Jordan return prompts TV re-jig
The return of Michael Jordan to the NBA is set to prompt a re-arrangement of televised games.
Spanish sport gets cash boost
Spanish sport will receive Pts24.2bn ($132.7m/B
Sportel: IOC on collision course
The IOC could find itself at odds with some of its European broadcast partners if it pushes ahead with a strategy to achieve expanded coverage of future Olympiads by using developing technologies.
Australasian PGA Tour dates released
The 2001-02 Australasian PGA Tour schedule has been released with 19 tournaments played over 14 months for a total of $18million (US$9m/B
Aussie basketball without sponsor
Australia's National Basketball League is set to go through this season without a naming-rights sponsor.
Boxers get branded
Two boxers in the US will face each other this weekend – sporting identical tattoos of their sponsors.
Watford plans $11m stadium development
Watford Leisure, the plc that owns English First Division soccer club Watford FC, is to submit a planning application for the estimated £7.5milion ($11m/B
Ryder Cup delay costs hotel group dear
Hotel group De Vere is counting the cost of the cancellation of this year’s Ryder Cup to the tune of £700,000 ($1.03m/B
PFA targets first game
The looming strike between the English Premier League and the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has named its first target, according to reports.
IAAF in 2005 showdown talks
UK government officials will today desperately try to salvage its bid to host the 2005 World Athletics Championship – after pulling the plug on the 43,000-seater Picketts Lock stadium.