Stadia
PACKERS TAKE STEP CLOSER TO NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
Plans to sell naming rights to the Green Bay Packers new $295m stadium have taken a step further.
LIVERPOOL `EXPLORE? NEW STADIA POSSIBILITIES
Legendary English soccer club Liverpool has confirmed it is looking to move out of its Anfield home.
XFL TO CONFIRM MEMPHIS AS CHARTER CITY
The XFL League will today confirm Memphis as one of the eight charter cities in the XFL, which begins play on February 3, 2001.
VIVENDI, SEAGRAM, CANAL PLUS FORM MEDIA GIANT
A new media giant has emerged on the European scene, hoping to satisfy Europe?s growing market for media content - including sports content.
FIRST ENTERTAINMENT TO MERGE WITH SPORTS ARCHIVE CO
First Entertainment Holdings, a multimedia internet entertainment company, has signed a letter of intent to merge with Choice Sports Network to create a major sports and entertainment internet company.
GUTKOWSKI NAMED WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT CEO AND CHAIRMAN
Sports management agency, Worldwide Entertainment & Sports Corp, has named Robert Gutkowski as its president and chief executive, and Charles Koppelman chairman of the board of directors.
INDIA’S GOVERNMENT BACKS ASIAN GAMES BID
India's federal cabinet has approved the staging of the 2006 Asian Games in New Delhi if the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) bid is successful.
WEB SERVICE LAUNCHED TO SECURE SPONSORSHIP
British athletes are struggling in attempts to secure sponsorship in the months leading up to the Olympic Games, according to a new report.
BRONCOS BUCKED BY SEASON TICKET CLAIM
Class action lawsuits by players are not uncommon in US Sports, but increasingly fans are taking their sports teams to court.
NTL SIGN WEB CONTENT DEAL WITH FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The English Football League has agreed a joint venture with cable company NTL to set up an internet portal with all 72 league clubs.
SPORTS.COM IN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH VIRGILIO
Sports.com, the European mobile and fixed internet provider of sports content, community and commerce, has signed a strategic alliance with Virgilio, a major Italian web portal and internet guide.
ENGLAND SET FOR URGENT MEETING OVER HOOLIGANS
English soccer chiefs were planning to hold an urgent meeting with European governing body UEFA today in a bid to stop a new generation of hooligans from destroying their Euro 2000 campaign and seriously undermining their 2006 World Cup bid.
HOK SCOOPS TOP DESIGN AWARD
Hok Sport has won a top award for its design of the world?s first purpose built cricket stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.
PHILADELPHIA STADIUMS `TO COST $1bn?
The mayor of Philadelphia has said two new stadiums to be built in the city will cost in excess of $1billion.
BRONCOS PUT NAMING RIGHTS UP FOR GRABS
NFL team the Denver Broncos are to put the naming rights for their new stadium up for sale.
FOX SPORTS NET TO MERGE INTERNET/TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Be Here, a US provider of internet video technology, and FOX Sports Net have teamed up to explore ways of adapting internet technology to live sports television production.
BBC SIGN SOCCER WEB BROADCAST DEAL
The Scottish Premier League and BBC Scotland have signed a deal to allow supporters worldwide to hear live internet broadcasts of every league game next season.
FOGDOG TARGETS FEMALE ONLINE CONSUMERS
Fogdog Sports, the online sporting goods store, has launched her.fogdog.com, a new sub-site designed to serve the 46 million women on the web.