Europe

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Inc has kicked off a month long in-restaurant promotion campaign with Burger King in the United Kingdom.
Media

All eyes will be focused on Manchester today when Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Football Association (PFA) and Richard Scudamore, his counterpart at the Premier League, will try to resolve the recent row over television money.
Business

Australian television network SBS Sport has hailed its coverage of the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Edmonton as a huge success.

Portugal's top soccer clubs have voted to establish a second knock-out cup competition.
Business

Spanish soccer club Barcelona ended last season in profit because of the sale of Luis Figo to Real Madrid.

The 2004 Latin American Games will be held in Huelva, Spain.
Business

Continental countries in Europe are expected to meet later this month to discuss what they see as a snub by the European Tour and the PGA following last week's decision to award the Ryder Cup to Wales in 2010 and to Scotland in 2014.
Sponsorship & Marketing

English soccer club Liverpool is attracting far more visitors to its liverpoolfc.tv web site than Manchester United is to its site manutd.com,

Motorsports governing body the FIA holds its General Assembly, Manchester United announces financial results and the sports industry gathers in Monaco – find out more in our guide to the coming week.
Media

Manchester United plc has unveiled plans for a new team of financial services partners as part of the club’s drive for greater commercial success, following the positive end of year results announced earlier today.
Media

Punters may still have to pay tax on horse racing bets in the UK despite the fact that betting duty is to be scrapped on Saturday.

Former British Prime Minister John Major is being tipped as favourite to become the next chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
Business

London’s plans to host the IAAF World Athletics Championships in 2005 are hanging by a thread after claims the plug was set to be pulled on a proposed £87million ($128.06m/B
Business

Franz Beckenbauer believes Munich may miss out as a venue for the 2006 World Cup finals unless residents of the city vote for a new stadium next month.
Business

English Premier League soccer giant Manchester United has exceeded analysts’ expectations by posting a 30 percent rise in pre-tax profits to £21.79m ($31m) for the full year on turnover of £129.6m ($191.03m/B
Business

Commonwealth Games organisers for next year's event in Manchester will today launch their ticketing campaign, days after securing an eighth major sponsor in soap brand Imperial Leather.

English rugby finally seems to have ended the war between the governing body and the clubs after agreeing an eight-year-plan in London on Tuesday.
Business

Spanish soccer clubs that have lodged protests against opponents fielding players with illegally-obtained European passports are set to continue their fight beyond the end of the season.