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Coppa goes ahead despite strike threat
Fears of a players' strike eventually proved unfounded as the first round of the Coppa Italia raised the curtain on the new Italian season.
Sacked Sri Lanka board chief bailed over fraud charge
The sacked president of Sri Lanka's cricket board was granted bail on Monday as police sought his arrest over fraud allegations that have plagued the game in the country.
Clinton goes goodwill hunting
Former US President Bill Clinton wanted to be the $3 million man of Brisbane's Goodwill Games.
Betting operators must pay more to get match data
Betting operations will have to pay a percentage of their revenues to the UK’s Football Data Company, the commercial and licensing division of England’s Premier League and Football Leagues, for the privilege of offering soccer bets, sportbusiness.com has learned.
Australian open to include wheelchair tournament
The 2002 Australian Open will be the first Grand Slam to offer spectators the chance to see wheelchair tennis players in tournament action, Tennis Australia (TA) president Geoff Pollard said on Monday.
Premier League to turnover £1bn?
England’s Premier League is expected to smash through the £1bn ($1.42bn/B
Global slowdown puts brakes on F1 sponsorship
In recent years, the meteoric rise of technology, telecom and media (TMT) shares on the world's stock markets has changed the face of Formula One sponsorship. The recent downfall in the sector is now hurting the sport as it struggles keep sponsors.
Thailand asks FIFA to move Iraq match
The Thailand Football Association has written to FIFA to request a change of venue for their Asian World Cup qualifying match scheduled for Baghdad on Friday, a Thai official said on Tuesday.
Astros president to resign at end of season
Bob McClaren, the president of business operations at baseball club Houston Astros, will leave the franchise at the end of the season.
Feyenoord hires Carnegie
Dutch soccer team Feyenoord Rotterdam has hired Scottish-based Carnegie Information Systems, to help it produce a club-wide consumer database.
Italian police to have new powers to stop hooliganism
The Italian government is to give police new powers to combat soccer hooliganism at and other sporting events, the Interior Ministry said.
Brazilian Pay-TV subscribers rise by 3%
Figures released by national industry organisation Asociacion Brasilena de Telecomunicaciones por Suscripcion (ABTA) have shown that the number of pay-TV subscribers in Brazil rose by 3 percent in this year’s first quarter.
New elite status for Golf and Judo
The Scottish Institute of Sport today announced that golf and judo are set to benefit from inclusion as core sports which will enable them to take advantage of the Institute’s elite level support programmes which are already starting to benefit many of Scotland’s top athletes.
Daktronics wins Molson centre display contract
CONTRACT US big screen manufacturers Daktronics has been contracted to design, manufacture and install a perimeter LED display for the Molson Centre, home of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens.
Discover card expands ESPN College Football backing
Financial services brand Discover Card has expanded its marketing tie-up with broadcaster ESPN for coverage of US college football.
Mitsubishi to supply HDTV coverage for US open
Digital electronics firm Mitsubishi is to provide host broadcaster CBS with high definition television (HDTV) coverage for the upcoming US Open tennis tournament for the third year running.
Fox sports world Espanol signs up Mexican baseball
US broadcaster Fox Sports World Espanol will broadcast coverage of the Mexican Baseball League for the remainder of 2001 and the whole of the 2002 season.
Columbian soccer goals up for sale
Columbia’s major soccer division – Division Mayor del Futbol Colombiano – has slapped a fee on media use of goal images scored during matches in local tournament Torneo Copa Mustang for which it owns the broadcasting rights.