Italy
Business

Sports.com, the online sports group which has long been cited as the leader in the industry, has been placed into administration in an attempt to preserve the business and find a buyer.
Events

The UK-based horseracing and gaming venture attheraces plc has agreed to sublicense its media rights to betting shop broadcaster Satellite Information Services (SIS) to a number of overseas clients.
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The UK-based horseracing and gaming venture attheraces plc has agreed to sublicense its media rights to betting shop broadcaster Satellite Information Services (SIS) to a number of overseas clients.

The Football Association of Republika Srpska (FA RS), the Serbian entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has joined the country's recognised national football association (NSBiH), putting the seal on more then five years of discussions supervised by UEFA and FIFA.

The Football Association of Republika Srpska (FA RS), the Serbian entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has joined the country's recognised national football association (NSBiH), putting the seal on more then five years of discussions supervised by UEFA and FIFA.
Media

ESPN Classic Sport - the European archive arm of the US cable network - has secured a rights deal with soccer governing body FIFA.
Media

ESPN Classic Sport - the European archive arm of the US cable network - has secured a rights deal with soccer governing body FIFA.

The UK's Office of Fair Trading has written to the English Football Association, Umbro and Manchester United as it investigates allegations of price-fixing Umbro replica soccer kits - sending United's share price plummetting to a five-and-a-half-year low.

The UK's Office of Fair Trading has written to the English Football Association, Umbro and Manchester United as it investigates allegations of price-fixing Umbro replica soccer kits - sending United's share price plummetting to a five-and-a-half-year low.

Italy's Ferrari sports and racing car company, the current Formula One world champion, is to seek a Milan stock market listing in an attempt to clear debts in the region of EUR530m ($477m).

Italy's Ferrari sports and racing car company, the current Formula One world champion, is to seek a Milan stock market listing in an attempt to clear debts in the region of EUR530m ($477m).
Events

Venues hoping to host Golden League athletics meetings will now have to meet strict criteria for TV coverage and financial security, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said.
Events

Shares in sportswear giant adidas-Salomon, one of the major sponsors of this summer's soccer World Cup and endorser of dozens of sport's biggest names, have risen following solid first quarter 2002 results.

The re-election of Lennart Johansson as UEFA president at the UEFA Congress in Stockholm has been overshadowed by pro-Sepp Blatter elections for the FIFA Executive Committee.

A leading official with Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid has warned big clubs from small markets that they must act now or risk losing their historical status in the game.
Events

Finland's capital Helsinki has been chosen to replace London as the host city for the 2005 World Athletics Championships, the IAAF announced yesterday.
Events

Sports marketing powerhouse Sportfive has clinched the deal to market the exclusive broadcasting rights to all the matches staged by Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid as part of its centenary celebrations.
Media

Sport + Markt, the German-based sports research firm is to open new offices in the UK, Italy and Spain.