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MAJOR US LEAGUES TO TACKLE INTERNET PIRACY
Legal issues relating to internet intellectual property rights and piracy were stressed at the 26th annual Sports Lawyers Association Conference in San Francisco.
SMALLER STADIUM PROPOSED FOR MARLINS
Florida Marlins? owner John Henry is looking for an alternative way of financing a new ballpark, after being blocked in his bid to raise public finance.
RED SOX CONSIDER NAMING RIGHTS DEAL
The Boston Red Sox are examining plans to sell the naming rights to its new Fenway Park stadium.
HOUSE PASSES BOXING BILL
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to reform professional boxing, limiting potential abuses a fighter can face at the hands of promoters.
NINTENDO MILLIONAIRE STARTS SPORTING GAMES SITE
Richard Kay, the multi-millionaire developer of Nintendo games, has launched SportsMAD.com, an interactive prize-orientated sports game and content website.
INDONESIA WINS SOCCER TOURNAMENT BID
Indonesia have been awarded the right to hold the 2002 Tiger Cup by the Asian Football Federation four years after civil unrest forced the nation to relinquish hosting the event.
FOOTBALL LEAGUE ANTICIPATES INCREASED RIGHTS DEAL
While English football awaits the announcement of the winning bids for the Premier League?s broadcast rights, England?s lower divisions are also in negotiations over a new deal.
TELECOM FIRM BIDS FOR DUTCH SOCCER BROADCAST RIGHTS
Dutch KPN Telecom NV has said it had bid to buy the broadcast rights of all Dutch first division soccer matches for five years in an effort to boost the content of its internet division.
BALLPARK BANS BEER FROM CONCESSION STANDS
Concession stands at the Yankee Stadium ? home of Major League Baseball?s New York Yankees ? are to stop selling beer.
INTERNET GAMBLING LAW IS FOCUS FOR CONFERENCE
The emerging battle between offshore and onshore gaming jurisdictions will be the focus of the Fourth Annual International Symposium on Internet Gambling Law and Management, to be held November 26-28 at the Royal Antiguan Beach & Tennis Resort in Antigua.
RUGBY SET FOR FIRST EVER INDOOR TEST
World Cup champions Australia will host South Africa in the first-ever test match played indoors, the Australian Rugby Union has confirmed.
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REJECT EURO 2000 GAME VENUE SWITCH
The European Parliament has voted down a resolution from British opposition Conservatives calling for the England-Germany Euro 2000 match to be moved from Charleroi's controversial stadium.
SPORTS.COM IPO TO GO AHEAD
Sports.com intends to go ahead with its planned IPO this year, despite the decline in technology stocks on world markets.
WEMBLEY SALE STARTS WITH $30,000 PATCH OF GRASS
Ken Bates, chairman of Premier League Chelsea, kicked off the online auction of Wembley Stadium by buying a piece of the hallowed turf for #20,000 ($30,000).
VIEWERS PICK SCHEDULE FOR UK EUROSPORT?S EURO 2000 COVERAGE
British Eurosport is to broadcast round the clock coverage of Euro 2000 ? and let its viewers select the nighttime programming by voting on the internet.
ORAD SIGNS JAPANESE DEAL FOR CYBERSPORT SYSTEM
Virtual imaging firm Orad Hi-Tec Systems has signed a deal for its CyberSport system to Japanese firm IMAGICA.
WISL SEEK NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR
The World Indoor Soccer League in the US is seeking a naming rights sponsor.
NEW LOOK FOR ENGLISH CLUB RUGBY
Gloucester Rugby Club owner Tom Walkinshaw performed an about turn as he shelved his own proposals for the future of English Rugby Union and joined the other clubs to support a proposal drawn up by Newcastle?s Rob Andrew.