Europe
Roma shares slide on Scudetto victory
Shares in AS Roma fell 11 percent on Monday after the club won its first Italian league title for 18 years. Roma’s 3-1 victory over Parma at the Stadio Olympico on Sunday handed them the title by two points from Juventus.
Wimbledon to move to Milton Keynes
Wimbledon chairman Charles Koppel said on Thursday that the English first division soccer club's proposed move to Milton Keynes was essential for survival.
War Veterans disapprove of Australian nickname
War veterans complained on Friday that the new "Diggers" nickname given to Australia's world championship team in Edmonton, Canada, was inappropriate.
Hok Sport designs Benfica stadium for Euro 2004
HOK Sport has been appointed as architect for the new Benfica Stadium in Portugal.
Barcelona ‘to make $819m over next four years’
The president of Spanish soccer club Barcelona says that his club could make $818.9m (B
Barcelona ‘To make $819m over next four years’
The president of Spanish soccer club Barcelona says that his club could make $818.9m (B
Leeds United to issue gate receipt bonds
Institutional investors gave the thumbs up to Leeds United’s plans to raise £50million ($70.4m) by securitising the income from its ticket sales to finance the construction of a new stadium.
Barcelona ‘To make $819m over the next four years’
The president of Spanish soccer club Barcelona says that his club could make $818.9m (B
Soccer stadium naming rights for sale
Any company can put its name to Spanish soccer club Real Madrid's famous stadium in exchange for Pts3billion ($15.4m), according to president Florentino Perez's latest plans.
FIFA to raise number of teams in world club championships
ergio Cragnotti, president of Italian soccer team Lazio is looking for a partner to invest in the Serie A club and says he would prefer a media company.
China defends human rights record
Beijing officials defended China's human rights record on Wednesday but conceded it faced a challenge persuading world opinion that the Chinese capital should stage the 2008 Olympic Games.
Online Football pools site launched
A new online soccer gaming site, TotoPools.com, has launched in the UK to coincide with the new soccer season
UKbetting signs deal with Sportal
ukbetting, the online bookmaker that made its debut on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) last week, has signed a deal with troubled sports internet company Sportal for an undisclosed sum.
ECB internet broadcasting rights up for grabs
CricInfo.com, the digital cricket information company, has told sportbusiness.com that it has as big a chance of renewing its internet broadcasting rights to English cricket despite competing bids from the BBC and Channel 4.
Avid letter writer Bradman creates an industry
A row has broken out over the sale of Sir Donald Bradman memorabilia, the value of which has soared since the Australian cricket legend died in February, aged 92.
Video networks in video-on-demand deal with FA
UK broadband TV company Video Networks has become the exclusive video-on-demand partner for England’s Premier League soccer league.
NTL and Telewest in debt talks
Britain's leading cable companies NTL and Telewest Communications Plc have held debt restructuring talks with international banking group JP Morgan Chase, according to the UK's Sunday Business newspaper.
Arsenal to charge for web highlights
London soccer club Arsenal has become the first club to charge visitors to its website to view highlights of its matches.