Stadia

India's largest private internet service provider Satyam Infoway Ltd has taken a 25 percent stake in Cricinfo Ltd and expects revenue of $2.0 million over the next year from the deal.

Nigeria will build an ultra-modern stadium in the capital Abuja for the 2003 All-African Games.

The official website of Euro2000 is preparing for almost inevitable 'denial of service' attacks by hackers during the course of the upcoming Tournament according to project's engineers.

Euro 2000 organisers have rejected outright suggestions from FIFA chief Sepp Blatter that the England-Germany clash on June 17 should be moved from the stadium in Charleroi for safety reasons.

Internet media giant America Online has formed a multiyear alliance with the National Basketball Association and the Women's National Basketball Association with the intention of increasing traffic to its Web sites NBA.com and WNBA.com.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said a venue switch for the Euro 2000 match between England and Germany from the small Belgian stadium of Charleroi should be considered to minimise the risk of crowd trouble.

The new Wembley stadium, the centrepiece of England's bid to host the 2006 World Cup, has been granted planning permission, Wembley National Stadium (WNSL) said on Friday.

Mobile phone crazy Swedes will be able to follow the fortunes of their national team in the European soccer championships through their handsets, Swedish wireless services innovator Goyada said on Friday.

British fans are set to bet more than #100 million pounds ($149m) on Euro 2000, making it the world's biggest single sports betting event, bookmakers Ladbrokes said on Friday.

CBS Corp., the U.S. television network recently acquired by entertainment giant Viacom Inc., is in talks to sell marketing rights for the NCAA men's basketball tournament through 2013 for about $1 billion, according to an unconfirmed report.

Website firm 365 ? the telecommunications company behind a string of sports sites ? has announced a pre-tax loss of #14.8m ($22m) for the year to March 31.

The first live webcast of a Paralympic Games will take place later this year following a deal signed by the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (SPOC) and US firm We Media Inc.

International Comstock Exploration, owner of the sports-contest website ProSportsPool.com, has launched an auto-racing marketing campaign designed to increase traffic to the site.

Nike has selected internet architect Critical Mass for the strategic and creative development of Nike?s personalised online marketing and e-commerce initiative.

Eurobet, the online business division of Coral Eurobet, has unveiled what it believes to be the world's first WAP based sports betting capability.

Developers of the new futuristic Wembley Stadium say that clearance for planning permission may still result in problems for the project.