Italy
Multipole wins Italian Cup TV rights for US and Latin America
Multipole International has picked up the contract to market the television rights in the US and Latin America for this year’s Italian Cup.
Ferrari remove all sponsors for F1 Grand Prix
Formula One world champions Ferrari will strip their vehicles of all sponsorship this weekend as a mark of respect to the victims of the US terror attacks.
Ferrari remove all sponsors for F1 Grand Prix
Formula One world champions Ferrari will strip their vehicles of all sponsorship this weekend as a mark of respect to the victims of the US terror attacks.
Serie A giant sees profit drop
Italian Serie A soccer club SS Lazio has said net profit was 21 billion lire ($9.8m/B
Formula One race lines-up on grid in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials have said plans to stage a Formula One race on September 30 are unchanged despite Tuesday's airliner attacks in New York and Washington.
MP Web secures AC Parma internet rights
MP Web, the new media company of Milan-based sports marketers Media Partners Group, and Italian Serie A soccer club AC Parma have signed an exclusive management agreement for the official website of AC Parma until 2009.
Sportsetail wins World Cup merchandising deal
Sportsetail, the merchandising business owned as a joint venture by the UK’s Hay & Robertson and BSkyB, has reached a European product and distribution agreement with FIFA for the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan.
Olympic decicion – How Beijing won it
Beijing's victory came seven years after it lost to Sydney by two votes in the election for the 2000 Olympics.
Olympic decision – Profiles of presidential candidates
The following profiles show the strengths and weaknesses of the five candidates seeking to take over from Juan Antonio Samaranch when he retires after 21 years in charge of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in July.
Fifa and G-14 resume dialogue
The heads of FIFA, president Sepp Blatter and secretary general Michel Zen-Ruffinen, have exchanged views and information with representatives from G-14, including Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, at a meeting in Zurich.
Doping scandal casts shadow over cycling tour
The Giro d’Italia cycling tour was marred by a new doping scandal yesterday after two competitors were pulled from the race after failing drug tests.
Pound optimistic about presidency chances
Nobody can accuse Dick Pound, the 59-year-old Canadian lawyer and former Olympic swimmer, of not keeping up with the times as he campaigns for the most powerful job in world sport - the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
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.
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.
Polish satellite platforms confirm merger
Canal Plus, the pay-TV unit of media giant Vivendi Universal and Dutch cable network United Pan-Europe Communications (UPC) have confirmed that a merger of their Polish satellite television platforms has taken place.
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.
Juventus net profit up five percent
European soccer giants Juventus have reported a net profit of 5.8 million euros in the year to June 30, 2001, up five percent from the year-earlier period, with turnover up 24 percent to B
Indianapolis looks to serve up masters series
Organisers of the Indianapolis Championships want to bump the men's tournament up to Masters Series level - just one below Grand Slam status.