Stadia

International Olympic Committee's top marketers on have predicted record television viewing levels for next month's Olympic games in Sydney, Australia, insisting the movement has recovered from the Salt Lake City scandal.

Massachusetts lawmakers have given final approval for the construction of a new, $664 million baseball stadium in Boston.

Hockenheim should remain the venue of the German Grand Prix providing it undergoes a major facelift, Baden-Wuerttemberg State Premier Erwin Teufel has said.

PayForView.com, integrated on-line and off-line entertainment company, has acquired the internet broadcast rights to two international soccer games: The USA woman's championship team versus. Norway on July 30th and the Benfica versus Liverpool game on August 5th.

Pan-European Internet Service Provider (ISP) World Online has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor a Formula 1 auto racing team.

Pan-European Internet Service Provider (ISP) World Online has signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor a Formula 1 auto racing team.

Ticketmaster International, a division of Ticketmaster USA, has appointed Brian Kabatznick to the post of Executive Vice President, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Quokka Sports, Inc. has revealed record financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in conjunction with Lisbon-based Regino Cruz Arquitectos e Consultores (RCAC) has been awarded first prize in a design competition for the new Algarve Stadium in Faro, Portugal, amongst eight short-listed proposals. The winning team also includes Sport Concepts, the UK-based specialists in stadium design.

Sportasia.com, the Asian internet sports content producer, syndicator and distributor, has appointed Ikuya Tanaka of Dentsu?s Sports Marketing Division as a board director.

Board members of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority are expected to vote this month on the subject of an $80 million bond issue to fund a new basketball and hockey arena in downtown Houston.

The renovation of the NFL Green Bay Packers? Lambeau Field moved one step closer after the Stadium Commission authorised a tax referendum in which Brown County voters will decide whether to accept a fund-raising sales tax.

UK satellite and digital broadcaster BSkyB has appointed a chief executive for its new multi-platform sports retail venture, Skysportsstore.com.

Teamtalk.com has acquired all the issued share capital of US web-site firm Internetsoccer.com.

English Premier League soccer club Liverpool is to broadcast games on the internet in a $20m deal with Granada Media.

New Zealand Cricket has extended its sponsorship agreement with Clear Channel, the Texas-based media company.