Italy
TELEFONICA BEHIND NEW SUPERLEAGUE PLANS ? SAYS SOURCE
The media arm of Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica may lead a European soccer superleague project which would replace the current Champions League format, a company source has said.
ISL SIGNS ORAD VIRTUAL ADVERTISING FOR TENNIS MASTERS SERIES
ISL Worldwide has signed Orad Hi-Tec Systems to provide Orad's IMadGINE virtual advertising for the Tennis Masters Series TV coverage. This is the first time that Orad will be providing virtual advertising to an ISL premium event.
BAYERN MUNICH JOINS SPORTAL NETWORK
German soccer champions Bayern Munich have joined the growing band of leading clubs whose web site is to be part of Pangolin?s Sportal Network.
IRONY IN DEFEAT FOR MILAN
The irony of A.C. Milan?s elimination from the Champions League and failure to make the cut for the UEFA Cup will not be lost on the lcub?s owner Silvio Berlusconi.
ITALIAN SPORT HIT BY FRESH DRUG SCANDAL
Italian sport faced the prospect of a fresh drugs scandal after a national newspaper published the names of 22 top athletes who it claimed took part in an extensive blood doping programme.
POPE MEETS RONALDO
Brazil's megastar soccer striker Ronaldo had a chance to make amends with the agent of the highest authority when he realised his dream of meeting Pope John Paul.
FRENCH MINISTER SAYS NO TO SUPER LEAGUE
France's Minister for Sport says she is opposed to a European soccer Super League.
UNITED FANS PLAN PROTEST AGAINST MURDOCH BID
Manchester United fans are planning a mass protest against Rupert Murdoch's bid for Britain's most celebrated soccer club in a spirited attempt to defy market forces.
ITALIANS DENY SOCCER DOPING COVER-UP
A positive dope test involving a player from Italian first division Udinese was covered up, a newspaper alleged on Wednesday.
IAAF SET UP NEW FORMAT FOR GOLDEN LEAGUE
Athletics chiefs have revamped their fixture list for next season in a bid to make Wednesday nights a focal point for top-class track and field.
EURO CHAMPIONS TO BANK $52 MILLION
Future winners of the European Champions' League could collect up to 70 million Swiss francs ($52.0 million) in prize money, according to figures released by European soccer's ruling body UEFA on Friday.
ITALIAN RACING STRIKE OVER
Horse racing returns to Italy today after a strike lasting nearly a month.
ENIC ANTICIPATE MULTI-CLUB RULING
The most important case since the Bosman ruling in the European Court of Justice revolutionised players rights will be made in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne next week.
BOLOGNA PUSHES AHEAD WITH LISTING PLANS
Italian first division soccer side Bologna plans to list on the bourse in Milan or London before the end of the year, club president Giuseppe Gazzoni said in an interview published on Monday.
LAZIO PRESIDENT SEEKS INVESTMENT PARTNER
Sergio 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.
MVi SET FOR EUROPEAN EXPANSION
MVi Total Sponsorship, the sponsorship division of global media communications giant CIA, is set for a major expansion programme into Europe.
ROMA SHARES SLIDE ON FIORENTINA DEFEAT
Shares in soccer side AS Roma fell sharply on Monday after the Italian first division leaders lost 3-1 to Fiorentina, recording only their third league defeat of the season.
FOOT-AND-MOUTH HITS SIX NATIONS
Britain's foot-and-mouth crisis hit the Six Nations on Tuesday when the game between Wales and Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday was postponed in an effort to help prevent the spread of the disease.