sports news channel Eurosportnews in Paris.
INDIA SET FOR SUPER CUP CONTEST
India will host an international soccer tournament next January.
HOUSEOFBOXING.COM ENTERS NEW PPV AGREEMENT
Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp?s internet subsidiary, Worldwide Houseofboxing.com (HOB), has signed a letter of intent with TelVue Corporation to offer HOB users who are cable television and Direct Broadcast satellite subscribers
OLYMPICS WEB SITE SECURES NEW ATTRACTION
Internet Pictures Corporation (iPIX), Hyro.com, and the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG) have signed a deal to allow the use of iPIX Virtual Tours on the official Olympics web site.
STADIUM CLOSURE THREAT
Russian league officials warned Zenit St Petersburg on Thursday they risked having their stadium closed following several violent clashes between rival fans and police this season.
OLYMPIC PITCH TO BE RETURFED
Sydney's Olympic organisers have ordered a key soccer venue to be completely returfed because the pitch is not up to standard.
ESPN TEAMS UP WITH HOOPSTV.COM
ESPN.com has teamed up with HoopsTV.com, the 24-hour online basketball network, to provide basketball fans with ambitious hoops programming on the internet.